The Central German Transport Association (MDV) increased ticket prices by an average of six percent on Friday, August 1st.
It means that public transport in the south and east of Saxony-Anhalt, in Saxony including around Leipzig, and in parts of Thuringia, will be significantly more expensive.
The operator cited rising costs for daily operations, higher wages and ongoing investment in modern vehicles as the main reasons behind the price hikes.
A single ticket in the city of Halle went up by 40 cents to €3.40, while a 24-hour travel card for one person increased by 80 cents to €8.30.
Meanwhile, in Leipzig, a single ticket rose by 10 cents to €3.60, and a 24-hour ticket went up by 40 cents to €10.20.
As well as the cities of Halle and Leipzig, the MDV network area covers the districts of Leipzig, North Saxony, the Saale district, the Burgenland district and the Altenburger Land district. It also includes local rail transport in the districts of Wittenberg and Anhalt-Bitterfeld and in the city of Dessau-Roßlau.
Here’s the full list of ticket price changes.
According to MDV, the ‘Abo Azubi Plus’ savings ticket for apprentices has been axed. The operator said demand had declined since the introduction of the nationwide travel pass, the Deutschlandticket. The ‘Abo Azubi’ ticket, however, will continue to be available.
Many residents in Germany opt for the Deutschlandticket, which offers unlimited travel on all local and regional transport for €58 per month.
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More regional price hikes expected
Transport operators – both locally and nationally – have been mulling or implementing price hikes in recent months.
Earlier in July, the new head of the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB), Christoph Heuing, said he expected the company to increase fares on buses and trains in both states from 2026.
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“The process is currently underway and the decisions will probably be made in autumn,” he told DPA. “I think it is likely that we will then have a price increase on January 1st, because we all know how consumer prices have risen significantly over the last five years.”
Like other regional transport associations, the VBB is struggling financially. “The situation is very tense at the moment,” said Heuing. “We have had significantly higher increases in the cost structures of the transport companies – personnel, materials, energy – than in inflation.”
