Ticket prices in VRR rise: 5.5% more from January 2025!

Ticket prices in VRR rise: 5.5% more from January 2025!

published: Wednesday, 02.10.2024 07:53

From January 1, 2025, passengers in the Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) transport association must expect rising ticket prices. The transport association has decided to increase prices by an average of 5.5 percent. This decision is justified by the increased costs for personnel, material and energy.

For price level A, the tickets are up to 30 cents more expensive. Passengers in price level A1 to A3 will have to pay 3.60 euros uniformly from January. The increase also affects the children's individual ticket, the price of which increases by 10 cents to 2.00 euros. The change in the Germany ticket is particularly remarkable, the price of which increases to 58 euros from January, which corresponds to an increase of 9 euros.

reorganization of the price structure

This price adjustment goes hand in hand with a restructuring of the ticket range. A simplified ticket structure will be introduced from March 1, 2025. Instead of the previous seven price levels, which included categories A1, A2, A3, B and C, among other things, there will only be three price levels in the future. Level A applies to trips within a city, level B for trips to neighboring cities and level C for trips through the entire VRR area.

Such changes are of great importance for users because they concern the costs for local public transport and have a direct impact on the wallet of commuters and casual drivers. It remains to be seen how customers will react to the price increases and whether this leads to a changed driving behavior.

In addition, reducing price levels offers the possibility to simplify the ticket purchase, which could be attractive for many passengers. On the one hand, this could be a relief, but on the other hand, also cause concerns about pricing without alternative ticket options. In summary, it can be said that the announced changes in the VRR have both challenges and opportunities for passengers.

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