Semestertickets – for students
Our ticket for students: the Semesterticket. Here you can find out when and on what lines the Semesterticket can be used, what you can take with you and what you have to consider when catching a connecting bus or train.
The SemesterTicket is subject to the current VVO Regulations and Rules on Tariffs, together with special contractual regulations contained in the SemesterTicket agreement with the student councils and the constituted student bodies ("Vereinbarung zum SemesterTicket mit den StudentInnenräten und den verfassten StudentInnenschaften").
Student ID as your SemesterTicket
Depending on the institution the student is enrolled in, the SemesterTicket is either:
- the valid student ID card or
- the student ID card with an additional SemesterTicket.
Not valid for travel
SemesterTickets (student ID cards) which
- are stamped „ungültig als SemesterTicket“ (not valid as a SemesterTicket) or
- have unauthorised changes or alterations or
- are laminated,
are not valid as travel documents.
In such cases, the student will be treated as a customer travelling without a valid ticket, in accordance with the VVO Rules on Tariffs.
Personal validity
The SemesterTicket is only valid in conjunction with a valid identity card. Instead of an ID card, students from non-European states require a customer card issued by the student council and/or the Matriculation Office of the institution where the student is learning.
Temporal validity
The SemesterTicket is valid throughout the overall period of validity (1 August 2009 to 30 September 2011) depending on institution as follows:
Winter Semester
- Palucca
-
1 Aug – 28/29 Feb
- HTWD, EHS, HfM
-
1 Sep – 28/29 Feb
- All others
-
1 Oct – 31 Mar
Summer Semester
- Palucca
-
1 Mar – 31 Jul
- HTWD, EHS, HfM
-
1 Mar – 31 Aug
- All others
-
1 Apr – 30 Sep
Where
The SemesterTicket
- is valid across the entire VVO area on all forms of public transport (apart from special forms of transport) operated by the VVO partner companies (only 2nd class for local trains);
- is valid within the VVO area, as set out in Para. 1, sect. 2 of the current VVO Rules on Tariffs
(see also the tariff zone plan PDF, 189 kB) - is not valid on the means of public transport which operate on lines or parts of lines which are marked with an asterisk (*) or shown in “grey” or “light green” on the current tariff zone plan;
- is not valid in the Anrufsammeltaxi (fixed-route taxi-bus).
- is also valid on the means of public transport operated by the partner companies of the VVO that provide services going into or out of the VVO area, as listed below:
Extension of the area covered by the Semesterticket
The Semesterticket can also be used for the public transportation provided by the partner companies of the VVO that provide those services leading into or out of the VVO area listed below:
| Between | And | In the lines |
|---|---|---|
| Mohorn | Hetzdorf | 333 |
| Jacobsthal | Mühlberg | 437 |
| Prösen Ost | Elsterwerda/Elsterwerda-Biehla | RB 31 |
| Prösen West/Ost | Elsterwerda/Elsterwerda-Biehla | RB 45 |
| Ortrand | Hosena | RE 15 |
| Ortrand | Ruhland | RE 18 |
| Ruhland | Hosena | RE 11 |
| Spreetal, Wohnlager II | Vattenfall SP | 161 |
| Zerre | Spremberg | 160 |
| Uhyst | Boxberg | 155 |
| Uhyst | Rauden | 156 |
| Hermsdorf | Oppitz | 156 |
| Hermsdorf | Königswartha | 154 |
| Caminau | Königswartha | 103/168 |
| Rachlau | Königswartha | 162 |
| Naußlitz | Königswartha | 187 |
| Ralbitz | Königswartha | 187 |
| Burkau Anbau | Bischofswerda | 182 |
| Hauswalde, Waldeingang | Bischofswerda | 305 |
| Oberottendorf | Bischofswerda | 264 |
| Hohwald, Hohwaldschänke | Steinigtwolmsdorf | 267 |
Use of special means of transport
Special means of transport in the VVO area are
- Mountain railways in Dresden (operated by DVB AG),
- Kirnitzschtalbahn in Bad Schandau (operated by OVPS, headquarters in Pirna),
- City-Bus in Meißen (operated by VGM) and
- the Weißeritztalbahn and Lößnitzgrundbahn (operated by SDG with branch in Moritzburg);
The SemesterTicket only allows students to use these special means of transport if they can produce certification or their SemesterTicket is specially annotated. This certification is issued by the VVO partner company which operates the special means of transport concerned, provided the student can show that they are resident within the catchment area of the above-listed special means of transport (within 800m of the stop; in the case of the mountain railways this only applies to the mountain stations).
Purchase of tickets for connecting trips
Regulations for the purchase of tickets for connecting trips on Deutsche Bahn AG from/to destinations outside the area covered by the SemesterTicket:
- Tickets must be purchased in accordance with the regulations of Deutsche Bahn AG (Tfv 600) to/from the last stop in the area covered by the SemesterTicket.
- For journeys to/from destinations exclusively in the area covered by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB), a ticket must be purchased in accordance with the VBB tariff requirements from/to the last stop within the area covered by the SemesterTicket.
- The advance sale of connecting tickets for the VBB tariff area is only available in the DB travel centres at Dresden Hbf (Dresden main station) and Dresden-Neustadt station.
- Tickets for all connecting trips must be purchased before the start of the journey. In trains with on-board ticket sales, the ticket for the onward journey must be purchased while the train is still within the area covered by the SemesterTicket.
Transferability / additional passengers
The SemesterTicket is not transferable and does not entitle persons accompanying the holder to travel on the same ticket.
Taking along a bicycle or dog
Each SemesterTicket entitles the holder to take one bicycle or one dog free of charge during the following periods:
- on all means of public transport Mon to Fri, 7.00 pm to 4.00 am;
- on buses and trams on weekends and holidays, all day;
- on ferries where the VVO tariff applies, all day.
For the transportation of bicycles outside the times given above, the Bicycle Transportation Rule applies, in accordance with the VVO tariff (Para. 9, section 2), and is the same as for one-day tickets (the reduced fare single ticket for one fare stage is valid for up to 2 tariff zones, the reduced fare single ticket for two fare stages is valid for 3 or more tariff zones, in each case only on day of validation).
If travelling with a dog outside the times given above, the VVO tariff applies without restriction (Para. 9, section 3)
For the frequently transportation of a cycle or a dog (not both at once) on local transport, a monthly bicycle travel pass is recommended in accordance with VVO fares.
No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information.