The Student Ticket Hesse / Frankfurt-Pass (with and without subscription)

The Hesse Student Ticket (with and without subscription)

  • first day of validity is always the 1st of any month
  • costs 31.00 Euro (12x) per month for a subscription and 365.00 Euro (only 1 Euro per day) for 1x payment
  • can be used by all school pupils and trainees who live in Hesse or whose school or training location is in Hesse (details on user groups)
  • does not apply to students, as an alternative there is the SemesterTicket
  • entitles the holder to any number of journeys throughout Hesse as well as in several adjacent areas, such as Mainz, Eberbach and Warburg.Overview – Student ticket
  • can be paid for by way of convenient direct debit (subscription) as 12x or 1x direct debit, or by way of direct purchase without subscription as cash, credit or debit card payment
  • only requires proof of age for applications for persons under 18. From 18 years of age, a school or vocational training certificate that is still valid for at least 6 months is required at the start of the ticket's validity
  • is not transferable
  • is sent or issued as an eTicket on a chip card
  • is unlimited as a subscription up to 18 years; only from 18 years onwards is an annual school or training certificate required; as a direct purchase, it ends after 12 months
  • can always be cancelled or returned by the 10th of the month to the end of the month. In case of early termination in the first year of contract, a supplementary amount will be charged in accordance with the Special Conditions for the Student Ticket Hesse; from the second year of the contract this no longer applies
  • does not include a shared carriage arrangement for additional persons

Please also note the brochure including the Special Conditions for the Student Ticket Hesse (german).

The Student Ticket Hesse for the Frankfurt-Pass (with and without subscription)

  • costs 9.30 Euro (12x) per month (subscription)
  • costs 109.50 Euro when purchased directly at TicketCenter or TicketShop
  • requires a Frankfurt-Pass valid for at least 6 months from the first day of validity of the subscription, 12 months for a direct purchase
  • can only be purchased on site upon presentation of the original Frankfurt-Pass
  • can only be purchased with a valid Frankfurt-Pass. This must always be carried during journeys and presented to the ticket inspector on request
  • is only valid for as long as the presented Frankfurt-Pass is valid. Regular presentation of the extended Frankfurt-Pass before its expiry is a prerequisite, otherwise the subscription will be cancelled.
  • is otherwise subject to the same regulations as the Student Ticket Hesse (Schülerticket Hessen)

Please also note the Supplementary Conditions for the Frankfurt-Pass (german).

Further information and requirements for applying for and issuing a Frankfurt Pass can be obtained from the City of Frankfurt am Main.


Where is it available?

The subscription for the Student Ticket Hesse can be obtained via MeineVGF (until 15th of the previous month).

Alternatively, you can use the completed order form (by 10th of the previous month) to apply for the Student Ticket Hesse (Schülerticket Hessen) by e-mail or post. In addition to the order form for the “Student Ticket Hesse for the Frankfurt-Pass” you will also need a copy of the Frankfurt Pass. Both can also be sent via the VGF letterboxes.

When purchasing directly, you can obtain the Student Ticket Hesse from ticket machines (chip card required) as well as in the TicketShops and TicketCenter. When buying the Student Ticket Hesse from a ticket machine, you will need proof of eligibility in addition to your chip card.

The weekly and monthly vocational trainee ticket

  • is available for every price level (german), including in the transitional tariff zones
  • is available for pupils, trainees, students at universities in the RMV area, interns, as well as guest pupils and exchange students
  • is suitable for pupils and vocational trainees who only occasionally use public transport to get to their school or training location, who have missed the deadline for the Student Ticket Hesse (Schülerticket Hessen) or who are not entitled to use it or whose school or training certificate is valid for less than 6 months
  • only requires proof of age for purchases made under 18 years of age. From 18 years of age, a school or training certificate that is valid for at least as long as the ticket is valid is required at the start of the ticket's validity
  • is issued as an eTicket with corresponding proof of eligibility on a chip card; in the transitional tariff as paper tickets, proof of eligibility is required to purchase the ticket from a ticket machine
  • does not include a shared carriage arrangement for additional persons
  • is not transferable
  • for journeys to the transition tariff zones, this always consists of the personal customer card, combined with a weekly or monthly value stamp. It is only valid for the period of time entered on the customer card and within the registered connection.
  • enables trainees whose vocational school is outside their actually booked tariff zone to use single tickets at the children's tariff for journeys to and from the vocational school under certain conditions. This requires the presentation of a completed order form for a vocational school ID card.

Where is it available?

Please submit the completed order form for a customer card for pupils/trainees or vocational school ID in person at the TicketCenters or TicketShops.

With proof of eligibility, you can also buy tickets at the ticket machines at any time.