Semesterticket, JugendticketBW, Deutschlandticket

Mobile on local public transport

Whether you are going to a lecture or the refectory – students can travel easily from A to B with low-priced semester tickets for local public transport. There are three transport networks in the Tübingen-Hohenheim university region: the Stuttgart transport network (VVS), the Donau-Iller local transport network (DING) and the Neckar-Alb-Donau (naldo) transport network. By using connecting semester tickets, you can use public transport as a commuter, for example, across network boundaries too.

Since March 1st 2023, students under 27 years of age will have a second affordable option for being mobile – with the JugendticketBW, you can use all local public transport in Baden-Württemberg.

On 1 May, the Deutschlandticket was introduced; with it, the entire public transport system can be used throughout Germany.

On 1 December 2023, the current JugendticketBW is to be converted into a discounted Deutschlandticket. This means that students up to the age of 27 in Baden-Württemberg will be able to purchase and use this ticket.

We present the different possibilities here.

Leisure time rule

Thanks to the leisure time rule, students can use buses and trains free of charge on Mondays to Fridays in the evening, at weekends and on public holidays without having to purchase a semester ticket. Your student pass needs have be stamped with the logo of the relevant transport network for the current semester (valid in conjunction with your ID card; please note the special rule for the University of Tübingen).

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naldo

Tübingen, Reutlingen, Rottenburg, Albstadt, Sigmaringen

Participating universities

Students at the following universities in the area overseen by the Studierendenwerk have decided to help finance the “naldo” services and pay a solidarity fee so that the semester ticket can be offered at a lower price overall:

Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen
Reutlingen University
University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg, Campus Reutlingen
Tübingen University of Church MusicUniversity of Church Music of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

The solidarity fee must be paid each semester as part of the semester fees. Studierendenwerk passes on the solidarity fee to “naldo” without making any deductions.

As a student at the universities mentioned above, you can use all the means of transport authorised for the transport network (2nd class) in the complete “naldo” area from Mondays to Fridays between 7 p.m. and the end of services (including the night services) and without any time limit on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during the complete semester without having to buy a semester ticket in addition. Your valid student pass acts as your proof of identity (leisure time rule).

“naldo” also offers a reduced price six-monthly semester ticket, which can be purchased for a fee (for more information, see the column on the right). You can then use the “naldo” services for the semester in question round the clock.

Semester ticket

Services
The “naldo” semester ticket is a personal ticket, which may only be used by the holder. You can use buses and trains (including town services) in the complete “naldo” transport network as often as you like – i.e. in the four rural districts of Reutlingen, Sigmaringen, Tübingen and Zollernalb.
Cost
The solidarity fee paid by each student is already included in the semester fees. The ticket itself costs EUR 127,30 per semester (correct for summer semester 2022).
Sales offices
The “naldo” semester ticket can be bought at the sales offices of Tübingen town services (SVT), Reutlingen town services (RSV), DB, HZL and the Gross company in Rottenburg. You must present your student pass when purchasing the ticket. Students at the University of Tübingen must hand over certification for the semester ticket too when purchasing it. Everybody else must hand over a copy of their enrolment certificate.

naldo - Semesterticket

VVS/DING

Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Nürtingen, Geislingen

Participating universities

Students at the following universities in the area overseen by the Studierendenwerk have decided to help finance the services provided by the Stuttgart transport network (VVS) or the Donau-Iller transport network (DING, for Geislingen) and pay a solidarity fee so that the semester ticket can be offered at a lower price overall:

University of Hohenheim
Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science
Nürtingen University of Art Therapy
Reutlingen University location Böblingen

The solidarity fee must be paid each semester as part of the semester fees. The Studierendenwerk passes on the solidarity fee to VVS/DING without making any deductions.
As a student at the universities mentioned above, you can use all the means of transport authorised for the transport network (2nd class) in the complete VVS/DING area from Mondays to Fridays between 6 p.m. and the end of services (including night buses) and without any time limit on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during the complete semester without having to buy a semester ticket in addition. Your valid student pass acts as your proof of identity (leisure time rule).

VVS/DING also offer a lower-priced six-monthly StudiTicket, which can be purchased for a fee (for more information, see the column on the right).You can then use the VVS/DING services for the semester in question round the clock.

StudiTicket

Services
A VVS StudiTicket consists of a network pass with a photo and a stamp. It is issued in the name of the holder and is not transferable. The StudiTicket is valid for as many trips as you like in the complete VVS network area.
Cost
The solidarity fee paid by each student is already included in the semester fees. The price for the VVS StudiTicket is EUR 210 per semester (correct for winter semester 2022/23).
Sales offices
The StudiTicket is available at 37 sales offices within the VVS area. In addition to the SSB tram customer centres located in the Klett-Passage, the Rotebühlpassage and on Charlottenplatz in Stuttgart, you can purchase the ticket at all DB travel centres in the VVS area – e.g. at the large booking office hall at the central station or at the Vaihingen, Universität, Bad Cannstatt und Feuerbach stations – and at the transport company’s own sales offices. Students from certain universities can also purchase a StudiTicket online.

VVS - StudiTicket

DING - Connection ticket

Connecting tickets

VVS, naldo, bodo, DING

Mobile across network boundaries

The “naldo”, VVS, “bodo” (Bodensee-Oberschwaben) and DING (Donau-Iller local transport network) transport networks offer so-called connecting tickets.

They enable students, who commute across network boundaries – because they live somewhere else or are gaining work experience – to save a lot of money.

A summary of connecting tickets

VVS

The price for the VVS connecting StudiTicket is EUR 307 per semester (correct for winter semester 2022/23).

VVS - connecting StudiTicket

naldo

The price for the “naldo” connecting semester ticket is EUR 184.90 per semester (correct for winter semester 2022/23).

naldo - connecting semester ticket

bodo

The price for the “bodo” connecting StudiTicket is EUR 188 per semester (correct for winter semester 2022/23).

bodo - connecting StudiTicket

DING

The price for the DING connecting semester ticket is EUR 178,50 per semester (correct for winter semester 2022/23).

DING - connecting semester ticket

JugendticketBW

Information on the various university locations

Offset against the solidarity contribution

The students of our affiliated universities (except Trossingen) pay a solidarity fee for public transport with their semester contribution. This is also charged when purchasing a JugendticketBW. The solidarity contribution varies from university to university; for this reason, the sales prices of the JugendticketBW differ from university to university.

Important information: The JugendticketBW can only be purchased by students under 27 years of age.

Universities at a glance

Are you studying in Tübingen, Reutlingen or Rottenburg?

For the JugendticketBW, you pay €153.70 and can use all local public transport in Baden-Württemberg. For comparison: The semester ticket for the summer semester 2023 costs €127.30 and is valid in the entire naldo area.

naldo-JugendticketBW

Are you studying in Albstadt or Sigmaringen?

You pay €165.40 for the JugendticketBW, which is valid in Baden-Württemberg. Here, too, you pay €127.30 for the naldo-wide semester ticket in the summer semester of 2023.

naldo-JugendticketBW

Are you studying in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Nürtingen, Geislingen or at the Böblingen location?

The JugendticketBW for all local transport in Baden-Württemberg costs you only €134.40. The semester ticket for 6 months valid in the VVS is sold for 210,00 €.

VVS-JugendticketBW

Geislingen students can currently only obtain the JugendticketBW from the VVS; however, DING is in talks with the issuing office to obtain an accommodating withdrawal of the existing semester ticket.

Are you studying in Trossingen?

For more information, please contact the Verkehrsverbund move (Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg Transport Association).

Move

Deutschlandticket

Current information on the transport associations VVS, naldo, DING

No special “Deutschlandticket for students” will be offered as of May 1st 2023, for which the solidarity contribution will be credited. However, it is possible to change existing subscriptions to JugendticketBW or Semesterticket or StudiTicket.

The Deutschlandticket is offered as a subscription and costs € 49.00 per month.

There is a special arrangement for Tübingen:

The Deutschlandticket is offered to citizens of Tübingen with a € 10.00 reduction. As proof of residence, the identity card or a certificate of registration must be uploaded in the naldo online portal when applying.

Transport associations at a glance

VVS

Interested students ccould also join the Deutschland-Ticket subscription for 49 euros per month from May 1st 2023. Those who already have a StudiTicket, a JugendticketBW or a Anschluss-StudiTicket will have to be patient until the crediting process has been clarified. If a JugendticketBW for students has previously been purchased for six months, this will be credited against the price of the Deutschland-Ticket on a pro rata monthly basis and subsequently reimbursed by the VVS on application. A similar procedure is also offered for holders of (follow-up) StudiTickets. For each “overlapping month”, i.e. for the months for which a (connecting) StudiTicket and a Deutschland-Ticket are available, the VVS will reimburse one sixth of the (connecting) StudiTicket on application after expiry of the (connecting) StudiTicket against proof of use of the Deutschland-Ticket (in the case of the StudiTicket, taking into account the solidarity contribution). When purchasing the Deutschlandticket, the semester contribution already paid in the amount of € 8.03 per month will be reimbursed.

VVS

naldo

Those students who purchased a naldo-JugendticketBW für Studierende or naldo-Semesterticket in March or April 2023 and would like to switch to the Deutschlandticket on May 1st will receive a proportional refund. For this purpose, an online form was activated on April 3rd 2023 at studis-online.naldo.de, where personal data, bank details and the tickets purchased can be uploaded. After the refund application has been checked, the refund will be made within 4-6 weeks.

A refund of JugendticketBWs for students or naldo semester tickets purchased after May 2023 is not possible. Refund applications must be received by naldo by May 31st 2023 at the latest.

studis-online.naldo.de

DING

Here, too, it is possible to change from the JugendticketBW to the Deutschlandticket on May 1st 2023. Please contact the issuing office where you purchased the JugendticketBW.

DING