Originally priced at €49, the Deutschlandticket was raised to €58 in 2025 and to €63 at the beginning of 2026. Krach and König emphasize that Berlin’s priority is to make public transport so attractive that citizens are genuinely incentivized to abandon car use. They highlight the need for increased reliability and an ambitious expansion of the city’s transit infrastructure-particularly the U‑bahn (subway) and tram networks-as central to this objective.
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