App for all public transport tickets, timetables & routes in Berlin&Brandenburg
ALL FUNCTIONS AND BENEFITS OF THE APP AT A GLANCE
Timetable information and route planner in one place
- The app chooses the best public transport route based on real-time traffic conditions
- The start page displays all connections of regional traffic, the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and tram as well as bus and ferry routes throughout Berlin and Brandenburg.
- Never be at the stop too early or too late or on the wrong platform again: Real-time departure times at stops with customisable views
- You can add connections/routes to your calendar or share with friends via SMS, e-mail, Twitter, WhatsApp or other messenger providers
Favourite destinations
- With just one click, you can switch between your favourite destinations with no need to re-enter them each time
Ticket purchase
Whatever ticket you need, you can purchase it immediately and easily in the app:
- short haul
- single fare tickets
- 4-trip tickets
- 24-hour tickets (for 1 person and for small groups)
- bicycle tickets for all of Berlin and Brandenburg
- tourist tickets (WelcomeCard, CityTourCard, Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket)
- so-called “VBB-Umweltkarte” for Berlin zones AB
Ticket usage and payment
- The ticket can be used immediately after purchase
- Payment by PayPal, direct debit, credit card
- Payment by prepaid
- Use your VBB account in the “Handyticket Deutschland” app to buy tickets in other regions across Germany
Accessibility
- Travel with no barriers: Timetable information and route calculations now come with special search options for blind and visually impaired passengers
- The app is optimised for use with voice-over support
- Easier travel for passengers with wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles or luggage:
The app shows the best place to board the train with barrier-free access
Keeping track
- Your current journeys on all means of transport are animated and displayed LIVE in real time on a map – zoom into your surroundings and directly to your current location
- All route networks in the network area (Berlin and Brandenburg) are stored in the app
- In addition, all route networks are always up to date and can be used permanently offline after a single download
Ease of use
Easy to use thanks to access rights that are granted exclusively for this app.
- Contacts: Addresses from your contacts can be used in the start/destination search (e.g. search for a connection to your best friend Petra by typing in “Petra”)
- Calendar: Connections that you have already searched for and found can be added to your calendar as an appointment reminder
- Geolocation: For displaying the nearest stop/address, for searching for a connection or the boarding station/stop when using a ticket on your phone
- Photos and camera: In order to create individual destinations for route calculations, you can either take photos or select photos from your gallery.
Note: You can access the menu at any time by swiping from left to right!
Please help us to improve this app and send us suggestions and tips to [email protected].
Note: In the previous Android version 4.7.3 of the VBB app Bus & Bahn, a connection to the open source web analytics platform Matomo takes place before this has been agreed to in the Cookie Consent Manager. This behaviour does not meet our data protection standards. We therefore recommend that you update your device to the current version 4.7.4 of this app.
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