Terms and conditions

The Semesterticket is available for all properly enrolled students of the participating universities. It is paid out of the semester fee. It is funded collectively by all students according to the solidarity model.

Participating Hochschulen:

• Kiel | CAU
• Kiel | FH (UAS)
• Kiel | Muthesius Kunsthochschule (Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design)
• Lübeck | Uni
• Lübeck | TH (UAS)
• Lübeck | Musikhochschule (Academy of Music)
• Flensburg | Europa-Universität
• Flensburg | Hochschule (UAS)

Note: At the FH Westküste (Heide), the student body decided not to participate; however, it is possible to participate at a later date.

Exceptions to the group of beneficiaries

The following are excluded from the Semesterticket:

• Guest auditors,
• Students in distance, online and evening courses of study,
• Students in extra-occupational programs, provided that they are not full-time students and therefore their primary occupation is not studying,
• Students of the Kiel University of Applied Sciences in the Faculty of Agriculture.

Students who do not receive the Semesterticket are exempted from paying the Semesterticket contribution.

Furthermore, it is possible for special groups of people to be reimbursed for their contribution to the Semesterticket or - if they are not part of the group of beneficiaries - to voluntarily acquire the Semesterticket.

• The Semesterticket is issued for the duration of each semester. It must be reordered for every semester.
• The Semesterticket's validity period results from the corresponding entry on the ticket. It is valid from the first to the last day of the semester; earlier validity, e.g. for preparatory courses that take place before the semester starts, is not possible. Even if you are in possession of the Semesterticket before the beginning of the semester, it is only valid from the first day of the semester.
• The Semesterticket is valid around the clock during its period of validity, without time restrictions – even before the official start of courses and in the semester break.
• The Semesterticket's validity ends prematurely when students change their status, for example in case of reimbursement in justified cases or premature exmatriculation.

The Deutschlandticket applies throughout Germany

• in all local trains (RE, RB) in the 2nd class,
• in all public buses (city buses and regional buses),
• on tram,
• on undergrund trains (U-Bahn),
• on suburban trains (S-Bahn).

Important note: The Deutschlandticket does not apply in long-distance trains (e.g. ICE, IC, EC, D, Flixtrain, Sylt Shuttle plus) and long-distance bus routes (e.g. Flixbus, airport bus KIELIUS).Special conditions of the Deutschlandticket in the state of Schleswig-Holstein:

• The Deutschlandticket is also valid on all local trains that are not operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB), such as AKN, erixx, NBE, neg, Arriva.
• On train line RB 66 Niebüll - Tønder (Denmark), the Deutschlandticket is valid to Tønder St. station and back.
• The Deutschlandticket is also accepted on bus services on the North Sea islands of Sylt, Föhr, Amrum and Pellworm, but not on the ferrys to and from the islands.
• When using bus services on demand, e.g. LÜMO in Lübeck, the operator may request a comfort surcharge. The on demand service SMILE 24 can be used without surcharge.
• The Deutschlandticket does not on sightseeing buses and mueseum railways. 

Using of the Deutschlandticket on ferries:

• The Deutschlandticket is valid on the ferries in Kiel, operated by Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK).
• The Deutschlandticket is valid on the Priwall ferries in Lübeck for travel as a pedestrian.
• The Deutschlandticket is valid on the harbour ferries in Hamburg.
• Ferry services to and from the North Sea islands are not included in the Deutschlandticket.

The Deutschlandticket-Semesterticket is issued with a uniform discount of 40 percent on the regular price of the Deutschlandticket:

• At the Deutschlandticket price of 49,– Euro per month, this corresponds to 29,40 Euro per month for the Deutschland-Semesterticket, that is 176,40 Euro per semester.
• If the price of the Deutschlandticket is 58,– Euro per month, this corresponds to 34,80 Euro per month for the Deutschland-Semesterticket, that is 208,80 Euro per semester.

The applicable price is collected via the university's semester fee.

By the way: The new price of the Deutschland-Semesterticket will be charged from the winter semester 2025/2026.

By decision of the governments, the Deutschlandticket –and therefore also the Deutschland-Semesterticket– is a digital ticket that we provide as mobile phone ticket for your smartphone.

• Download the current version of the NAH.SH app for Android (from version 8.0) and iOS (from version 14.5) to your smartphone. Your mobile ticket will be provided there.
• Only one Deutschlandticket can be used on each smartphone at a time. It is not possible to load multiple Deutschlandtickets onto the same device.

 How to load and order the Semesterticket

If you use a Huawei smartphone, you have the option of loading the mobile ticket into the DB Navigator app from the Huawei AppGallery. This is how it works: You order the mobile ticket as described. After ordering, load the ticket into the DB Navigator (select the „Travel“ menu item and then the plus symbol). There can be no guarantee that this method will work permanently.

We ask for your understanding that we are not allowed to issue the Deutschlandticket as a paper ticket due to legal requirements.

If you cannot use the mobile ticket with your smartphone, please contact your AStA.

The Deutschlandticket lets you take children with you: When accompanied by a Deutschlandticket, children up to and including 5 years of age are transported free of charge.

Note: Children up to and including 14 years travel in the SH-Tarif for the reduced single fare (single ticket child).

Taking a dog is not included in the Deutschlandticket; the regulations of the transport association in which you are travelling apply. Within the area of validity of the Schleswig-Holstein-Tarif (SH-Tarif):

• On local trains dogs that are small (up to the size of a domestic cat), harmless and kept in closed containers can be transported free of charge.
• Otherwise, a 2nd class single ticket children must be purchased to take a dog with you. It is valid for a single journey on the selected route.

Bicycle transport is not included in the Deutschlandticket; the regulations of the transport association in which you are travelling apply. Note that transport is only possible if there is enough capacity, it cannot be guaranteed. Buggies and wheelchairs have priority.
Tip: Rent a bike at your destination. This makes the journey more relaxed!

Would you still like to take your bicycle with you? Within the area of validity of the Schleswig-Holstein-Tarif (SH-Tarif) these regulations apply:

• The bicycle day ticket (Fahrradtageskarte) entitles the holder to take a bicycle as many times as desired along the selected route (in both directions) on the specified date until 6am the following day.
• This ticket is also available as a network ticket for the entire SH-Tarif network.
• For short journeys (below price class 4) by bus, the inexpensive single bicycle ticket (Fahrradeinzelkarte) is available for single trips.

Available in buses, at ticket machines and ticket offices (Map), as printticket in the webshop or on your smartphone with the NAH.SH-App.Good to know:

• Always park your bicycle in the specially-marked compartments. If these are not available, please use the entrance areas and areas with fold-up seats. Secure your bicycle during the journey.
• Only two-wheel, one-seat, non-motorised bicycles may be taken onboard. Electric bicycles (e-bikes) of a similar type may also be taken onboard.
• Foldable bicycles that can be stowed like hand luggage may be taken free of charge. The same applies to foldable scooters (max. suitcase size).
• For safety reasons, the use of e-scooters is prohibited on bus services and ferries in Kiel.

If you are travelling beyond Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, the Deutschlandtarif bicycle day ticket is the right offer for your bike. It is valid throughout Germany on local trains. It is available at ticket machines and ticket office at railway stations.

Using 1st class on trains is not included in the Deutschlandticket; the regulations of the transport association in which you are travelling apply. Within the area of validity of the Schleswig-Holstein-Tarif (SH-Tarif):

• You can use 1st class if you pay the required supplement. To do this, you purchase a supplementary ticket (Übergangskarte) for each journey before you start. The price of the supplementary ticket is the difference between the regular 2nd class fare and the 1st class fare.
• Please note that the supplementary ticket is only valid on the selected route. Therefore, you will need a new supplementary ticket for each journey on which you use 1st class.
• Supplementary tickets are available at ticket machines, as mobile ticket with the DB Navigator and at the DB Reisezentrum.

Note: Supplementary tickets are also available as a monthly ticket or as a season ticket. Monthly tickets are available at ticket machines and at the DB Reisezentrum; subscriptions for the transition to 1st class can be booked at the DB Reisezentrum, even for routes operated by railway companies that are not part of the DB Group. Please note that these supplemetary tickets are also only valid on the selected route.

For the former Semesterticket Schleswig-Holstein, the ASten had partially special agreements for extended validity. Please note that these additional services no longer apply to the Deutschland-Semesterticket:

Lübeck | Uni
Lübeck | TH (UAS)
Lübeck | Musikhochschule (Academy of Music)
Free transport of a bicycle on the Priwall ferries of Stadtwerke Lübeck Mobil GmbH is no longer included in the Semesterticket.

Flensburg | Europa-Universität
Flensburg | Hochschule (UAS)
Taking an additional person with you free of charge on Flensburg city transport in the evenings and on weekends is no longer included in the Semesterticket. However, any number of children unter the age of 6 can be taken along free of charge at any time.

In the event of disruptions in rail transport, statutory passenger rights in accordance with the regulation 2021/782 of the European Union apply to users of the Deutschlandticket. Rail transport includes all trains, irrespective of which railway company they are operated by, except subways (U-Bahn). The disruption must have occured in rail transport when using the Deutschlandticket. For example, the following rules do not apply if the late arrival at the destination station ...

• is due to a prior delay of a bus, or
• to a prior delay of another train for which a separate ticket has been purchased, e.g. when traveling by long-distance train from the south to Hamburg and subsequent use of the Deutschlandticket for the onward journey.
• This also applies in the opposite direction: If the Deutschlandticket is used first and a separate ticket is purchased for the onward journey from Hamburg, the regulations do not apply to any loss of connection in Hamburg, as in this case each ticket represents a separate contract.

Compensation in the case of late arrival at the destination station

Deutschlandticket users are entitled to compensation in accordance with statutory passenger rights:

• In the event of a delay at the entire route's destination station of 60 minutes or more due to train delay, missed connecting trains or train cancellations, the amount of the lump sum for season tickets is 1,50 Euro per individual case.
• Compensation amounts of less than 4,00 Euro will not be paid. Thus, you must be affected by at least three relevant delays per semester.
• A maximum of 25 % of the ticket value will be paid out overall.

Railway companies are not obliged to pay compensation if the disruption occurred as a direct consequence of or in inseparable connection with one of the following events:

• extraordinary circumstances external to railway operations, e.g. natural disasters,
• behaviour of a third party, e.g. emergencies on the train, persons on the tracks, law enforcement measures, sabotage, cable theft.

Note: Strikes are not considered exceptional circumstances.

Application for compensation:

1.) Fill out the passenger rights form
For each individual journey with a delay of 60 minutes or more, a passenger rights form must be completed. The passenger rights form is available on the train from the conductor, at the DB information desk and in the DB Travel Centers as well as online at this link.You are advised to submit one claim for all cases of delay at the end of the semester. Claims can be asserted retroactively for up to one year.

2.) Provide proof
The passenger rights form must be accompanied by a copy of the Semesterticket Schleswig-Holstein. Otherwise compensation is not possible. When using the mobile ticket, please enclose a printout of the third page of your personal mobile phone ticket (sample) instead. Please note that the term of the semester ticket includes the date of the journey for which you are applying for compensation.

3.) Submit documents
Is everything complete? Then you can submit the documents at a DB Travel Center and the DB information desk or send them by post to the Servicecenter Fahrgastrechte, 60647 Frankfurt/Main. The application will be processed within one monthFor further information on statutory passenger rights in rail travel see www.fahrgastrechte.info (german).

Continuing with another train

The Deutschlandticket is an offer with a significantly reduced fare within the meaning of § 3 Eisenbahnverkehrs-Verordnung (EVO). Therefore, in the event of a cancellation or delay, there is no entitlement to free onward travel on long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EC, Sylt Shuttle Plus), unless these alternative trains are free for use with the Deutschlandticket by announcements or displays.

Passenger rights in the event of disruptions to bus services

In bus transport, the statutory passenger rights do not give rise to any compensation claims, as a scheduled journey time of at least three hours must be achieved by bus.

• Fare conditions Deutschlandticket (german)
• Privacy policy for ordering the Semesterticket (german)

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