Bahncard

BahnCard 50 in green design (March 2015)

Bahncard 100 in green design (December 2016)

The Bahncard (spelling: BahnCard ) is a fee-based discount card from Deutsche Bahn AG . It grants the owner discounts and promotes customer loyalty . It is comparable to the Austrian Vorteilscard and the Swiss Half-Fare Card. the general subscription .

As of January 2020, 5.2 million people have a BahnCard. More than half of the turnover in DB Fernverkehr was generated in 2007 with Bahncard-discounted tickets (status: 2007). Bahncard holders can take part in the bahn.bonus customer loyalty program and the bahn.comfort frequent traveler program and collect points for sales.

Campaign variants of the card have been issued since 2007.

history

Bahncard 25 (design until March 2013)

Bahncard 50 (design until March 2013)

Mobility Bahncard 100 (design until 2009)

precursor

Junior Pass, 1991

As the predecessor of the Bahncard, pocket money, junior, family and senior passes guaranteed a discount of 50% on the normal price. At the Deutsche Reichsbahn, the age limit for children was originally set at 10 years; from 1985 to October 1990, children, young people, high school students, apprentices and students within the GDR received a 50 percent discount. Apprentices, schoolchildren and students even received a 75% discount on journeys between their home and their training location. This also applied to workers between home and work.

In 1955, the Federal Minister for Family Affairs Franz-Josef Wuermeling introduced cheaper train tickets for large families. The authorization card, with which discounted tickets for children could be purchased until April 1999, became known as “ Der Wuermeling ” . The Wuermeling was also popularly known as the rabbit pass .

In 1976, a senior citizen's pass was introduced, which gave men over 65 and women over 60 as well as early retirees a 50 percent discount on long-distance fares. Later also the pocket money, junior and family pass. This enabled tickets for the federal railway tariff to be bought at half price, first from 31 km, then from 51 km, and later - with an additional token purchased - without any restrictions. As a rule, there were no discounts on tickets from regional transport associations and special S-Bahn tariffs. Also have priority tickets available, which granted 20 percent discount.

At the beginning of the 1990s, a pocket money passport was offered to young people aged 12 to 17 for 40 DM , with which one could travel for half the fare for a year. (With the Deutsche Bundesbahn, young people aged 12 and over had to pay the full fare, with the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 15 years). For 18 to 22 year olds, schoolchildren and students up to the age of 26, a junior pass was offered for 110 DM, with which the regular fare could be halved for one year. In addition, the Hitchhikers Monthly Ticket was offered for this group, which entitles them to any number of trips in 2nd class (without ICE) within a month. It cost 290 DM (for West Germany) or 320 DM (throughout Germany).

Concept and introduction (1991/92)

Distribution of Bahncard 50 and Bahncard 25

time	BC50 holder	BC25 holder	BC holder	source
Mid-November 1992	440,000	-	440,000
End of 1992	650,000	-	650,000
January 20, 1993	1,000,000	-	1,000,000
Mid-2002	3,000,000	-	3,000,000
June 2003		1,200,000
Late 2003			2,700,000
Fall 2004		1,400,000
Late 2004			2,900,000
Late March 2005			3,100,000
Late 2005			3,200,000
Late 2006			3,500,000
Late 2007	1,780,000	2,230,000	4,010,000
Late 2008		2,219,000
end of 2009		2,338,000
September 2011			4,400,000
September 2012	1,600,000	3,100,000	4,700,000
at the end of 2012			4,900,000
September 2014	1,500,000	3,500,000	5,000,000
Late 2014	1,386,000	3,662,000	5,091,000
Late 2015	1,311,000	3,559,000	4,915,000
September 2016	?	?	4.6 million
Late 2016	1,310,000	3,617,000	4,974,000

At the beginning of the 1990s, the board of directors of the Deutsche Bundesbahn pursued the goal of simplifying the price system in passenger transport. A project led by the economist Georg Tacke, who did his doctorate on non-linear pricing, led a team to completely reorganize the DB pricing system.

Bahncard 50 from 1996

The Bahncard was introduced on October 1, 1992. First the 2nd class card was offered, followed by the Bahncard First for the first class. By the end of the year it had been sold 650,000 times. One reason for the introduction of the Bahncard was customer loyalty, after long-distance passenger transport had gained greater acceptance with the introduction of the ICE last year. The card was marketed under the motto One year at half price . The TV advertising campaign has received several awards. Another reason was the discount on long-distance travel. According to Deutsche Bahn, the introduction of the Bahncard, in addition to the introduction of the ICE, marked the most significant boost to the attractiveness of the means of transport since the Second World War.

The price for the introduction of the card in October 1992 was 220 DM, for seniors and juniors 110 DM. The purchase reduced the price of normal 2nd class tickets by 50%. In the case of tickets for the first carriage class, the reduction was 50% of the price of the 2nd class plus the full difference, so that there was a reduction of 33% for the 1st carriage class. The Bahncard was valid for one year. It was personal and non-transferable.

The 50 percent discount and the price of 220 DM are based on a survey of around 10,000 passengers.

The sale of the Bahncard First , initially for DM 440, began on November 16, 1992; the first day of validity was December 1, 1992. With it, there was also a 50% reduction in 1st class.

The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund was the first transport association to recognize the Bahncard in 1995. Bahncard holders were able to buy a network ticket at the RMV tariff for young people, with a discount of 40 percent. In return, RMV customers were able to use the Interregio free of charge, commuter and season tickets from RMV were accepted in IC, EC and ICE for a surcharge.

On April 1, 1999, the subscription period for the Bahncard was increased from 12 to 13 months - including four free seat reservations. These offers were later terminated.

In mid-2002 the number of Bahncard customers was given as three million, although this number had been stable for several years before 2002.

Price system changes (2002)

With the new price system planned for the end of 2002 , the Bahncard discount was reduced from 50 to 25 percent. The plan was to keep the "old" Bahncard in the range for a one-year transition phase. According to Deutsche Bahn, the proportion of Bahncard customers who only used their card in local transport and who did not use the new discount system was two percent.

The newly designed Bahncard halved the discount to 25%, but granted the discount on all ticket offers . Parents could purchase their own Bahncard for their own children aged 6 and over for five euros. The abolition of the 50 percent Bahncard met with various criticisms. Federal Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe handed over 10,000 signatures for each railroad in order to receive the previous Bahncard. In the first half of 2003 the number of Bahncard holders fell from around 3 to around 2.5 million. Deutsche Bahn tried to counter this development with an advertising campaign in which 150,000 two-month 1st class Bahncards were given away to former Bahncard holders. In addition, Deutsche Bahn and the Federal Environment Ministry tried to extend the 25 percent discount to transport associations. Passenger associations and transport politicians called for the reintroduction of the 50 percent Bahncard. When the annual balance sheet for 2002 was presented on May 21, 2003, the railway board rejected this.

The subscription to Bahncard sales, which was common from 2002 onwards , was also the subject of criticism and court decisions.

Price system reform (2003)

Therefore, at the beginning of July 2003, Deutsche Bahn reintroduced the 50 percent Bahncard on August 1, 2003. The Bahncard 50 could not be combined with early bird discounts, but up to four passengers on the ticket of a Bahncard 50 holder received a 50% passenger discount . Its price rose from 140 to 200 euros (2nd class) or from 280 to 400 euros (1st class) compared to the Bahncard marketed until December 2002 . At the same time, the price of the Bahncard 25 fell from 60 to 50 euros (2nd class). Bahncard 25 holders could purchase Bahncard 50 after paying the difference. In addition, the Bahncard 100 was introduced as the successor to the network card. The possibility of combining the Bahncard 25 with early bird discounts was initially limited to September 30, 2004, but was extended in 2004 without limit.

On the first three days of sale, 50,000 Bahncard 50 were sold (some as an exchange for Bahncard 25) and 400 copies of Bahncard 100 . In the first ten days 150,000 Bahncards were sold, around 80 percent of them Bahncard 50 2nd class. In the first month, 270,000 Bahncard 50 were sold. In the same period, 86,000 Bahncard 25 were sold.

Further development

After the Bahncard business and customer service had been handled by the Bertelsmann subsidiary arvato in Schortens , Lower Saxony for twelve years (from 1995 initially for Citibank and since 1999 directly for Deutsche Bahn), DB Dialog took over the railroad's own service company on March 1, 2007 this shop. This insourcing was carried out on the basis of corporate policy considerations within the railways in order to counteract excess personnel capacities at DB Dialog . For the first time since the introduction of the Bahncard product in 1992, Deutsche Bahn took over the entire Bahncard business and looking after Bahncard customers.

At the end of 2003, the Association of German Transport Companies turned against a request by DB boss Hartmut Mehdorn to also recognize the Bahncard in local urban transport.

In 2004, over four weekends in April, the 14.9 million ADAC membership cards were recognized as Bahncard 25 in both classes.

The Bahncard system was organized in April 2006 by a consortium led by Loyalty Partners . Up to 22,000 cards a day are produced by GHP . The changeover resulted in considerable problems and waiting times when creating the cards.

In May 2007, Deutsche Bahn put parts of the Bahncard business out to tender again. For an expected order value of 2.8 to 4.0 million euros, the contractor is to take over the pre-filtering of correspondence with Bahncard customers for 30 months from December 1, 2007. Around 900,000 letters, 650,000 e-mails and 10,000 faxes per year were expected. At the end of 2007 it became known that the Bahncard service would be relocated back to the Bahn. At the beginning of 2011, Loyalty Partner announced that it would operate the Bahncard business for a further six years.

From 2004 to the end of 2007, the number of Bahncard customers grew by one million to 4.01 million. In 2003 there were 2.7 million Bahncards in circulation, in the following year 2.9 million. In 2005 it was 3.2 million, in 2006 3.5 million. In 2007 around 4 million Bahncards were counted. According to the company, at the beginning of 2008 more people owned a Bahncard than ever before.

A study from 2004 showed that Bahncard customers use the train far more often and consider alternative travel options far less often than customers without a Bahncard. While respondents without a Bahncard took an average of 5.0 train journeys per year, those with Bahncard 25 made 11.8 journeys per year, with Bahncard 50 17.7 journeys and with Bahncard 100 34.0 journeys. According to a press report, an investigation in 2011 showed that two out of three Bahncard holders use so little rail that the card does not pay off for them.

In September 2012, 4.8 million people had a Bahncard. 83,000 Bahncard holders live in 149 countries abroad. In September 2014 people from 157 countries had a Bahncard. In Frankfurt am Main, Hanover and Freiburg around 20 percent of the residents each have a Bahncard; the largest share of almost 27 percent is in Göttingen (as of September 2014). Between 2011 and the end of 2014, the number of new Bahncard customers decreased by 30 percent.

According to Deutsche Bahn, Bahncard holders have been traveling CO ₂ -free in ICE and IC traffic since April 1, 2013 . Bahncards have since been issued in a new design with a green stripe.

At the end of 2014, 5.1 million people had a BahnCard. At the beginning of 2018 there were 5.4 million.

In March 2015, Deutsche Bahn announced that it would offer BahnCards with a three-month term - in addition to BahnCards 25, 50 and 100.

Following an agreement between the federal and state governments to lower the value added tax for BahnCards 25 and 50 from 19 to 7 percent, their prices were reduced by around ten percent on February 1, 2020.

Credit card function

Bahncards with credit card functions were available from July 1, 1995 to March 30, 1999 and again since August 3, 2009.

In cooperation with Citibank , three variants were offered from 1995 to 1999:

1. a Bahncard with VISA payment and credit card functions
2. a Bahncard with Electron payment function (credit account)
3. Bahncard without payment function

The validity of the cards with payment function was two years, that of the regular Bahncard without payment function was still one year. This changed from a daily to a monthly validity - the cards were valid until the end of the same month in the following year. From the cut-off date, all Bahncards were printed with a photo of the owner. With this change, the fee for replacement cards (lost) of 50 DM was abolished, a dining car voucher for five DM (which was sent with new cards) was supposed to compensate for the cost of the photos. The customer data and photos were processed in the USA, which called data protectionists on the plan.

The introduction of the Bahncard with a payment function was marked by breakdowns: The application form initially used did not provide for ordering a Bahncard without a payment function. There were also delays in the delivery of the card of several months and misdirected cards. Consumer advocates criticized premiums of DM 1 per Bahncard that railway employees received for each Bahncard sold. The card advertised as the “new Bahncard” sold sluggishly. Instead of the hoped-for 1.5 million Bahncards with payment function, only 390,000 copies had been sold by the end of May 1996. The Bahncard with payment function was discontinued on April 1, 1999 due to low demand.

On August 3, 2009, Deutsche Bahn and Commerzbank introduced the “Bahncard credit card”, a Bahncard with a credit card function. A “basic variant” was offered for 19 euros per year, a “platinum variant” supplemented by insurance benefits for 49 euros, until March 31, 2011 called Premium (each free of charge for Bahncard 100 holders). Reward points are awarded for sales with this card (one point for every € 2 sales with DB and one point for every € 3 sales with third parties), 1st class tickets earn 1.5 bonus points for each Euro with a Bahncard First with credit card function . The validity of the credit card corresponds to the validity of the Bahncard, but the credit card must be canceled separately when the Bahncard is canceled. The combined card shows the credit card number on the front and the Bahncard number in small print on the back. The card with credit card function is issued in addition to the normal Bahncard; Since April 1, 2010, the conditions of carriage have included the obligation to return the conventional Bahncard after receiving the card with credit card function. Since October 2013, the standard version of the credit card function has also been free of charge for holders of a Bahncard 25 or Bahncard 50 who have a Bahncard for 1st class.

Since August 2016, a “Bahncard credit card” has cost 34 euros as a basic card and the platinum card 64 euros; the credit card is free for holders of a Bahncard 1st class or a Bahncard 100.

Current tariff system

Since August 2003 there are three types of Bahncard : Bahncard 25 , Bahncard 50 and Bahncard 100 , each for 2nd and 1st class. Bahncard 25 and 50 1st class can also be used for 2nd class. In August 2005, the Youth BahnCard 25 was introduced for young people up to and including 18 years of age, which is valid for 1st and 2nd class. The My BahnCard 25 and My BahnCard 50 have been on offer for travelers up to and including 26 years of age since August 2015 .

The Bahncard 25/50 and the My BahnCard 25/50 are valid for one year and can only be purchased with a subscription . If they are not canceled no later than six weeks before the expiry date, their term is automatically extended by another year. There are exceptions to this rule for some business customers. The Bahncard 100 can be purchased for one year (advance payment of the entire sum) or as a monthly subscription (minimum term one year, can be canceled monthly thereafter). When renewing the Bahncard, the current conditions apply, which may differ from previous ones. You will only be notified if the changes came into effect in the last 4 weeks before the extension. The customer is then granted an extraordinary right of termination . He can terminate the contract within 4 weeks of receiving notification of the expiry of the period of validity.

In addition to its function as a discount card, the Bahncard can also be used as an identification card for online and mobile phone tickets and for payment by direct debit at the machine. Bahncard holders can book tickets using the Bahncard printed on the card or, for frequent travelers, via the bahn.bonus-comfort hotline.

Provisional Bahncard 50, bought at the counter in 2011

Bahncards can u. a. can be purchased at ticket offices, with a provisional Bahncard being issued for the immediate start of the journey. Since June 15, 2008, the provisional card can be printed out as an online ticket when ordering online .

When purchasing the Bahncard 25 and 50, you can also take out an insurance package (travel cost cancellation insurance, travel luggage insurance, accident insurance). Those who agree will regularly receive offers for passengers and opportunities to temporarily use their 2nd class Bahncard for 1st class.

At the end of 2008, 3.989 million Bahncards were in circulation, at the end of 2009 the number was 4.071 million.

According to the company, Bahncard data will be deleted one year after the respective card expires.

According to company information from 2015, all Bahncard customers within Germany use only green electricity. The electricity demand is determined accordingly and additionally purchased by DB Energie .

Bahncard 25

Price development of the Bahncard 25

from date	BC25	BC25F	Q
December 15, 2002	€ 60	€ 120
August 1, 2003	50 €	100 €
December 11, 2005	€ 52	103 €
January 1, 2007	€ 53	106 €
December 9, 2007	55 €	110 €
December 14, 2008	57 €	114 €
December 14, 2011	59 €	119 €
December 9, 2012	€ 61	123 €
December 15, 2013	€ 62	€ 125
February 1, 2020	€ 55.70	112 €

With the Bahncard 25 you get a 25% discount on the flex prices and the saver prices . The Bahncard 25 costs 55.70 euros for 2nd class and 112 euros per year for 1st class. A saving effect therefore starts from a total fare of EUR 222.80 in 2nd class or EUR 448 in 1st class (four times the Bahncard price).

Partners and children (under 18 years of age) of holders of the Bahncard 100 as well as holders of the personal DB annual ticket receive the Bahncard 25 free of charge during the term of the underlying card on request.

For a one-time payment of 9 euros, young people up to and including the age of 18 can get a Youth Bahncard 25 . This applies in both car classes up to one day before the 19th birthday. The offer was introduced when the timetable changed in December 2005. In September 2012 almost 700,000 young people had this Bahncard, and two years later, in September 2014, over 700,000 young people had this Bahncard.

The Railplus offer has been included in the purchase price of the card since December 9, 2007 .

Between mid-December 2002 and the end of June 2003, 1.2 million Bahncard 25 were sold. In autumn 2004 the number of Bahncard-25 holders was around 1.4 million. In December 2007 there were 2.23 million Bahncard 25 in circulation. According to the company, the number of Bahncard-25 users has been growing faster than that of Bahncard-50 holders since the beginning of 2006 (as of November 2007). At the end of 2008 the number of Bahncard 25 was 2.219 million, at the end of 2009 it was 2.338 million. According to the company, Bahncard-25 holders take an average of ten train journeys per year (as of 2007).

For the 2006 World Cup, the railway offered a World Champion Bahncard 25 , and in 2007 a Hertha BSC Bahncard 25 (see below). The introduction of a discounted Bahncard 25 for senior citizens in December 2008 was announced, but was discarded with the cancellation of the planned "service surcharge". The conditions of the planned card were not known.

From February 4 to July 31, 2009, the railway granted the Bahncard 25 discount on long-term special offers for the first time. Since December 13, 2009, the Bahncard 25 discount has also been granted for long-term special offers. Since January 1, 2010, the discount has also been granted for the saver price. Before this date, the Bahn only granted Bahncard 25 holders a fixed price reduction of 5 euros on special European offers.

At station festivals to mark the 175th anniversary of the railway in Germany, the Bahncard 25 was sometimes sold for 29 euros in the second half of 2010.

A reduced Bahncard 25 was introduced on December 12, 2010. It costs (since February 1, 2020) 36.90 euros (2nd class) or 72.90 euros (1st class). It can be acquired by seniors (from 60 years of age) and severely disabled people from a GdB of 70. Since then, Bahncard 25 holders have been able to purchase a Bahncard 25 as a partner card for spouses and partners at a reduced price. Since then, the Bahncard 25 has always been issued without a photo and is only valid in conjunction with an ID. For customers under 27, the reduced offer is called My BahnCard 25 and costs 34.90 euros in 2nd class and 72.90 euros in 1st class.

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  Bahncard 25 First without picture

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  Youth Bahncard 25

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  Youth Bahncard 25 with bahn.comfort status

Bahncard 50

Price development of the Bahncard
(from 2003: Bahncard 50 )

from date	BC / BC50	BCF / BC50F	source
1st December 1992	220 DM (112 €)	440 DM (225 €)
April 1, 1997	240 DM (123 €)	480 DM (245 €)
April 1, 1999	260 DM (133 €)	520 DM (266 €)
January 1, 2001	270 DM (138 €)	540 DM (276 €)
January 1, 2002	€ 120	€ 240
December 15, 2002	-	-
August 1, 2003	€ 200	400 €
January 1, 2007	€ 212	424 €
December 9, 2007	€ 220	€ 440
December 14, 2008	€ 225	450 €
December 13, 2009	230 €	€ 460
December 11, 2011	€ 240	482 €
December 9, 2012	€ 249	498 €
December 15, 2013	€ 255	€ 515
February 1, 2020	€ 229	€ 463

With the Bahncard 50, a 50% discount on the normal price is granted. Since August 1, 2016 (as well as previously for limited special offers), a 25% discount on saver prices has been granted, but until December 9, 2017 - even for special offers - only for long-distance connections.

The Bahncard 50 costs (since December 15, 2013) for 2nd class 255 euros per year (1st class: 515 euros); This means that from a normal price of 510 euros in 2nd class (1030 euros in 1st class) the savings effect begins, provided no other savings prices, special offers or train cards are used. Compared to the option of purchasing a Bahncard 25 instead, the savings effect only starts from totaled normal prices of 772 euros in 2nd class (four times the difference of 255 and 62 euros for the respective Bahncard; price status 2016).

The reduced price of BahnCard 50 is 114 euros (1st class: 226 euros) and applies to the age of 60, spouses and partners (same household) and severely disabled (a degree of handicap of 70). For people up to and including 26 years of age, the offer is called My BahnCard and costs 61.90 euros (1st class: 226 euros). Journalists (with a press card) also received this discount ( press discount) from 2004 to April 15, 2012 , as did people who receive a pension due to total disability.

When the Bahncard 50 was introduced on August 1, 2003, in contrast to the Bahncard , children under 15 years of age could be taken along free of charge; every additional passenger (even without a Bahncard) traveled for half the normal price. The 33 percent discount on first-class tickets initially granted to holders of a Bahncard 50 second class has been abolished.

According to information provided by Deutsche Bahn, Bahncard 50 holders undertake an average of around fifty train journeys per year (as of 2007).

At the beginning of 2008, 1.8 million Bahncard 50 were in circulation (as of April 2008). At the end of 2008 the number of Bahncard holders was 1.738 million, at the end of 2009 it was 1.698 million.

Bahncard 100

With the Bahncard 100 - also known colloquially as the Black Mamba - you can take as many journeys as you like with Deutsche Bahn at no additional cost. The card itself is used as a ticket - a separate ticket is not required. Car trains are excluded . To use trains that require reservation, such as the CNL trains (night trains), a reservation (subject to a fee) must also be booked with the Bahncard 100. Bahncard 100 customers automatically become bahn.bonus comfort customers, can have two pieces of luggage transported free of charge by the DB luggage service per calendar month and - where possible - take bicycles with them free of charge. For the latter, a free reservation is required for long-distance transport, but this cannot be booked online for this group of customers. New customers receive EUR 20 or EUR 10 starting credit for car and bike sharing, and car sharing can be used at business conditions (five percent discount on time and kilometer fees).

The Bahncard 100 costs EUR 3,952 for one year for 2nd class with immediate payment (1st class: EUR 6,685). The Bahncard 100 is also available as a subscription for 365 euros per month (1st class: 620 euros, as of January 2020), i.e. at a total price of 4,380 euros (1st class: 7,440 euros) per year. In the case of immediate payment, the Bahncard 100 is not automatically extended after one year and must be applied for again. The subscription is automatically renewed by one year if it is not canceled at least six weeks before it expires. Thereafter (i.e. after the first year), early termination can be given with six weeks' notice to the end of the following month.

Children under the age of 18 and their partners receive a Bahncard 25 (additional card) free of charge if an additional card is purchased for at least one child under 18 who lives in the household. Cards for children under six years of age are not issued. Since December 12, 2010 it has also been possible to purchase a reduced Bahncard 25 or 50 for the partner, the partner card.

History and Statistics

Price development of the BahnCard 100 and its predecessor
(including the personal NetzCard offered until 2003 )

from date	2nd Class	1st Class	Total number	source
1964	2,600 DM
1971	3,100 DM	4,200 DM
Early 1996	7,250 DM
August 1, 2003	€ 3,000	€ 5,000	14,000
December 12, 2004	3,250 €	€ 5,400	12,000
December 11, 2005	€ 3,300	€ 5,500
December 10, 2006	€ 3,400	€ 5,700
December 9, 2007	€ 3,500	€ 5,900	29,000
December 14, 2008	€ 3,650	€ 6,150	32,000
December 13, 2009	€ 3,800	€ 6,400	35,000
December 11, 2011	€ 3,990	€ 6,690	36,000
December 9, 2012	€ 4,090	€ 6,890	40,000
29th September 2014			nearly 43,000
December 12, 2016	4.190 € (subscription: 388 € per month)	€ 7,090 (subscription: € 658 per month)	47,000
December 10, 2017	4.270 € (subscription: 395 € per month)	€ 7,225 (subscription: € 670 per month)	around 47,000 / 50,000
December 9, 2018	4,395 € (subscription: 406 € per month)	7,435 € (subscription: 689 € per month)
January 1, 2020	3,952 € (subscription: 365 € per month)	€ 6,685 (subscription: € 620 per month)

The Bahncard 100 replaced the previously available range of different network cards as a uniform, personal offer.

The German Reichsbahn offered in 1939 an assortment of network cards for the whole network, 21 subnets (each about 7,000 kilometers route network) and 130 districts towards (1,100 km route network). They were each valid for one month and cost between 40 Reichsmarks (3rd class district card) and 320 Reichsmarks (entire network, 1st class). In addition, district partial monthly cards were available for 16 and 21 Reichsmarks (3rd and 2nd class).

A personal network card for 2nd class on the Deutsche Bundesbahn had cost 2,600 DM around 1964. In 1971 it cost 3,100 DM for the 2nd and 4,200 DM for the 1st class. In 1994, personal and transferable annual network cards as well as personal monthly cards were available for the entire network and for partial networks (each around 5,400 km in size). At the beginning of 1996 the personal 2nd class network card had cost 7,250 DM.

The Bahncard 100 was introduced on August 1, 2003 as the successor to the Personal NetzCard . It was later renamed Mobility Bahncard 100 and has been sold again under the name Bahncard 100 since April 1, 2011 . Since December 12, 2004 the Bahncard 100 has included the city ​​ticket .

In 2003, after the card was introduced, the number of Bahncard 100 holders was around 14,000, and at the end of 2004 around 12,000. At the beginning of 2005 there were around 15,000 Bahncard 100 in circulation, at the beginning of 2008 there were around 29,000 and at the end of 2008 around 32,000. At the end of 2009 the number of Bahncard 100 holders was 35,000, in spring 2011 around 36,000 and in September 2012 around 40,000.

In April 2013, the network card had 41,000 holders. At that time, Deutsche Bahn was planning to introduce a reduced Bahncard 100 for seniors. It should cost more than half the regular price. Deutsche Bahn has not implemented these considerations. A reduced Bahncard 100 is not part of the offer for seniors.

By September 2014, the number of owners increased to almost 43,000. Most BahnCard 100 holders live in Berlin (as of January 2018), followed by Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne and Munich. The highest density of owners in relation to the number of inhabitants is in Montabaur, followed by Siegburg, Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim. In the cities mentioned, there is one BahnCard 100 holder for every 300 inhabitants. The DB generated more than 220 million euros.

According to the company, a typical Bahncard 100 holder is male, over 40 years old, lives in a metropolitan area, drives around 200 times a year and often heads for the same destinations. Another larger group of users are weekend commuters with a long distance between home and place of work or study.

Tax and data protection

If the employer provides the annual pass without the travel costs saved for the employer at least equal to the value of the Bahncard, the full amount is taxed as a pecuniary benefit . The costs of the Bahncard 100 1st class exceed the cap of 4,500 euros for the distance flat rate for trips to the workplace, although the costs actually incurred for public transport can also be applied in accordance with Section 9 (2) EStG. If the Bahncard 100 First was only procured in the previous year, the cap remains at the limit.

An electronic key ( RFID ) for DB car sharing is integrated in the card . Data protectionists criticize that the company would not adequately point out this fact. The railway does not offer a card without a chip. Among other things, the company received a Big Brother Award in 2007 for the integration of the RFID chip and the compulsion to present a photo when purchasing . Since December 2012, no photos have been printed on the Bahncard 50.

Bahncard Business

A Bahncard for bahn.corporate customers has been offered as Bahncard Business since June 12, 2011 . Since the end of 2011, benefits for corporate customers such as discounts and extended ticket redemption periods have only been possible for holders of this Bahncard. As of February 1, 2020, the Bahncard 25 Business has cost 65.50 or 131 euros (2nd / 1st class) and the Bahncard 50 Business 293 or 586 euros. In contrast to other Bahncards, there is no subscription to the Bahncard Business ; it must be re-applied for every year.

Special promotions

On various occasions, Deutsche Bahn offered special types of Bahncard 25 with limited validity at a reduced price. Unless canceled, these cards will automatically be converted into a Bahncard 25 subscription after their expiry date.

In 2014, Deutsche Bahn offered a sample Bahncard 50 for the first time. The card, valid for four months, cost 95 euros and, like a sample Bahncard 25, became an automatic subscription.

According to information from Deutsche Bahn AG, a considerable proportion of the action Bahncard holders are switching to a regular Bahncard subscription.

Special offers Bahncard 25

Surname	From	To	validity	2nd class price (1st class)	Specialty	source
World Champion Bahncard 25	April 1, 2006	June 9, 2006	until October 30, 2006	19 €	Validity depends on the success of the German team at the 2006 World Cup
Hertha BSC Bahncard 25	August 1, 2007	September 15, 2007	until January 31, 2008	29 €	Validity depends on the success of Hertha BSC in the 2007/08 Bundesliga
Environment Bahncard 25	October 1, 2007	December 8, 2007	until March 31, 2008	25 € (50 €)	All trips with green electricity
Fan Bahncard 25	April 1, 2008	June 7, 2008	until November 30, 2008	19 € (39 €)	Validity depends on the success of the German team at the European Football Championship in 2008
Sample BahnCard 25	June 14, 2009	February 28, 2010	4 months	25 €
Fan Bahncard 25	April 1, 2010	June 11, 2010	until October 31, 2010	25 € 0 €	Validity depends on the success of the German team at the 2010 World Cup . Voucher for normal price ticket buyers between April 21 and 23.
Sample BahnCard 25	August 1, 2010	December 11, 2010	4 months	25 €
Sample BahnCard 25	February 1, 2011	April 30, 2011	4 months	25 €
World Champion Bahncard 25	May 1, 2011	July 17, 2011	4 months
Sample Bahncard 25 with 100% green electricity	April 1, 2012	June 30, 2012	4 months	25 €
Sample BahnCard 25 1 + 4	August 1, 2012	September 30, 2012	4 months	29 €	Discount valid for up to four passengers
Anniversary rail card	October 1, 2012	November 30, 2012	4 months	20 €
Sample BahnCard 25	December 1, 2012	May 31, 2013	4 months	25 €
Sample BahnCard 25 1 + 4	July, 1st 2013	September 30th, 2013	4 months	29 €	Discount valid for up to four passengers
Beginners BahnCard 25	October 1, 2013	December 30, 2013	3 months	19 €
Gold Bahncard 25	1st of January 2014	February 7, 2014	4 months	25 €
Sample BahnCard 25	February 8, 2014	April 30, 2014	4 months	25 €
Winner Bahncard 25	May 1, 2014	June 26, 2014	4 months	25 €	Voucher for BahnCard 25 after the German team won the 2014 World Cup
Beginners BahnCard 25 for me & for you	September 1, 2014	December 30, 2014	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Voucher for a second entry-level BahnCard in the same service class
Sample BahnCard 25	2014	January 31, 2015	3 months	15 €
12. Mann BahnCard 25	2014	February 15, 2015	3 months	25 €
Sample BahnCard 25 1 + 4	February 1, 2015	April 30, 2015	3 months	25 € (50 €)	Discount valid for up to four passengers
Sample BahnCard 25 "Saturday Plus 1"	May 1, 2015	July 31, 2015	3 months	25 € (50 €)	Every Saturday 1 passenger can travel for free on national long-distance transport.
Sample BahnCard 25	June 8, 2015	September 30, 2015	1 month	1 jar of Nutella	Will not automatically be converted into a subscription; only 1 voucher per person
Sample BahnCard 25	August 1, 2015	January 31, 2016	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a trial BahnCard 50 for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class) and as a trial BahnCard 100 for 1249 € (2nd class) / 2249 € (1st class).
Winner BahnCard 25	April 1, 2016	June 11, 2016	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a winner BahnCard 50 for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class). Anyone who had guessed the correct 2016 European football champions when purchasing the BahnCard traveled free of charge within Germany on long-distance Deutsche Bahn services in August 2016.
Sample BahnCard 25	June 12, 2016	July 31, 2016	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a trial BahnCard 50 for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class) and as a trial BahnCard 100 for 1249 € (2nd class) / 2249 € (1st class).
Sample BahnCard 25 -for me-	August 1, 2016	December 10, 2016	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a sample BahnCard 50 -for me- for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class). Voucher for BahnCard -for you- in the same service class.
Sample BahnCard 25	December 11, 2016	January 31, 2017	3 months	16 € (32 €)	Also as a trial BahnCard 50 for 66 € (2nd class) / 132 € (1st class), and as a trial BahnCard 100 for 1249 € (2nd class) / 2249 € (1st class).
Sample BahnCard 25	1st February 2017	June 10, 2017	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a trial BahnCard 50 for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class) and as a trial BahnCard 100 for 1249 € (2nd class) / 2249 € (1st class).
BahnCard flex 25	June 11, 2017	July 31, 2017	3 months	€ 6.50 (13 €) each per month	Minimum term of three months, after which it can be canceled monthly. Also as BahnCard flex 25 for € 13 (1st class) and as BahnCard flex 50 for € 24 (2nd class) / € 50 (1st class) and as My BahnCard flex 25 for € 4.50 (2nd class) / 9 € (1st class) or as My BahnCard flex 50 for 8 € (2nd class) / 26 € (1st class)
Sample BahnCard 25	August 1, 2017	December 9, 2017	3 months	19 € (39 €)	Also as a trial BahnCard 50 for 79 € (2nd class) / 159 € (1st class) and as a trial BahnCard 100 for 1249 € (2nd class) / 2249 € (1st class).
Anniversary BahnCard 25	October 1, 2017	October 31, 2017	12 months	25 € (50 €)

World Champion Bahncard 25

On the occasion of the soccer world championship 2006 , the railway offered the world champion Bahncard 25 from April 1st to June 9th at the conditions of the Bahncard 25 for 19 euros. The validity was dependent on the success of the German national soccer team . If the national team had been eliminated in the preliminary round , the card would have been valid until the end of July. Each additional round reached extended the validity by one month - until December 31, when Germany would have become soccer world champions. Reaching the semi-finals resulted in validity until October 31, 2006. 500 instead of 250 bahn.bonus points were credited for purchasing the Bahncard .

The Weltmeister-Bahncard 25 has been sold 423,000 times (other source: 418,000 times). The planned sales were 100,000.

At the end of the card's validity, the purchase of a Bahncard 25 was offered at the regular price. If you registered by December 31, 2006, a travel voucher worth 25 euros was offered.

According to the railway, over 90 percent of the Weltmeister Bahncard customers bought a Bahncard for the first time; around 80,000 customers bought a regular Bahncard after the campaign. The marketing was accompanied by an advertising campaign with Michael Ballack , which also included a television commercial.

Between May 1 and July 17, 2011, a new edition of the Weltmeister Bahncard 25 was sold, with a four-month period of validity. In addition to the owner, four passengers received the Bahncard discount. The card has been sold more than 200,000 times.

Hertha BSC Bahncard 25

Similar to the World Champion Bahncard, the railway offered a Bahncard 25, second class, from August 1 to September 15, 2007 in cooperation with the Berlin Bundesliga club Hertha BSC . This cost 29 euros. As with the World Champion Bahncard, the validity period was dependent on the sporting success of a soccer team. For every win by Hertha BSC in the eight away games of the first half of the 2007/08 Bundesliga season, the validity is extended by one month, with a minimum validity until December 31, 2007. The maximum validity would have been until August 31, 2008. With one away win and seven away defeats, this Bahncard was valid until January 31, 2008.

Hertha BSC also offered holders of this card discounts on fan articles and admission tickets.

The Hertha-BSC-Bahncard 25 sold a total of 50,000 times.

Environment Bahncard

Variant 2005

The offer was limited to December 31, 2005.

The Umwelt-Bahncard was optionally available as Bahncard 25 or Bahncard 50 at corresponding prices and conditions. When purchasing tickets, Deutsche Bahn donates one percent of the sales generated with the card for a project to one of the three environmental organizations involved, which also exclusively sold the Umwelt-Bahncard.

When purchasing the card, you could choose between the projects “Sustainable Mobility and Climate Protection” (from BUND ), “Renaturation of the Lower Havel” (from NABU ) or “Migration for migratory birds” (from WWF ).

Variant 2007

Between October 1 and December 8, 2007, Deutsche Bahn reissued the Umwelt Bahncard 25 in a modified version. At a price of 25 euros (50 euros for 1st class) the card was valid until March 31, 2008. The function of the card corresponded to that of a normal Bahncard 25, but did not have a personalized photo of the customer. On October 1st, new bahn.bonus prizes from the nature conservation area were introduced at the same time . In contrast to the variant from 2005, no share of sales is earmarked for nature conservation projects.

Fan Bahncard 25

Variant 2008

For the 2008 European Football Championship , DB offered another special type of Bahncard 25, the Fan Bahncard 25 . At a price of 19 euros (1st class: 39 euros) the card was valid from April 1 to at least June 30, 2008. The validity of the card was extended by one month each time the German national soccer team progressed to the next round of the tournament . Had she won all of her games at the European Championship, the card would have been valid until December 31, 2008. After reaching the finals, the card was valid until November 30, 2008.

The sale of the card was limited to the period between April 1 and June 7, 2008. Around 234,000 copies were sold.

In mid-June 2010 the Federal Court of Justice dismissed a lawsuit by a consumer protection organization against the automatic transfer of the card to a regular Bahncard 25 .

Variant 2010

For the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa, DB again offered the Fan Bahncard 25 at a price of 25 euros. The original validity of the card was from April 1st to July 31st. The validity was extended by one month each time the German national soccer team progressed to the next round at the tournament. The sale of the card was limited to the period between April 1 and June 11, 2010. Due to the result of the tournament, the card was valid until October 31, 2010.

Between April 21 and 23, 2010, the company issued an order form for a free Fan Bahncard 25 to all buyers of a normal price ticket.

Trial Bahncard 25

Between June 14, 2009 and February 28, 2010, Deutsche Bahn offered a Bahncard 25 variant limited to four months as a trial Bahncard 25 . The card was only available for 2nd class at a price of 25 euros. This Bahncard was also automatically converted into a subscription. The promotion originally ran until December 12, 2009 and was later extended by the company to the end of February 2010. Between August 1 and December 11, 2010, February 1 and April 30, 2011, as well as April 1 and July 31, 2012 and December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013, additional editions of the card were sold.

From June 27 to August 31, 2014, a trial Bahncard was offered again. In addition to the Bahncard 25 for 25 euros (2nd class) or 50 euros (1st class), a corresponding variant of the Bahncard 50 for 95 euros (2nd class) or 190 euros (1st class) was offered for the first time.

Since then there have been regular offers for a trial BahnCard 25 and 50, both in 1st and 2nd class.

Sample BahnCard 25 1 + 4

From August 1 to September 30, 2012, a trial Bahncard 25 “1 + 4” was offered for the first time. At a price of 29 euros, this included the possibility of granting the Bahncard discount to up to four additional passengers compared to the earlier trial Bahncard 25 offers. From July 1 to September 30, 2013 the sample Bahncard '1 + 4' was sold again. The sample BahnCard 25 "1 + 4" is available again until April 30, 2015 . The card, which is valid for three months, grants the holder and up to four passengers a 25 percent discount on normal and saver fares and costs 25 euros in 2nd class and 50 euros in 1st class.

Sample Bahncard 25 with 100% green electricity

From April 16, 2012, Deutsche Bahn offered a trial Bahncard 25 2nd class for 29 euros. This was valid for four months and was automatically extended for another year without notice at a price of 71 euros. The four or twelve euros surcharge compared to the sample Bahncard 25 or Bahncard 25 are used by Deutsche Bahn to purchase renewable energy as traction current on the energy market and to build new ecological power plants . This accounting is based on average values. The individual journeys of the customers are not used for the determination. Around half of the environmentally friendly electricity comes from old hydropower plants from the energy company RWE and half from wind farms . Initially, the end of this campaign was scheduled for June 30, 2012. After more than 15,000 customers had purchased this Bahncard variant by June 8, 2012, this date was postponed to July 31, 2012. In total, the card was sold 31,500 times.

Anniversary Bahncard (2012)

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Bahncard program, from October 1 to November 30, 2012, Deutsche Bahn offered a special type of Bahncard 25, known as the anniversary Bahncard , at a price of EUR 20. After the four-month period of validity, it was converted into a regular Bahncard-25 subscription if it was not canceled at least six weeks before the expiry date.

Bahncard 25 mobil plus

In a pilot project running from December 9, 2012 to December 13, 2013, Deutsche Bahn introduced the Bahncard 25 mobil plus in Berlin at a price of 79 euros. This includes the functionality of a normal Bahncard 25, as well as an additional monthly credit of 15 euros with the car sharing system Flinkster , monthly credit of 10 euros with the bicycle rental system Call a Bike and use as an e-ticket in the VBB tariff area Berlin AB for environmental card holders . The Bahncard 25 mobil plus is a result of the BeMobility  2.0 research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development . Since December 14, 2013, the Bahncard 25 mobil plus has been offered again for a limited period of one year (available until December 13, 2014) at the same price, but without the e-ticket function. As in the pilot phase, the card can only be purchased directly from long-distance and some regional train stations in Berlin and from the Berlin DB Mobility Center, or by post from Bahncard Service in Frankfurt. The Bahncard 25 mobil plus expires automatically after one year and does not have to be canceled.

Beginners Bahncard 25

The beginners Bahncard 25 was offered from October 1 to December 31, 2013 . It cost 19 euros (2nd class), was valid for three months and, if it was not canceled beforehand, went into a regular Bahncard subscription.

From September 1 to December 30, 2014 the card was sold again. The card for 19 or 39 euros (1st class) is valid for three months. The price includes a voucher for another entry-level Bahncard as a gift.

Gold Bahncard 25

The Gold Bahncard 25 was offered from January 1 to February 7, 2014 . It cost 25 euros in 2nd and 50 euros in 1st class and was valid for four months. On the day after the German team won gold medals at the Winter Olympics, owners could travel free of charge on long-distance trains operated by DB AG. Like similar offers, this card was converted into a regular Bahncard 25 subscription if it is not canceled at least six weeks before the end of the term.

According to information from Deutsche Bahn, the card was sold 105,000 times, including 8,400 1st class versions. In the last week of the offer, 30,000 gold rail cards were given to customers. According to the company, around 70,000 Bahncards would be sold with comparable offers.

Due to the possibility of free travel, some media speculated that DB would make high losses with this offer. According to a DB manager, however, shortly before the end of the Olympic Games, the group assumed a balanced result for this action.

With eight gold medals from German athletes on six of the 16 days of the competition, Gold Bahncard holders could claim free rides from February 10th to 14th and on February 18th, 2014. According to DB AG counts, this option was used for around 100,000 trips.

Winner Bahncards 25

The Sieger Bahncard 25 was available from May 1 to June 26, 2014 on the occasion of the 2014 World Cup . The buyer guessed the winner of the competition; the map is printed with the corresponding national flag. If the buyer was correct, they would receive a regular Bahncard 25 free of charge for one year. The card has been sold 135,000 times. Almost half of the buyers chose Germany. Because the German national soccer team won the title , all buyers of the Sieger Bahncard 25 were allowed to use the DB long-distance trains for one day free of charge on July 15, 2014. If the card was not canceled in good time, it was converted into a regular Bahncard-25 subscription.

The Sieger BahnCard was sold from April 1 to June 11, 2016 with a validity of three months: as a BahnCard 25 it cost 19 euros or 39 euros (1st class), as the BahnCard 50 it cost 79 or 159 euros. Buyers could have the flag of a country participating in the 2016 European Football Championship printed on them. If the chosen country became European champion, the card entitles you to any number of free long-distance journeys in August 2016. 77 percent of buyers chose Germany (as of early June 2016).

12. Man Bahncard

From December 14, 2014 to February 15, 2015, a 12th man Bahncard (sic!) Was offered for 25 euros for trips in 2nd class from January 30 to May 23, 2015. In addition, a discount of 25 percent was granted on up to two admission tickets per Hertha BSC home game . Double bahn.bonus bonus points could be earned on Bundesliga match days.

BahnCard Flex

From June 11 to July 31, 2017, a card with a monthly payment was offered under the name BahnCard Flex (formerly also Aktion-BahnCard Flex ), which can be canceled monthly after a minimum term of three months. The BahnCard Flex 25 costs 6.50 euros (2nd class) or 13.00 euros (1st class) per month, the BahnCard Flex 50 costs 25 or 50 euros. For travelers up to and including 26 years of age, the card was offered as My BahnCard Flex 25 (4.50 / 9.00 euros per month) or My BahnCard Flex 50 (8.00 or 26.00 euros per month).

Jubilee BahnCard (2017)

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the BahnCard, a BahnCard 25 was sold from October 1 to 31, 2017 as an anniversary BahnCard at a price of 25 euros (2nd class) or 50 euros (1st class).

Sample BahnCard 100 65+

The "Probe BahnCard 100 65+" was offered to seniors until June 8, 2019. The scope of services corresponds to the regular sample BahnCard 100, the price reduced to 999 euros (2nd class) or 1999 euros (1st class).

"Mobility card"

Deutsche Bahn is striving to upgrade the Bahncard to a "mobility card". Bahncard holders receive discounts on hotel bookings, car rentals, car sharing , some local transport associations, international train services and other mobility-related services.

City ticket

The City-Ticket is a surcharge-free extension to include free rides in city ​​traffic in the participating cities to and from the train stations. The City-Ticket can be recognized by the addition “+ City” on the ticket - from August 2018 even without a Bahncard. This requires booking a trip of 100 km or more with at least one part of the ICE, IC or EC. The Bahncard 100 has been an annual pass in these areas since December 2004 . The super saver price tariff is not offered with a city ticket.

On December 9, 2012, the validity was extended to include trips to the departure station. Previously this only related to the destination.

By early 2008, 100 million city tickets had been issued.

Participating cities and scope

City ticket cities

date	number	Q
December 12, 2004	66
December 11, 2005	86
April 1, 2007	102
December 10, 2007	109
December 14, 2008	115
December 13, 2009	118
3rd February 2014	122
20th June 2016	124

The areas of validity of the city ticket typically include airports that are not located on the outskirts, but can extend beyond the borders of smaller cities. The Deutsche Bahn refers to the local public transport companies. For example, while the area of ​​validity in Hamburg, Munich and Cologne covers the entire city area, the city ticket in Berlin is only valid in tariff area A, which only covers around 10% of the city area.

The City-Ticket was developed on December 14, 2003 in cooperation between VDV , DB AG and the participating transport associations and introduced in 44 cities. Then other cities were added.

A city ​​ticket was offered for Frankfurt am Main back in 1995 - regardless of a Bahncard. It was included in the ticket to Frankfurt free of charge if the departure station was outside the Rhein-Main transport network and allowed a free connection on the day of travel. It was also included in special offers such as the “ Good Evening Ticket ” or savings prices. The forerunner is the VÖV bus and train network card, which since 1985 has allowed for any number of trips on the local transport company to the IC destination within the city limits.

Bahncard and bus company

Before the tariff change in 2002, the Bahncard gave you a 50% discount. Since then, many bus companies, including those of Deutsche Bahn (DB Stadtverkehr), have waived the Bahncard (generally not in tariff groups where Bahncard recognition is regulated separately) with Bahncard 25 and 50, 25% of the regular fare. The Mobility Bahncard 100 is also valid as a ticket.

This applies to the following companies: Autokraft Kiel, Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar , Kraftverkehr GmbH, Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe , Omnibusverkehr Franken , DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee , Regionalbus Augsburg , Regionalbus Braunschweig , Regionalbus Ostbayern , Regionalbus Stuttgart , Rhein-Mosel Verkehrsgesellschaft , Regionalbus Saar-Westpfalz , regional traffic Upper Bavaria , regional bus traffic southwest , Südbadenbus , Verkehrsgesellschaft Untermain , Weser-Ems-Bus, regional traffic Allgäu (VG Oberallgäu with Kleinwalsertal ). The Bahncard is also recognized in the Bentheimer Eisenbahn buses to and from the Bad Bentheim and Gronau stations . Deutsche Bahn bus companies in Saxony and Brandenburg do not accept the Bahncard.

Railplus

Since December 9, 2007, the Railplus option has been included in the price when purchasing a Bahncard 25/50 . This means that travelers with the Bahncard - which without this option were previously only recognized in Germany and for cross-border trips to Austria and Switzerland as part of the TEE Rail Alliance - generally received a 25 percent discount on cross-border trips in some European countries. The option was included in the Bahncard 100 since 2002. The discount also applies to connecting trains abroad, but not to domestic journeys .

Rail cards with the Railplus option can be recognized by the RAIL + PLUS logo on the back. Holders of this Bahncard receive the discount in cross-border traffic to Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Romania , Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia (ZSSK), Slovenia (SŽ), Spain, the Czech Republic (ČD), Republika Srpska and Hungary (only long-distance trains MÁV, GYSEV). For travelers under 26 years of age, the discount also applies in Norway and Spain and over 60 years of age also in Ireland, Spain and Norway.

Since mid-2016, RAILPLUS has not been recognized from / to border stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for example for the route Salzburg - Frankfurt or Rosenheim - Kufstein. This also applies to total rail network cards for the country of origin such as BahnCard 100 and ÖSTERREICHcard. If you book to the nearest train station (for Salzburg this is Elsbethen), you will receive the RAILPLUS discount.

The Railplus option was introduced on May 28, 2000 for 30 DM (15.34 euros). Until December 2007 the option cost 15 euros per year (Bahncard 25/50). With the Mobility Bahncard 100 and the bahn.bonus-comfort status, you received the Railplus option at no extra charge.

Since December 10, 2017, the Railplus discount has been 15 percent.

From December 2019, Railplus will no longer be recognized in Belgium.

With RAILPLUS there is no additional discount for children. They receive a 50% discount on the normal fare when abroad. BahnCard discounts, cancellation conditions and taking children with you differ from country to country.

Bahncard and DB subsidiaries as well as other railway companies

The Usedomer Bäderbahn (100% subsidiary of DB AG) only recognizes the Bahncard for journeys over 50 km. The stations of the Berlin S-Bahn GmbH (100% subsidiary of DB AG) are not all tariff points of the Deutsche Bahn. This means that it is not possible to issue a one-way ticket with a BC discount at all train stations.

On many local trains operated by private railway companies, the normal local transport tariff of Deutsche Bahn applies, including Bahncard discount, country tickets, etc.

The Bahncard is not valid on long-distance trains offered by private railway companies, such as B. in the vacation express or Flixtrain . These have their own tariffs that are independent of DB. Exceptions are sections in which these trains run as local trains (e.g. applies to sections of the Harz-Berlin-Express ).

In 2005, a Bahncard discount of 30 percent was granted on all Interconnex lines, although the operating company received no compensation for this.

Bahncard in transport associations and transport associations

In some transport associations and transport associations, the Bahncard is also recognized for journeys within the transport area. When using a BC25 or BC50 you get a 25% discount on the normal tariff of the network tariff. In networks where the rail tariff applies in parallel to the network tariff, a BC50 can offer a 50% discount on the rail tariff.

I.a. In the area of ​​the following transport associations, the use of a Bahncard can lead to a lower fare:

• Filsland Mobility Association (FMV) (only in local rail transport)
• Community tariff Vorpommern (GTV I)
• Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller Nahverkehr (HNV)
• Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV)
• KreisVerkehr Schwäbisch Hall
• Central German Transport Association (MDV) (only in DB rail transport)
• Local transport association Schleswig-Holstein (NAH.SH)
• Lower Saxony tariff (only for relations-related tickets)
• NRW tariff (only on relation-related tickets)
• Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) (only in rail transport from price level 5)
• Rhein-Mosel Transport Company (RMV)
• Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund (RNN)
• Saarland Transport Association (SaarVV)
• Verbundtarif Mittelthüringen (VMT) (from price level 2)
• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Fichtelgebirge (VGF)
• Freudenstadt Transport Association (VGF)
• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Landkreis Cham (VLC)
• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Landkreis Passau (VLP)
• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Oberallgäu
• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Rottal-Inn (VGRI)
• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) (for trips that exceed the limits of the city tariff)
• Transport Association Pforzheim-Enzkreis (VPE)
• Transport Association Trier Region (VRT)
• Transport Association Rhine-Mosel (VRM)
• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN)
• Waldshut Tariff Association (WTV)

Subscription and Cancellation

Bahncards 25 and 50 are sold by subscription . The Bahncard 100 can be purchased either as a subscription or as a single purchase. The business versions of Bahncards 25 and 50 are not sold by subscription; this also applied to the Bahncard for journalists sold until 2012.

The term of the Bahncards obtained by subscription is extended by one year if the subscription is not canceled at least six weeks before the Bahncard expires. Due to a lack of goodwill in the event of late termination, the offer may be canceled. a. called a subscription trap . In the event of price increases that relate to the subsequent Bahncards, the contractual relationship can be terminated within four weeks of notification. Only those subscribers can benefit from this extraordinary right of termination for whom this period falls within their expired notice period of six weeks. The changed conditions take effect when the new Bahncard is sent.

Subscription sales are criticized by consumer protection associations. Customers would not be sufficiently informed about the automatic extension of the term by one year when purchasing. For example, only one of nine samples in March 2010 clearly indicated the notice period. According to Karl-Peter Naumann from the Pro Bahn passenger association, complaints are decreasing .

The European Consumer Center Germany advises foreign holidaymakers in Germany who purchase a Bahncard to cancel this card as soon as the contract is concluded and to have the cancellation confirmed in writing.

Proof of the current Bahncard annual subscription can only be provided by presenting the physical Bahncard or downloading the Bahncard in the DB app. If no Bahncard can be presented in these forms for a ticket purchased with a Bahncard discount, the purchased ticket is invalid. It comes with the ticket control to a fare Acher raising the BahnCard customers, where he possibly as Dodger applies and has to pay an appropriate penalty. Deutsche Bahn does not accept any other possible proof of the annual subscription .

Organization within Deutsche Bahn

All organizational and administrative services of the Bahncard are looked after by the Bahncard Service department of DB Fernverkehr AG . Until 2008, the Bahncard service was located in Schortens ; today it is located in Frankfurt am Main as part of DB Fernverkehr .

See also

• Customer cards from railway companies

Individual evidence

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4. ↑ ^{a b} Kursbuch 1970 page 4. In: eisenbahnwelt.com , accessed on January 10, 2015.
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6. ↑ Tramps on rails . In: Nürnberger Nachrichten . March 6, 1991.
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13. ↑ ^{a b} Report more Bahncard customers . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 6/2005, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 255.
14. ↑ ^{a b c} Bahn sells more Bahncards. In: Die Welt , January 26, 2008.
15. ↑ ^{a b c d} Four millionth Bahncard customer in 2008 . In: DB Welt , November 2007 edition, p. 7.
16. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Deutsche Bahn DB Mobility Logistics: Facts & Figures 2009 . DB Mobility Logistics AG (Ed.), P. 13.
17. ↑ This is what Deutsche Bahn does for you - every day! . In: mobile . September 2011, p. 38 f.
18. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} 20 years still good: The BahnCard is celebrating its birthday. ( Memento of October 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) DB Mobility Logistics AG (Ed.), Press release of September 27, 2012.
19. ↑ Deutsche Bahn AG (Ed.): Annual Report 2012 (=  Annual Report . Volume 2012 ). 2012, ZDB -ID 2117244-4 , p. 110 ( online [PDF; accessed November 24, 2015]). Annual Report 2012 ( Memento of October 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Deutsche Bahn welcomes five millionth BahnCard customers . DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release 051/2014 of September 29, 2014.
21. ↑ Deutsche Bahn DB Mobility Logistics Facts & Figures 2014. ( Memento from October 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) DB Mobility Logistics AG (Ed.)
22. ↑ Deutsche Bahn DB Mobility Logistics Facts & Figures 2015. ( Memento from September 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) DB Mobility Logistics AG (Ed.)
23. ↑ Prices in DB long-distance traffic rise by an average of 1.3 percent at the end of the year • Long-distance traffic boss Birgit Bohle: “Moderate increase”. Press release. Deutsche Bahn, September 30, 2016, archived from the original on November 16, 2016 ; accessed on November 11, 2016 . 
24. ↑ Deutsche Bahn Facts & Figures 2016. ( Memento from March 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Deutsche Bahn AG (Ed.)
25. ^ ^{A b} Daniel Kastner, Richard Rother: Discount or Rabatz . In: The daily newspaper . March 14, 2015, ISSN  0931-9085 , p. 18-20 ( taz.de ).
26. ↑ Annual review 1992: Passenger traffic . In: Deutsche Bahn . No. 1, 1993, pp. 32-40.
27. ↑ ^{a b c} It runs and runs and runs ... In: mobile . October 2012, pp. 46–49.
28. ↑ Recognized in the association for the first time . In: ZUG , No. 4, 1995, without ISSN, p. 10.
29. ↑ ^{a b} Notification of tariff increase . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 3, 1999, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 58.
30. ↑ Saving at a distance . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 145, 2001, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 1.
31. ^ Criticism of new rail tariffs . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 285, 2002, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 18.
32. ↑ ^{a b} Klaus Ott : Bahncard 50 is a success . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 202, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 6.
33. ↑ Advertising campaign for Bahncard sales . In: Eisenbahn-Kurier , No. 370, July 2003, ISSN  0170-5288 , p. 5.
34. ↑ Bahn-Card should also be valid at MVV in the future . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 82, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 41.
35. ↑ Railway with significantly higher quarterly loss . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 117, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 19.
36. ↑ AP: Subscription: BahnCard 50 is extended - automatically. In: stern.de. November 23, 2004, accessed April 11, 2019 . 
37. ↑ Bahncard subscription can easily become a nasty trap. In: Welt.de , February 3, 2010, accessed November 6, 2013.
38. ^ AG Gengenbach, July 31, 2013 - 2 C 80/13. In: Kanzlei-hollweck.de , accessed on November 6, 2013.
39. ↑ Change of course at Deutsche Bahn in dealing with customers . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 148, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 17.
40. ↑ ^{a b} Bahn sold tickets that were too expensive . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 177, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 20.
41. ↑ Bahn corrects prices and discounts . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 150, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 1.
42. ↑ Three million Bahncard customers . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 183, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 17.
43. ↑ 200,000 train cards too late . In: n-tv online , September 1, 2007.
44. ↑ Notification VDV against Bahncard acceptance in local transport . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 1/2004, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 2.
45. ↑ message ADAC club card as a rail card . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 5/2004, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 196.
46. ↑ ^{a b} Bahncard stays with Loyalty Partner Solutions. ( Memento from February 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: One to one , January 25, 2011.
47. ↑ Bahncards will come from Bamberg in the future . In: onetoone.de .
48. ↑ Document 2007-111166-EN in the Electronic Official Journal of the European Union .
49. ↑ bahn.de is celebrating itself as Europe's leading mobility and traffic portal. In: Heise online , November 21, 2007.
50. ↑ ^{a b c d e} message New records for the railway . In: mobile . April 2008, p. 55.
51. ↑ Jörg Nießing: customer loyalty in the transport services sector. A contribution to the mode of transport choice behavior of rail travelers . Series Management and Marketing , Volume 45, Gabler Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-8349-0167-9 , S. 106 f.
52. ↑ Olaf Gersemann: No right to the Bahncard . In: Welt am Sonntag . No. 49 , December 7, 2014, ZDB -ID 1123516-0 , p. 2 ( online ).
53. ↑ Christian Schlesinger: Deutsche Bahn for students increasingly unattractive. In: Wirtschaftswoche online , December 20, 2014.
54. ↑ Olaf Krohn: Fully in the green area . In: mobile . No. 4 , April 2013, ISSN  0949-586X , p. 28-29 .
55. ^ Rudi Kübler, Hans-Uli Mayer: Südbahn comes before S 21 . In: Südwest Presse . December 16, 2014, ZDB ID 1360527-6 , p. 15 ( online ).
56. ↑ ^{a b} Nikolaus Doll: From February there will be a new discount card for the railways. In: welt.de. January 28, 2018, accessed January 31, 2017 . 
57. ↑ More rail for metropolises and regions: The largest customer offensive in the history of DB long-distance transport ( Memento from March 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release 011/2015 JK / BS of March 18, 2015.
58. ↑ ^{a b c} message The Bahncard is now available as a credit card with a photo . In: ZUG , No. 1, 1995, without ISSN, p. 9.
59. ↑ The Bahncard that can do more. In: ZUG , No. 5, 1995, without ISSN, p. 24 f.
60. ↑ Hans-Georg Ungefug: BahnCard: Not asked for as a credit card. In: The time. June 7, 1996, accessed August 12, 2012 . 
61. ↑ catch premium . In: Heilbronner Voice , September 8, 1995.
62. ↑ Heilbronn Voice , July 5, 1996.
63. ↑ Deutsche Bahn and Commerzbank start Bahncard credit card: Free ride as a welcome . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release of August 3, 2009.
64. ↑ Information and conditions for the BahnCard credit card. (PDF) In: bahn.de. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017 ; accessed on December 11, 2016 . 
65. ↑ ^{a b c d} Rail travelers now have good tickets . In: mobile . August 2003, p. 46 f.
66. ↑ Price measures in DB Passenger Traffic | Press release Deutsche Bahn AG. In: presseportal.de. Retrieved August 25, 2017 . 
67. ↑ My BahnCard 25 / 50. Deutsche Bahn AG, Passenger Transport Division, Marketing eCommerce, accessed on August 25, 2017 . 
68. ↑ Conditions for the acquisition and use of BahnCards (BahnCard). (PDF; 94 kB) DB Vertrieb GmbH, June 2, 2008, archived from the original on February 6, 2009 ; Retrieved August 12, 2012 . 
69. ↑ Print out the Bahncard at home . In: DB Welt , July / August 2008 edition, p. 7.
70. ↑ Kerstin Schwenn: The end of the anonymous train driver . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . No. 136 , June 15, 2013, ISSN  0174-4909 , p. 9 ( online ).
71. ↑ Green electricity at DB . In: DB World . No. 11 , 2015, p. 13 .
72. ↑ ^{a b} New to the “new” price system: return to the tried and tested . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 8–9 / 2003, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 338.
73. ↑ 51.50 € rounded up for clarity.
74. ↑ ^{a b c} DB prices in long-distance transport increase by an average of 3.9 percent, in local transport by an average of 2.7 percent . Press release from October 13, 2011.
75. ↑ ^{a b} DB prices in passenger transport increase by an average of 2.8 percent. ( Memento from January 21, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: deutschebahn.com , press release from September 25, 2012.
76. ^ Deutsche Bahn AG, Passenger Transport Division, Marketing eCommerce: BahnCard 25. Accessed June 8, 2020 . 
77. ^ Deutsche Bahn AG, Passenger Transport Division, Marketing eCommerce: Jugend BahnCard 25. Accessed on June 8, 2020 . 
78. ↑ New offers for changing plans . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 10/2005, p. 451.
79. ↑ For 2008, Deutsche Bahn will raise prices in 2nd class by around 2.9 percent . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release from September 25, 2007.
80. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Bahn expands functions of the Bahncard. In: Spiegel online , November 27, 2007.
81. ↑ Bahncard 25 for seniors will not be available. In: Welt online , October 4, 2008, accessed October 6, 2008
82. ↑ Deutsche Bahn AG: permanent special now also with Bahncard discount . Press release from January 23, 2009.
83. ↑ ^{a b c} DB rail prices rise by an average of 1.8 percent - Board member Ulrich Homburg: "Decision-making with a sense of proportion" . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release from October 6, 2009.
84. ↑ DB is celebrating its railroad anniversary nationwide in 16 stations . Deutsche Bahn AG (Ed.), Press release from June 22, 2010.
85. ↑ Innovations in the Bahncard offer . Deutsche Bahn AG (publisher), press release of December 13, 2010.
86. ↑ ^{a b} News in brief . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 12/2000, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 532.
87. ↑ FAQ to action "BahnCard 50 budget price" ( Memento of December 10, 2017 Internet Archive ) . Retrieved December 9, 2017.
88. ↑ More passengers on the ICE and IC: Deutsche Bahn continues to expand attractive offers ( Memento from July 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Deutsche Bahn, press release of July 5, 2016, accessed on July 6, 2016.
89. ↑ ^{a b} No more discounts . In: Die Tageszeitung (online edition), March 4, 2012.
90. ↑ Prices and information about the Bahncard . Retrieved September 14, 2010.
91. ↑ Is the DB BahnCard 100 worthwhile? In: Travel Topia. September 1, 2018, accessed November 16, 2019 . Cheating with the "black mamba". In: WirtschaftsWoche. Handelsblatt GmbH, accessed on November 16, 2019 . 
     
92. ↑ Conditions of carriage for passenger transport. (PDF; 2.0 MB) Section C.3: 3.7: Bicycles and luggage. Deutsche Bahn, November 11, 2019, p. 60 , accessed on November 16, 2019 . 
93. ↑ BahnCard 100 conditions at bahn.de, accessed on January 1, 2020.
94. ↑ ^{a b} The business card of a modern businessman . Deutsche Bundesbahn (Ed.), Six-sided Leporello, ca.1964.
95. ↑ ^{a b} Often travel at special prices . Deutsche Bundesbahn (publisher), brochure, approx. 1971 (tariff status October 1, 1971), p. 25 f.
96. ↑ ^{a b} In: Schiene , Heft 4/1997, ISSN  0932-2574 , p. 39.
97. ↑ Monthly subscription price 270 euros or 450 euros.
98. ↑ Notification Rail travel is becoming more expensive again . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 11/2004, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 491.
99. ↑ ^{a b} Dorthe Hansen: "We booked Germany" . In: mobile . May 2011, pp. 30-32.
100. ↑ DB prices for passenger transport increase by an average of 2.8 percent. ( Memento of October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Deutsche Bahn, September 25, 2012, accessed on November 17, 2012.
101. ↑ Number of BahnCard 100 owners in Germany from 2007 to 2016 Statista, accessed on December 29, 2017.
102. ^ ^{A b} Christian Schlesinger: Bahncards 100 sold at a record value . Wirtschaftswoche.de, January 13, 2018, accessed on January 15, 2018.
103. ↑ Network maps and district maps of the Reichsbahn . Reichsbahndirektion Berlin (Ed.), Brochure as of September 1, 1939, pp. 1, 4, 6, 8 f.
104. ↑ Network maps . Deutsche Bahn AG (publisher), brochure as of May 29, 1994, p. 9.
105. ↑ Michael Voß: DB Mobility Bahncard - One for all. In: Auto Bild . June 17, 2005, accessed October 7, 2019 . 
106. ↑ ^{a b} BahnCard 100 planned for seniors . In: Hamburger Abendblatt , regional edition Hamburg . No. 86 , April 13, 2013, p. 34 ( online at abendblatt.de ).
107. ↑ BahnCard 100 planned for seniors. In: Welt.de , April 13, 2013, accessed February 4, 2014.
108. ↑ Offers for seniors. In: Bahn.de , accessed on October 5, 2017
109. ↑ Passengers traveling with the Bahncard 100 are the most annoying. In: Welt online , April 28, 2012.
110. ↑ Employment law: Annual rail pass must be taxed. In: Welt online. September 29, 2007, accessed December 15, 2008 . 
111. ↑ Free Bahncard for employees: This is how the tax office sees it. In: Order of the OFD Hanover of November 16, 1992, Az, p. 2351-132-StH 2111 according to www.business-best-practice.de. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007 ; Retrieved December 15, 2008 . 
112. ↑ See the decision FG Nürnberg, 4 K 258/10 of August 11, 2011. This decision is occasionally also quoted to justify the fact that the costs of the Bahncard 100 First can only be set up to the cap. However, the taxpayer had only bought the annual pass in the previous year. As a result, he did not incur any actual costs in the tax year.
113. ↑ Award-winning snoopers. In: Deutschlandfunk. October 13, 2007, accessed December 15, 2008 . 
114. ↑ https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pressestart_zentrales_uebersicht/BahnCard-25-und-50-jetzt-auch-zehn-Prozent-guenstiger-Probe-BahnCard-schon-ab-17-90-Euro-4791818
115. ↑ ^{a b} Off into the summer: With the BahnCard 25 and 50 sample . DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release from June 18, 2014.
116. ↑ Gold medals cost the train millions. In: Mittelbayerische.de , February 13, 2014, accessed on February 14, 2014.
117. ↑ ^{a b} The Bahncard for all fans of HERTHA BSC. ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: pressrelations.de , Deutsche Bahn AG, press release from July 26, 2007
118. ↑ ^{a b} Good cards with Sascha . In: mobil , issue 10/2007, p. 72.
119. ↑ ^{a b} Deutsche Bahn AG: With the Deutsche Bahn to the European Football Championship . Press release from March 17, 2008.
120. ↑ ^{a b} Fan Bahncards for the European Football Championship sold 234,000 times . In: DB Welt , July / August 2008 edition, p. 6.
121. ↑ ^{a b} Now test the Bahncard 25 for four months . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release of June 4, 2009.
122. ↑ ^{a b} Deutsche Bahn is expanding its savings offers on December 13th . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release of December 11, 2009.
123. ↑ ^{a b} New Fan Bahncard 25 for the 2010 World Cup . Deutsche Bahn AG, press release of March 23, 2010.
124. ↑ ^{a b} Fan Bahncard 25: Promotion for new rail customers . Deutsche Bahn AG (publisher), press release from April 20, 2010.
125. ↑ ^{a b c} Test Bahncard 25 for 25 euros now for four months . Deutsche Bahn AG (Ed.)
126. ↑ ^{a b} The DB team is ready for the FIFA Women's World Cup kick-off . Press release from April 14, 2011.
127. ↑ ^{a b} Deutsche Bahn draws a positive World Cup balance . Deutsche Bahn AG (publisher), press release from July 18, 2011.
128. ^ Nutella website: "BahnCard Aktion" ( memento from June 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on June 19, 2015.
129. ↑ Winner BahnCard. ( Memento from June 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: bahn.de , accessed on June 16, 2016.
130. ↑ BAHNCARD FLEX »Cancel anytime from € 4.50 per month» All information! In: bahndampf.de. May 12, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017 . 
131. ^ ^{A b c} Michael Ilg: DB AG advertising today . In: DB Museum (Ed.): Go easy Go Bahn . Nuremberg 2008, pp. 190-200.
132. ↑ Interview with Marc Fleischhauer , Head of Customer Loyalty / Bahncard, Deutsche Bahn AG. In: Talk daily , Bahn TV , August 2, 2007, 12:15 p.m.
133. ↑ BGH gives the green light for Fan-Bahncard. In: Spiegel Online , June 17, 2010.
134. ↑ Bahn brings sample BahnCard 25 1 + 4. ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) In: The Mobility Manager , July 24, 2012.
135. ↑ New: The sample Bahncard 25 »1 + 4« . In: mobile . No. 7 , July 2013, ISSN  0949-586X , p. 25 .
136. ^ DB News . In: mobile . No. 3 , March 2015, ISSN  0949-586X , ZDB -ID 1221702-5 , p. 52 .
137. ↑ "Drive into the countryside" . In: Fairkehr , 2/2012, p. 10.
138. ↑ "Travel now with 100 percent green electricity: The Bahncard 25 sample" . Deutsche Bahn AG (publisher), press release 017/2012 of April 10, 2012.
139. ↑ Questions and answers on the Environment BahnCard 2012 offer (PDF; 351 kB) Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
140. ↑ deutschebahn.com ( Memento from January 21, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
141. ↑ https://gruen.deutschebahn.com/de/masshaben/windkraft
142. ↑ Bahn extends Probe Bahncard 25 with 100 percent renewable energies. ( Memento of July 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Deutsche Bahn AG (Ed.), Press release 036/2012 of June 8, 2012.
143. ↑ Four advantages on one card: BahnCard 25 mobil plus. ( Memento from December 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) DB Mobility Logistics AG (Ed.), Press release from December 7, 2012.
144. ↑ bahn.de ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
145. ↑ DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher): The beginner Bahncard 25 for only 19 euros !: Try it for three months and save 25 percent on every trip . Press release from September 19, 2013.
146. ↑ Beginners BahnCard 25: second BahnCard free of charge . DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release from August 20, 2014.
147. ↑ Gold BahnCard 25: free travel on the ICE and Intercity on the day after winning the gold medal . DB Mobility Logicists AG (ed.), Press release from December 17, 2013.
148. ^ Christian Schlesinger: Bahncardaktion: The expensive sympathy campaign . Wirtschaftswoche online, February 14, 2014, accessed on February 14, 2014.
149. ↑ Manuel Heckel: Ambush Marketing: The robber barons at Olympia. In: Wall Street Journal online February 7, 2014, accessed February 11, 2014.
150. ↑ Gold rush costs Deutsche Bahn millions. In: Express.de , February 14, 2014, accessed on February 20, 2014.
151. ↑ Gold medals cost the train millions. In: Mittelbayerische.de , February 13, 2014, accessed on February 20, 2014.
152. ^ Nando Sommerfeldt: Gold frenzy costs Deutsche Bahn millions every day. In: Welt.de , February 12, 2014, accessed on February 20, 2014.
153. ^ Carsten Brönstrup: Deutsche Bahn: Golden Times in the ICE. In: Tagesspiegel.de , February 20, 2014, accessed on February 20, 2014.
154. ↑ 100,000 free rail rides to Olympic gold. In: TZ.de , February 24, 2013, accessed on February 25, 2014.
155. ^ Bahn news . In: mobile . May 2014, ISSN  0949-586X , ZDB -ID 1221702-5 , p. 37 .
156. ↑ World Cup prize: Free travel for 135,000 holders of the Sieger BahnCard 25 . DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release from July 13, 2014.
157. ↑ European Football Championship 2016: Buy the winner BahnCard, bet correctly, travel one month free of charge on long-distance transport. Press release. Deutsche Bahn, March 31, 2016, archived from the original on April 3, 2016 ; Retrieved June 18, 2016 . 
158. ↑ Type correctly, drive for free . In: mobile . No. 6 , June 2016, ISSN  0949-586X , ZDB -ID 1221702-5 , p. 119 .
159. ↑ In football fever . In: DB World . No. 6 , 2016, p. 1 .
160. ↑ The 12th man BahnCard 25: become the 12th man at Hertha BSC with the new BahnCard . DB Mobility Logistics AG (publisher), press release from December 9, 2014.
161. ↑ Deutsche Bahn presents new long-distance transport offers. In: deutschebahn.com. Deutsche Bahn, May 9, 2017, archived from the original on May 12, 2017 ; accessed on May 13, 2017 . 
162. ↑ First BahnCard with a flexible term. In: deutschebahn.com. Deutsche Bahn, June 8, 2017, archived from the original on June 11, 2017 ; accessed on June 10, 2017 . 
163. ^ DB News . Free travel for three months. In: mobile . No. 2 , February 2019, ISSN  0949-586X , ZDB -ID 1221702-5 , p. 83 .
164. ↑ New accents at DB AG . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 11/2003, ISSN  1421-2811 , pp. 515-517.
165. ↑ City-Ticket is being expanded. Bahncard travelers can use buses to the starting station for free. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , December 3, 2012.
166. ↑ City-Ticket for BahnCard holders. In: bahn.de , accessed on June 20, 2016.
167. ↑ City-Ticket areas of validity in the transport associations . Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
168. ↑ Graphic representation of the tariff areas. In: Internet presence. Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), accessed on July 12, 2016 . 
169. ↑ ^{a b} Bahn starts with free feeder tickets . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 209, 2003, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 24.
170. ^ "Frankfurt (Main) City Ticket" . In: ZUG , No. 12, 1995, without ISSN, p. 57.
171. ^ Image of an additional card "Intercity-Plus" for a DB network card from 1985 on the Berlin traffic website
172. ↑ Announcement With Railplus cheaper abroad in future . In: Railway technical review . 49, No. 5, 2000, p. 270.
173. ↑ International Conditions of Carriage of Deutsche Bahn AG. (PDF) Deutsche Bahn AG, October 16, 2017, archived from the original on October 19, 2017 ; accessed on October 18, 2017 . 
174. ↑ Bahncard discount in the Inter-Connex . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 3/2005, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 106.
175. ↑ Beware of the BahnCard subscription trap. In: dmm.travel. DMM The Mobility Manager, September 22, 2012, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; Retrieved September 29, 2012 . 
176. ↑ Conditions for the acquisition and use of BahnCards (BahnCard). (see PDF link on website) Section 2.5.2. In: Conditions of carriage for persons by the companies of Deutsche Bahn AG. DB Fernverkehr AG, accessed on September 30, 2012 . 
177. ↑ Consumer protection: Bahncard subscription is not customer-friendly. ( Memento from April 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: Main Netz , March 29, 2010.
178. ↑ Philip Banse: Expensive despite half the price? - 20 years of BahnCard. Environment and consumers. In: dradio.de. Deutschlandfunk, September 28, 2012, accessed on September 29, 2012 . 
179. ↑ Bad travel souvenir: Automatic extension of the Bahncard subscription one year after a vacation in Germany. ( Memento of December 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) European Consumer Center Germany (Ed.), February 2, 2010 (PDF; 34 kB).
180. ↑ When the BahnCard was checked, the app service was not available: A police operation followed / What now? Retrieved November 24, 2019 . 

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• New rail tariffs (page 5 describes the history of the discount passes up to today's Bahncard; PDF; 224 kB)
• City ticket. DB Vertrieb GmbH, accessed on August 12, 2012 .