General information

The transportation ticket for the public transport system in Hamburg is called HVV ticket. HVV is "Öffentlicher Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH & Co." and means Hamburg public transportation corporation.

With the so-called semesterticket, the means of transport of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) can be used at a lower price.

With the semester ticket you are able to make use of all public transportation in greater Hamburg area (fare rings ABCDE) at any time. This includes use of the Metro-Bus, Subway (U-Bahn) / Rapid train (S-Bahn) and the regional trains (2^nd class). In order to use the bus lines 31 to 49 (express buses) as well as for the use of the first class compartments in regional trains you will need to pay an additional fee before boarding.

Please note that the use of the IC, EC or ICE trains is not included in the semester ticket. You can find information about how to travel with HVV here.

Offer for PhD students

PhD students are charged the reduced student rate of € 222 (for 6 months) for a semesterticket. Usually all PhD students make use of this offer as the semesterticket is very cheap compared to regular tickets. Therefore please only inform us in case you would not like to receive the ticket.

You will receive an invoice by KLU accounting about the amount of the ticket. Please note that it is only possible to get a ticket for the whole semester period (either 01.03.-31.08. or 01.09.-28.02.).

Please find more information on the HVV website.

More information

Please find more information about the transportation ticket as well as other important information (about visa, residence permit, health insurance) in our FAQs. Kindly note that not all information may be relevant for you as you are starting as a PhD student and not as a BSC or MSC student at KLU. In case of any further questions, you can always get in touch with our Student Services Team.