Germany’s 9-Euro Ticket: Impact of a Cheap Public Transport Ticket on Mobility Patterns and Infrastructure Quality

Mario Liebensteiner, Jakob Losert, Sarah Necker, Florian Neumeier, Jörg Paetzold and Sebastian Wichert

EconPol Forum, 2025, vol. 26, issue 01, 45-48

Abstract: The 9-Euro Ticket increased public transport use but hardly shifted away from car travel Train use surged for leisure activities; car use dropped least among commuters The 9-Euro Ticket led to overcrowding, delaying both regional and non-covered long-distance trains A rough calculation indicates that the fuel discount minimally impacted our estimates High costs, low car-to-train shift, and train delays call for other decarbonization strategies

Date: 2025
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