Germany ticket in the Wartburg district: User numbers increase despite the price increase!

Germany ticket in the Wartburg district: User numbers increase despite the price increase!

In the Wartburg district there are gratifying news for local public transport: Since the beginning of 2025, more people have been using the Germany ticket. According to information from insuedthueringen.de Sales in the "Everyone Transport" significantly from May 2024 to May 2025. In May 2024, 2,692 tickets were sold, in May 2025 the sales figures were increased to 3,379 tickets. This positive development has been recorded from 49 to 58 euros at the beginning of the year despite the price increase of the Germany ticket.

The managing director of the Wartburgmobil (VUW) transport company, Sina Fleischmann, announced these figures during an board meeting and was optimistic. But while there is an upswing in the Wartburg district, the Situation in the rest of the country looks very different.

loss of users accelerated

The effects of the price increase can be felt according to fr.de everywhere. Over a million users gave up the Germany ticket after the price increase in January 2025. The number of users dropped from 14.5 million in December 2024 to 13.4 million the following month. In the first quarter of 2025, only 13.5 million people used the ticket, which means a significant decline. It is particularly worrying that 36 percent of users from the age group of 14 to 29 year olds sprang up.

The industry urgently calls for political measures to counter further price increases, as well as long -term financing options for the Germany ticket. The current financial resources are made up of user prices and state grants that cost around 3 billion euros a year. VDV managing director Alexander Möller warns that this sum may not be sufficient to cover rising costs and see the risk that further price increases could occur.

up and down in ticket sales

The situation in the Wartburg district is in the strong contrast to the general trends, the Spiegel.de analyzed. In some cases, market research attributed the rapid decline in the number of users directly to the price increase. Many affected people are sensitive to price increases when it comes to younger people. The causes of these fluctuations can be varied, from insufficient offer to the financial burdens that affect many people today.

Whether the positive trend in the Wartburg district will last long -term will have to be shown. At the moment it can be hoped that the enthusiasm for the Germany ticket will not only be a temporary appearance, but a sustainable solution for all users will be found. The political decision -makers are now required to develop strategies that continue to make the ticket attractive.