Can I buy the Deutschland Ticket with the Smartcard?
Yes, you can easily buy the Deutschland-Ticket with the Smartcard. As a Hamburg-based company, we make it possible to purchase the Deutschland-Ticket via the HVV Switch app. The HVV Switch app also offers the option of purchasing the Deutschland-Ticket on a pro rata basis for incomplete months. Simply download it from the App Store, enter your Smartcard as the payment method and travel endlessly on public transport.
If you want to use a different app to purchase the Deutschland-Ticket, you can of course do this too. You just need to make sure that the app you want to use allows Mastercard as a payment method.
Important!
From January 1, 2025**, the price of the Germany Ticket will increase to 58 euros per month. As this amount exceeds the tax-free benefit in kind of €50 per month, you must ensure that you have sufficient credit available at HelloBonnie by saving up your benefits budget. Saving up one month (e.g. €50) allows you to pay for the Germany Ticket for approx. 6 months, i.e. 6 x €58, if you receive €50 from your employer each month.
This solution is not ideal - we are therefore already working on a solution that allows you to divide your credit flexibly and simply pay the remaining amount from your account.