Semester Ticket
Each student in Bamberg gets the semester ticket!
All students of the University of Bamberg automatically receive the semester ticket after having registered or re-registered.
Only if all students participate in joint financing can the ticket price be reduced to an acceptable minimum for everyone. This means that the agreement is binding for all students, including those who do not want to or cannot use the semester ticket (e. g. during a stay abroad or an internship outside Bamberg).
Guest students and severely disabled persons, provided that they are entitled to free transport, are excepted from that agreement.
The semester ticket is not a ticket everyone can buy, it is only available for students registered with the University of Bamberg (ticket = student ID card/chip card). All students in Bamberg have to pay a fixed amount, even if they do not want to use the semester ticket. It is not possible to buy the semester ticket on a voluntary basis, even if you study at a neighbouring/other university. Unfortunately, there are no exceptions.
The semester ticket is valid for all bus and train services in the city and district of Bamberg. Connecting journeys exceeding the fare zone of the Bamberg semester ticket are regulated by the VGN . The semester ticket is only valid on trains that, according to schedule, stop at the last station within the tariff zone!
When leaving the semester tickets's area of validity, the following connection rules apply.
Information on train journeys:
The semester ticket Bamberg is valid for local trains (2nd class) of DB Regio AG and agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG on the following routes:
- Bamberg – Oberhaid
- Bamberg – Hallstadt– Breitengüßbach – Ebing – Zapfendorf
- Bamberg–Hallstadt–Breitengüßbach–Baunach–Reckendorf–Manndorf
- Bamberg – Strullendorf – Hirschaid – Buttenheim
For more information, please visit the service point at the railway station in Bamberg.
For questions regarding the buses in Bamberg, please contact Stadtwerke Bamberg, Verkehrs- und Park GmbH.
Info hotline of Stadtwerke Bamberg Verkehrs- und Park GmbH (STVP): (0951) 77-4977
E-Mail: verkehrsbetrieb@stadtwerke-bamberg.de
More information on the individual lines as well as timetables is available online:
- For the city of Bamberg: https://www.stadtwerke-bamberg.de/mobilitaet
- For the Bamberg district: www.vgn.de
Bamberg semester ticket statutes from 23.11.2023 (available in German only)
The »Bayerisches Ermäßigungsticket« for students is available!
Students who are studying in Bamberg can have the amount paid for their semester tickets deducted on a pro rata basis (1/6 of the solidarity contribution paid for the semester ticket per month) from the price of the discounted version of the “Deutschlandticket” public transport pass. Students studying in Bamberg currently pay €48.60 for their semester tickets. The €8.10 they have already paid as their monthly solidarity contribution for the semester ticket will be deducted from the €29.00, which means that they will only have to pay €20.90 per month for the discounted version of the “Deutschlandticket” public transport pass.
Sales partner
Students who are studying in Bamberg can buy the discounted version of the “Deutschlandticket” public transport pass from the VGN public transport provider. Important information: The deadline for ordering the discounted version of the “Deutschlandticket” public transport pass is the 20 of the month before the month in which you want the subscription to start, and you will have to order it through the VGN online shop or through the “VGN Fahrplan und Tickets” or the “NürnbergMOBIL” app.
Contact
VGN: info(at)vgn(dot)de
More information about the discount ticket in Bamberg
General information about the discounted version of the “Deutschlandticket” public transport pass for students in Bavaria (available in German only)