Fahrkarten und das Deutschlandticket
Lesson 17 covered asking for directions. Today's the ticket system itself - including the Deutschlandticket, a real nationwide monthly transport pass, genuinely useful once you're settled.
| die Einzelfahrkarte | single ticket | die Tageskarte | day pass |
| das Deutschlandticket | nationwide monthly transport pass | der Fahrkartenautomat | ticket machine |
Quick check: what's the German word for "day pass"?
Wo ist der Fahrkartenautomat? (reusing wo, Lesson 5.)
Ich möchte eine Einzelfahrkarte, bitte. (reusing möchte, Lesson 11.)
Quick check: "Where is the ticket machine?" - ______ ist der Fahrkartenautomat?
A real, flat-rate monthly pass valid on almost all local and regional public transport across Germany (not high-speed ICE trains) - genuinely useful once you're commuting regularly:
Ich habe ein Deutschlandticket. (I have a Deutschlandticket.)
Gilt das Ticket auch im Bus? (Does the ticket also work on the bus? - gelten, "to be valid.")
Quick check: does the Deutschlandticket work on high-speed ICE trains?
1. What's the German word for "single ticket"?
2. Is the Deutschlandticket valid nationwide on local/regional transport?
3. "Does the ticket also work on the bus?" - ______ das Ticket auch im Bus?
Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste; Deutschlandticket pricing and coverage may change, worth confirming current details.
Planning your commute and need real ticket advice for your city? Ask your teaching agent.