Youth pass

With the Youth pass (up to the age of 22) you can travel extremely favourably within the entire ÜSTRA tariff area (ABC). But you must be pupil (primary school and lower and upper secondary school) and also not entitled to use free transport because of the School pass or you are not carrying out a voluntary service (FSJ / FÖJ / FWJ / BFD). The pass is also valid in your free time and during school holidays. Apprentices (all part time apprentices of vocational schools up to the age of 22) can also use the Youth pass for 15 euros (as of 1.1.2025: 18 euros) per month. Furthermore, a free and valid customer card is required.

Price overview with price levels

ABC	15,00 €

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Ticket validity

Price levels
- For three zones (ABC)
ABC
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Vehicles
- For as many journeys you like in the buses, trams and trains within the GVH tariff area
Bus
STB
Train
Interval
- From the first chosen day of validity until 05:00 a.m. at the same day of the following month (example: from 17th May to 17th June 05:00 a.m.)
1 month
Person
- For the holder only
- For all pupils (primary school and lower and upper secondary school) up to the age of 22, who not entitled to use free transport because of the School pass
- For all participants in FSJ / FÖJ / FWJ and Bufdi up to the age of 22
- For apprentices (all part-time students of vocational schools) up to and including 22 years of age
- Free, valid customer card is always required
1 person
Traveller class
- For the 2nd class
2

PDF Download Proof of authority (writeable)

Proof of authority for the Youth pass (available in German language only) (PDF – 1.50 MB)

You can get the ticket:

Bild vom Inneren des GVH Kundenzentrums mit Personen, die an den Schaltern stehen — © ÜSTRA/Arp

Via the ÜSTRA app
In the ÜSTRA Service Centre
At the vending machines of ÜSTRA
In the buses of regiobus
In the Service and Sales Centres
At the vending machines of the railroad companies metronom, enno, WestfalenBahn, erixx, DB, start und Transdev
in the travel centres and video travel centres of Transdev
In the DB Travel Centres
In the Travel Centre of Schwarmstedt

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Summary of tariff zones:

The zones A, B and C cover the entire tariff area for all passengers – regardless of whether they use Single tickets, Day tickets or Monthly passes.

Zone Acovers the city area
Zone Bcovers adjacent towns and municipalitiesCities Isernhagen, Garbsen, Seelze, Ronnenberg, Hemmingen
Zone Ccovers more remote rural areas of the Hannover regionCities Leehrte, Uetze, Großburgwedel, Mellendorf

Each tariff zone has its own colour, which is used always in connection with the corresponding zone designation.

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That is what you need for a Youth pass:

A passport photo for the customer card
A customer card (from the GVH Customer Centre or the GVH Service and Sales Centres)
A confirmation (as a download above) from school (from 15 years of age) or your FSJ / FÖJ / FWJ / BFD work place

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Not the right ticket?
Maybe one of these offers will suit you:

Monthly pass education subscription
If you subscribe to a Monthly pass education subscription, you can reach your training place and vocational school twelve months long by bus, tram or train. In doing so you save a lot of money: the Monthly pass education subscription is significantly less expensive than twelve regular Monthly passes education. Apprentices up to and including 22 years of age can also use the Youth Pass. It costs only 15 euros (as of 1.1.2025: 18 euros)per month and is valid in all three tariff zones (A, B and C) of ÜSTRA. It can therefore be an inexpensive alternative to a subscription. Please note that we offer the Apprenticeship pass, this can also be a low-cost alternative.
Apprenticeship pass
With the Apprenticeship pass you can travel favourably within the ÜSTRA zones ABC using the 2. class. For using the Apprenticeship pass, you must be pupil, you must serve an apprenticeship or carrying out a gap year taken to do voluntary work in the social sector or federal volunteer service. The pass is age-independent and costs 35,80 euros (as of 1.1.2025: 37,30 euros) per month. It is for everybody aged 23 and over, who cannot use the Youth pass anymore. Furthermore, a free and valid customer card is required. The Apprenticeship pass is also available as subscription.
Apprenticeship pass subscription
The Apprenticeship pass is also available as subscription. This may be efficient for you, because the Apprenticeship pass subscription costs only 30,40 euros per month. Your Apprenticeship pass subscription will be sent to you conveniently via postal services. It can be used by pupils, persons in education or participants of a voluntary service or a federal volunteer service. It is age-independent, but is for everybody aged 23 or over, who is not entitled to use the Youth pass.