Deutsche Bahn announced it will keep ICE ticket prices stable for twelve months starting May 1. CEO Evelyn Palla revealed this in Bild am Sonntag. It marks the second year without the usual December price hike in long-distance services.
Deutsche Bahn passengers will be spared long-distance fare hikes for the next twelve months. "From May 1, we will keep ICE ticket prices stable for one year," said CEO Evelyn Palla in Bild am Sonntag.
In past years, the company regularly raised long-distance prices around the mid-December timetable change, most recently increasing Flexpreise by an average of 5.9 percent at the end of 2024. The hike was skipped last year as well. Half a year ago, Palla announced a "restart": "Restart at Deutsche Bahn means taking more responsibility and setting new priorities. The top priority now: running trains, running trains, running trains, and ensuring people in Germany can afford to travel."
While Deutsche Bahn operates long-distance services with ICE, Intercity, and Eurocity on its own account, transport associations set regional train prices. Many raised fares at the turn of the year: VBB by 6 percent, with a single S-Bahn ring ticket now at 4 euros. Similar increases occurred in VRR (nearly 5 percent), Bremen/Lower Saxony (5.1 percent), and Munich (nearly 4 percent). The nationwide Deutschlandticket rose to 63 euros.
