In Berlin there is a wide range of public transport to explore the city and the surrounding area. Transportation includes S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus, tram, ferry and regional train. These means of transport belong to different transport companies.<br /><br />The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) is there so that you don't have to differentiate between transport companies when buying a ticket. All companies are grouped together.<br /><br />You only need one ticket and can use all public transport !<br /><br />Checklist for the right ticket:<br /><br />1 - Determine fare zones: The fare zones are displayed in different shades of gray in the route network .<br /><br />2 - Set Duration/Frequency: Determine how long and how often you travel to potentially save on the ticket purchase.<br /><br />3 - Buying a ticket: You can buy your ticket at the points of sale , at the machines or in the online shop .<br /><br />4 - Validating the ticket before departure: Please make sure that you do not have to validate the ticket . This can be seen on the tickets. Since some tickets expire after a certain time, we recommend that you only validate them shortly before you start your journey. The validation machines are located at the stations next to the ticket machines . There you insert the ticket into the slot and stamp it.<br /><br />Simple and clear : Berlin Fare Zones :<br /><br />Berlin and the surrounding area are in the tariff zones A, B and C articulated.<br /><br />The Berlin fare zone A includes the inner city of Berlin, including the <br />S-Bahn ring.<br /><br />The Berlin fare zone B begins outside the Berlin S-Bahn ring and ends at the city limits.<br /><br />Fare zone Berlin C include both the Berlin area and, for example, the city of Potsdam.<br /><br />The fare zone of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) includes the state of Berlin and the state of Brandenburg with its administrative districts and urban districts of Brandenburg adH, Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder) and Potsdam.<br /><br />Which ticket is the right one?<br /><br />Tickets are only available in fare zone combinations: fare zones Berlin AB, BC and ABC.<br />The most-used ticket in Berlin covers the Berlin AB fare zones, so you can always get around the city in the right way.<br />An additional purchase is always possible with the connection ticket : If your trip takes you unexpectedly to the surrounding area, you can purchase the additional Berlin C ticket separately for the Berlin AB ticket. You can add a Berlin A ticket to a Berlin BC ticket.<br />You can find out which fare zone your destination is in from the route network for Berlin ABC.<br /><br />Popular Tickets :<br /><br />Single Ticket : From Euro 3.20<br />4 - Ride Card : From Euro 10.00<br />24 Hour Card : From Euro 9.50
