Your student identity card is also your student transit pass (Transit Pass) . This works according to a solidarity model. Everyone pays the same price, but does not use the ticket in the same way. This is the reason why our Semesterticket can be offered at lower cost compared to the stand alone tickets.
Additionally to the GVH semester ticket (within Hannover), your ticket is also valid as a statewide transit pass for Niedersachsen/Bremen.
The transit pass enables you to ride the railways, buses and trams in the region of Hannover (transport network GVH) free of charge. In Lower Saxony and Bremen, you can use all regional trains (2nd class) of all railway companies. Excluded are the national InterCity (IC) and InterCityExpress (ICE) (Deutsche Bahn).
Additional routes we have e.g. to Hamburg, Lübeck, Magdeburg, Nordhausen, Kassel, Paderborn, Bielefeld and Münster (see on the map of routes). Other local buses, trams and subways outside the GVH area are not included in the ticket! Please note that despite a nice plastic card with photo, the semester ticket is valid only in connection to an official document with photograph (identity card, etc.).
Who is allowed to use the semester ticket?
Generally, all students receive the semester ticket.
Auditors as well as part-time students (i.e. evening studies, extra-occupational studies or distance and online studies) are not included.
Where can I use the semester ticket?
- statewide semester ticket:
- in all local trains (RE, RB, S- and Regio-S-Bahn) exclusively 2nd class (also on Schienen-Ersatz-Verkehr (train replacement traffic)
- in term of validity mentioned on the card
- within Niedersachsen and Bremen
- beyond Niedersachsen and Bremen, as represented on the map
- GVH Ticket:
- in busses and local trains within GVH area (local public transport in hannover region). You can find a map of the local public transport system here.
Route Map
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Validity of the semester ticket
The semester ticket is valid within the routes displayed in the map (only 2nd class):
- in Niedersachsen and Bremen
- beyond Niedersachsen and Bremen as displayed on the map, for example to Hamburg central station, Lübeck central station, Magdeburg central station, Kassel central station, Münster (Westf) central station oder Hengelo (Netherlands).
The semester ticket is NOT valid in
- long-distance trains (IC/EC/ICE, FlixTrain). The only exception is the IC/EC on the route Bremen central station – Norddeich Mole/ Emden Außenhafen
- special trains not included in the regular schedules
- IRE trains Berlin – Hamburg
- 1st class cabins, and you can not upgrade for extra charge
There is no access to trains, subways and busses outside of the GVH area. You will need to buy yourself an additional ticket.
For further information about the statewide semester ticket, you can check the website www.dein-semesterticket.de
Travelling with Kids, Dogs and Bikes
Kids
Inside GVH area, children until age 6 travel for free.
In the statewide area of coverage:
- Taking kids until age 5 is free.
- For children between 6 und 14, an additional children’s ticket has to be bought.
- Children 15 years or older have to pay a regular ticket. For children above 15 years, a Jugend/BahnCard may be profitable.
For routes beyond the area of coverage, conditions and transport fees depend on the transit provider.
Bikes
GVH Ticket:
Generally, you can take a bicycle free of charge outside of rush hours. Within the rush hours, it is not permitted.
| Day | Time | Bicycle transport |
|---|---|---|
| Monday-Friday | start of operations – 6:30 | permitted free of charge |
| 6:30 – 8:30 | not permitted | |
| 8:30 – 15:00 | permitted free of charge | |
| 15:00 – 19:00 | not permitted | |
| 19:00 – end of operations | permitted free of charge | |
| Sat, Sun and on public holidays | all day | permitted free of charge |
For more information, please see here.
Statewide semester ticket:
Bikes are not generally covered within the statewide semester ticket. You have to buy an additional bike ticket. Which ticket you need depends on the area you’re in: Different transit providers regulate bike transport differently. You can find information on the website of the respective transit association.
Generally, thefollowing applies:
- inside statewide (Niedersachsen) area of coverage: You need to buy yourself a one-day ticket for bikes ‘Niedersachsentarif’
- outside the statewide (Niedersachsen) area of coverage: You need to buy yourself a one-day ticket for bikes ‘Nahverkehr Deutschland’
- Taking bikes with IC/EC: Inside IC/EC between Bremen and Norddeich/Emden Außenhafen (IC56) as well as Leer and Norddeich Mole/Emden Außenhafen (IC35), additionally to the one-day bike ticket, a bike storing position has to be reserved (only possible at DB Reisezentrum).
Pets
For transporting pets within GVH area, please mind the current GVH conditions (https://www.gvh.de/tickets-cards/befoerderungsbedingungen/ )
For traveling with pets inside the statewide area of Niedersachsen, mind the current conditions of „Niedersachsentarif“. Pets not bigger than the size of a domestic cat can be transported inside locked transport boxes for free if no other passengers are disturbed.
For traveling with a dog, a children’s ticket for statewide area of coverage (Niedersachsentarif) has to be purchased.
Dog leash and muzzle are compulsory (guide dogs are excluded and can be transported for free).
Further Questions
Do you have any other questions or requests? mail us at semesterticket [at] asta-hannover.de 🙂