Whether the 49 euro or soon 58 euro ticket also includes taking your dog or your bike with you was still hardly taken into account in the discussions.
49 euro ticket: Dogs etc. cannot be taken with you, even with the 58 euro successor
The 49 euro ticket, also known as the Germany ticket, will be nine euros more expensive from January 1, 2025. If you want to use public transport, you will have to buy the future 58 euro ticket. But those who travel with dogs or bicycles in particular will not find any relief with the more expensive ticket in the future.
- Because Dogs and bikes you can with the Deutschlandticket just as little as other people. You also cannot transfer the ticket to anyone else. The Berlin and Dresden transport companies also underline this.
- There are options for dog owners who often have to take their animals with them on public transport furthermore other possible additional tickets. But they have no advantage from the Germany ticket in this context.
- Traveler in Bavaria For example, you can take your small dog with you in a transport box free of charge using the Bayernticket, but according to Deutsche Bahn, large dogs are treated as passengers and billed that way. In the Berlin area pay at least one for your larger dog reduced tariff.
- In NRW You can take dogs with you on public transport free of charge under certain conditions. As with many things, the regulations vary from state to state.
- You still need one to take your bike with you additional bike ticket.
- By the way: There have been apps with which you can use the Deutschlandticket, soon to be a 58-euro ticket, since April 3, 2023, including the Deutschlandticket app from Hansecom Public Transport Ticketing Solutions and your Deutschlandticket from Mobility Inside.