Start Ticket

With the Start Ticket you can commute before the subscription begins. The price is calculated at the value of annual subscription prices starting from the date of purchase to the day the subscription begins.

For example, if you buy your Start Ticket on May 11th, you will only pay from May 11th to May 31st.

• Start Tickets will only be available until the 10th of the month when the subscription is purchased for following month.
• If the Start Ticket is issued from the 11th of the month on, it is possible to purchase a subscribtion for the month after the following.

• Upon request, the Start Ticket can be obtained after the subscription has been purchased or the application has been submitted directly to the S-Bahn ticket offices.
• If you purchase your subscription online, subsequently, you can receive the Start Ticket by presenting the printed proof at a customer center.
• Please note: Start Tickets are issued only to the holder of the subscription or his/her legal representative.

• Yes, the tariff regulations of the subscription you have purchased also apply to the Start Ticket.

• The Start Ticket for personalized subscriptions is only valid in conjunction with additional proof of one of the following options:
  • The chip n your VBB-fahrCard
  • If yu do not have a chip card (VBB-fahrCard) fr your subscription, you will receive a VBB customer card.

Start Tickets for the VBB-65plus subscription are issued to persons who are at least 65 years old by the first day the Start Ticket is valid.

• No, if you lose your Start Ticket it is not possible to receive a replacement ticket.

• The price of the Start Ticket will be treated like a one-month ticket without subscription. This applies to the following:
  • Failure t sign/complete subscription contract
  • Early terminatin during the first year of the contract
  • Returning the Start Ticket