Public Transport

How do I use the busses and trams in Karlsruhe?

Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund

In the Karlsruhe region you only pay one tariff for a ticket that can be used on all city railroad, trams,
regional trains, and bus lines that are operated by the Karlsruhe Verkehrsverbund (KVV - this is the local
transport authority). So one ticket will suffice for all methods of transportation. You can obtain tickets
from vending machines at the various stops. Tickets are also available from outlets in the market place,
at the central train station and in the "Europaplatz". If no vending machine is available, you can buy a
ticket from the driver. Please note: The vending machines in the trams and trains do not accept bank
notes, only coins. To be valid your ticket must be stamped with the current date before the start of your
journey. This can be done by inserting your ticket into the yellow stamping machines found on all the
transport services. In most cases, if you have obtained your ticket from a vending machine, it will have
been already stamped.

What types of tickets are available?

There are several types of tickets available: For a day trip in Karlsruhe it is best to buy the Citykarte
solo. This costs 4,90 € per person, and entitles the bearer to travel anywhere within Karlsruhe, as far as
Ettlingen, Wörth, Stutensee, Pfinztal, Rheinstetten or Weingarten within 24 hours of the date stamped on
the ticket. For small groups of up to 5 people there is the City plus ticket, which costs 7,70 € and also
entitles the group to travel anywhere within Karlsruhe, as far as Ettlingen, Wörth, Stutensee, Pfinztal or
Weingarten within 24 hours of the date stamped on the ticket. For journeys that exceed the inner region
(for example, Baden-Baden, Pforzheim, Landau, Bad Herrenalb, Eppingen or Forbach) there is the
Regiokarte solo, which costs 8,60 € and is valid for 24 hours of the date stamped on the ticket. For
small groups of up to 5 people there is the Regio plus ticket which costs 14,50 € and entitles groups to
travel beyond the inner region (for example, Baden-Baden, Pforzheim, Landau, Bad Herrenalb, Eppingen
or Forbach) and is also valid for 24 hours. The RegioX solo ticket entitles the bearer to travel to
Freudenstadt, Baiersbronn, Bad Wildbad, or Heilbronn; it costs 14,00 € for one person and for small
groups of up to 5 people the RegioX plus ticket costs 22,50 € and is valid for 24 hours. The City and
Regio tickets for one person are also available as four trip tickets at a reduced rate.

For a short journey a single ticket is also available. The cost of this ticket depends on the distance you
wish to travel. Karlsruhe is divided into "zones" and the price of your ticket increases for every zone you
pass through on your journey. So for example, to travel in Karlsruhe you pass through two "zones" and
so must pay for both "zones" you pass through, also to travel from Karlsruhe to Baden-Baden you pass
through seven "zones", so you would have to pay for seven "zones". You can find a map of all the zones
at every major stop.

What do I do if I have a question?

The KVV has a service telephone number: 0721/6107-5885. You can call this number on weekdays
between 07:00 and 19:00 and on Saturdays between 07:00 and 13:00 for service information, schedule
times and tariff information.

Tarifs
Annual ticket (transferable)

For 12 consecutive calendar months. To be paid in advance. Valid from the first day of the month. From
7pm till 5am of the following day either two adults and all children of a family under 15 years or two
adults and two children liable to pay under 15 years can travel together with one annual ticket.

Prices for a complete year from 15th December 2013

Valid area Price in euros

Karlsruhe or Baden-Baden or 2 zones 560.40
3 zones 744.00
4 zones 908.40
5 zones 1090.80
6 zones 1,269.60
7 or more zones 1,596.00

Monthly ticket

The monthly ticket is transferable. The starting day can be selected freely. Valid until (and including) the
same day the following month. From 7pm till 5am of the following day either two adults and all children
of a family under 15 years or two adults and two children liable to pay under 15 years can travel together
with one monthly ticket.

Prices in euros from 15th December 2013

Valid area Price in euros

Karlsruhe or Baden-Baden or 2 zones 54.00
3 zones 72.00
4 zones 88.00
5 zones 105.00
6 zones 122.50
7 or more zones 153.50

Day Ticket

Valid up to 3am of the following day.

Price in euros from 15th December 2013

Valid area Offer Price

6.00
Citysolo*
(1 Person)
21.00
City quattro*
up to 3 zones (1 Person, 4 x
Citysolo)

Cityplus
(up to 5 people)
9.50
KVV network + VPE railRegiosolo* 10.50
network (1 Person)

Regio quattro*
 (1 Person, 4 x
Regiosolo)

Regioplus 36.50
(up to 5 people)

18.00

* With the “Child” supplementary ticket costing €1.30, all of your own children up to 14 years can travel
with you.
The travel tickets with the supplement “plus” are valid for:

 up to 5 people, regardless of age or

 Parents/ grandparents - max. 2 adults - with any number of their own children up to14 years.

Single ticket

Validate before travelling. Changes in direction of destination as well as breaks in the journey are allowed
within the valid time period. Single tickets are valid for one journey in the direction of the destination and
within the tariff area for which they have been bought.

Price in euros from 15th December 2013

Price in euros Adult Child (6-14 years)

1 zone 1.80 1.30
Karlsruhe or Baden-Baden or 2 zones 2.30 1.30
3 zones 3,30 1.70
4 zones 4.00 2.00
5 zones 4.60 2.30
6 zones 5.30 2.70
7 or more zones 6.70 3,40

Single ticket (BahnCard discount)

Validate before travelling. Changes in direction of destination as well as breaks in the journey are allowed
within the valid time period.

Prices from 15th December 2013

Price in euros Adult Child (6-14 years)

1 zone 1.40 *
Karlsruhe or Baden-Baden or 2 zones 1.80 *
3 zones 2.50 *
4 zones 3.00 *
5 zones 3.50 *
6 zones 4.00 *
7 or more zones 5.00 *

Ticket x 4: one ticket valid for 4 single journeys

Validate before travel. For use with several people, validate a side of the ticket for each person. Changes
in direction of destination as well as breaks in the journey are allowed within the valid time period.

Prices from 15th December 2013

Price in euros Adult Child (6-14 years)

1 zone 6.90 4.60
Karlsruhe or Baden-Baden or 2 zones 9.10 4.60
3 zones 11.40 5.70
4 zones 14.70 7.30
5 zones 17.20 8,40

Supplementary ticket

A supplementary ticket for children allows all children of one family, up to and including 14 years, to
travel with the family when one person has a 24 hour ticket (City, Sibylla, Regio, RegioX).

Supplementary tickets and other purchased tickets have to be validated before a tariff zone border is
crossed.

Prices in euros from 15th December 2013

Valid area Adult Child (6-14 years)

KVV network 2.30 euro 1.30 euro

To purchase the following tickets please visit our KVV customer centres where our staff will be happy to
help you:

 Annual ticket (subscription)

 School ticket
 Student Ticket
 Company Tickets
 Group Tickets
 All other Tickets