Student holiday tickets: Young people in Thuringia are so mobile!

Student holiday tickets: Young people in Thuringia are so mobile!

Abbestraße 8, 99947 Leinefelde, Deutschland - The summer vacation are just around the corner, and in Thuringia you can look forward to a fresh wind in student mobility. The Schüler-FerientTicket for all young people up to 20 years goes into the next round! From June 28 to August 8, 2025, the students can use the ticket. For a pleasant 32 euros you can jet by bus, train and tram through all of Thuringia. If you just want to use the buses, you can use the cheaper mini ticket for 16 euros.

The tickets are available from bus drivers and at the EW buses, which are located in the locations 8 in Leinefelde and Dingelstädter Straße 51b in Heilbad Heiligenstadt. More details can be found at www.sft-thueringen.de. Another offer that ensures flexibility is the student leisure ticket that is valid on weekdays from 2 p.m. to the last day trip and on weekends and public holidays - and all for only 9.50 euros per month!

a good business for the students

With the introduction of the student holiday ticket and the mini ticket, the transport companies in Thuringia have landed a real hit. Over 40 transport companies support this initiative of the Bus & Bahn Thuringia e. V. and the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) and bring the students safely to their destination. As Bus & Bahn Thuringia , the tickets are also support from the Free State Thuringia, which helps to make the offer attractive.

But that's not all! The new Germany ticket, which can also be used for student transportation, ensures even more options. Like MDR reports, 30,000 students already benefit from this offer. The switch to the Germany ticket is well received by most Thuringian cities and circles, although there are some challenges to be overcome, such as delivery difficulties in chip cards.

challenges for the future

Despite the positive response, there are also critical voices. Many regions and counties have not yet transmitted all the necessary figures for school transport, and the financial effects of the Germany ticket on local transport companies are still unclear. The regional bus companies in particular take care of possible loss of income. Here it will be important to take the right measures to secure mobility for the students in the long term.

in Gotha is currently being worked on with QR codes to bridge the transition period to the availability of the chip cards. A creative approach that shows that those responsible show a good hand for solutions where it is necessary. Even if there are still a few stumbling blocks, developments in student mobility are more exciting than ever!