Connections and transition rates

The Lower Saxony ticket area (Niedersachsentarif) offers common pricing for all rail companies in Lower Saxony. It applies to journeys within Lower Saxony and to journeys between Lower Saxony and Hamburg or Bremen. Tickets include connections in the price, so journeys by bus/tram/metro to the train station and from the train station to the final destination are included.

The Niedersachsen-Ticket (Lower Saxony ticket) is a special ticket offer: the more people travel with you, the more you save! Further information about the Lower Saxony ticket: www.niedersachsentarif.de

Whether by bus or rail, there are customer-friendly regulations for journeys to and from the Hanover region.

For travel on lines operated by the rail companies, Dedenhausen and Hämelerwald stations form the border between the VRB ticket area and the GVH ticket area. VRB tickets and pricing apply from or to these stations. Dedenhausen and Hämelerwald stations are considered as separate fare zones for calculating fares: Dedenhausen = fare zone 56, Hämelerwald = fare zone 55.

GVH regional fares

GVH regional fares apply to time-limited tickets for rail journeys into the GVH area from Peine and Vöhrum stations, as well as Calberlah, Gifhorn, Leiferde and Meinersen stations.

Regional fares apply to time-limited tickets for rail journeys into the GVH area from Calberlah, Gifhorn, Leiferde and Meinersen stations.

GVH tickets are not valid in buses, trams and local trains operated by VRB.

GVH route 948 (Hohenhameln–Hämelerwald)

On the GVH bus route 948 (Hohenhameln–Hämelerwald), network tickets (standard tickets only) are issued and accepted for travel within the VRB area.

For journeys into the GVH area from Hohenhameln or other stops within the VRB area, tickets are issued or accepted for the entire route according to the GVH scale of charges.

This information can also be found in Section 9.2 of the VRB Ticket Regulations.

Information on GVH can be found at www.gvh.de.

There are customer-friendly regulations for bus journeys to the Hildesheim district and back.

RVHI bus routes

On the RVHI bus routes Hohenhameln–Hildesheim, Bierbergen–Hildesheim, Gross-Lafferde–Hildesheim, Wartjenstedt–Hildesheim,
Binder–Hildesheim and Seesen–Bockenem, network tickets are issued and accepted for travel within the VRB area.
For journeys to and from the Hildesheim district, tickets for the entire route are issued and accepted based on ROSA network fares (Hildesheim
regional fare association).

flexo-transport

flexo-transport is a flexible service offer (on-demand transport) operated with minibuses (booking required) in selected areas
of the VRB.

flexo-transport is available:

• in the Hohenhameln area with connection to Algermissen station in the district of Hildesheim. The VRB scale of charges applies.
• in the Burgdorf/Baddeckenstedt area. The community of Söhlde and Hoheneggelsen station in the district of Hildesheim are served.
  The VRB scale of charges applies to journeys from the VRB area via Hoheneggelsen station. For journeys from the network area
  to the Hildesheim district and back, tickets for the entire route are issued and accepted based on ROSA network fares (Hildesheim
  regional fare association).

This information can also be found in Section 9.6 of the VRB Ticket Regulations.

Tickets available

Standard tickets, child tickets, books of 4 tickets, monthly passes, weekly and monthly student passes, as well as day tickets for 1 person or 5 people.

Price table

valid since 1 October 2012 (prices in euros):

*The Holiday card is issued for three days on advance purchase. A guest or tourist pass must be presented as proof when purchasing and using this card.

Information on VSN tickets and pricing can be found at www.vsninfo.de

There are customer-friendly regulations for bus journeys to and from the district of Celle.

For travel across different ticket areas of the VLG in the district of Celle, continuous transition tickets are issued. The pricing of these is based on network prices. Only standard tickets are issued.

VLG route 133 / CeBus routes 470/510 (connection in Ummern)

For journeys from fare zone 11 Wesendorf to Lachendorf, transition tickets are issued according to the fare for price bracket 3; to Celle, according to the fare for price bracket 4.

BBG route 124 / VLG route 136 / CeBus route 460 (connection in Steinhorst)

For journeys from fare zone 12 Hankensbüttel to Lachendorf, transition tickets are issued according to the fare for price bracket 3; to Celle, according to the fare for price bracket 4.

BBG route 141

In the course of BBG route 141, the town of Langlingen in the district of Celle is treated as an additional fare zone.

This information can also be found in Section 9.3 of the VRB Ticket Regulations.

There are customer-friendly regulations for bus travel to and from Saxony-Anhalt.

marego fares

marego fares apply as far as Helmstedt and Wolfsburg Hbf stations as well as Grasleben and Schöningen.

marego fares do not apply to buses, trams and local trains within VRB or the above-mentioned fare zones and places (Helmstedt, Wolfsburg, Grasleben, Schöningen).

VB route 335 Wolfsburg–Oebisfelde

The network pricing applies to the entire route. The section of this route within Saxony-Anhalt is treated as an additional fare zone.

This results in the following pricing for VB route 335:

Fare zone Wolfsburg to Mieste/Oebisfelde: PB 3

PB 2

Travel within the Saxony-Anhalt section of the route: PB 1

It is not possible to redeem price bracket 4 for travel across different ticket areas.

HVB route Bad Harzburg–Wernigerode

A transition rate based on the HVB pricing is applied for travel across different ticket areas.

This results in the following pricing on the HVB route:

Fare zone Bad Harzburg to Wernigerode: HVB fare bracket 4

Fare zone Bad Harzburg to Ilsenburg/Darlingerode: HVB fare bracket 3

Fare zone Bad Harzburg to Stapelburg: HVB fare bracket 2

Within the Bad Harzburg fare zone, only network tickets for price bracket 1 (standard and day tickets) are issued in HVB buses.

HVB routes Braunlage–Wernigerode

A transition rate based on the HVB pricing is applied for travel across different ticket areas.

This results in the following pricing:

Fare zone Braunlage to Wernigerode: HVB fare bracket 5

Fare zone Braunlage to Elbingerode/Bolmke: HVB fare bracket 4

Fare zone Braunlage to Schierke/Drei Annen Hohne: HVB fare bracket 3

Fare zone Braunlage to Elend: HVB fare bracket 2

Within the Braunlage fare zone, only network tickets for price bracket 1 (standard and day tickets) are issued in HVB buses.

This information can also be found in Section 9.4 of the VRB Ticket Regulations.