Want to use public transport in the city of Dresden? You will need a valid tram or bus ticket for every journey.
As an asylum seeker, you are entitled to the Dresden-Pass, allowing you to buy tickets at a discount. To apply for a Dresden-Pass, go in person to Dresden city council, to the Dresden Pass department at the Social Security Office (Sozialamt). To do so, first fill in the application forms you can find at the City of Dresden’s Bürgerbüros or at www.dresden.de/dresden-pass. You can then send the forms by post or by e-mail to dresden-pass@dresden.de or bring them in person to Junghansstraße 2.
Holders of the Dresden-Pass receive the following discounts:
Ticket
Valid
Price for Dresden-Pass holders a month
Deutschlandticket
valid for 2nd-class local public transport throughout Germany
including (among others): trams, regional and municipal buses/coaches, IRE, RE, RB and rapid-transit S-Bahn trains, most ferries and underground railways
not including (among others): RE trains operated by DB Fernverkehr AG; any ICE, IC or EC trains, Flixtrain, Flixbus or some special services such as Dresden’s hillside railways or the lift in Bad Schandau
comes as a smartcard
available as a subscription, can be cancelled on a monthly basis by the 10th of the last month you use it
non-transferable; can only be used by the subscriber
does not include accompanying people, dogs or bikes
no discount on MOBIbike and MOBIcar use
€37.70
Plus Mitnahme supplementary pass
only valid with a Deutschlandticket
valid in the VVO network
entitles you to travel with one dog or one bicycle at any time and
with one accompanying adult and up to four schoolchildren aged below 15 from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and public holidays
€7.48
Plus MOBI supplementary pass
only valid with a DVB Deutschlandticket
you can use a MOBIbike free of charge for the first 30 minutes, and you get a full 50 per cent off the standard charge from the 31st minute
when using a MOBIcar you do not have to pay the returnable deposit, up-front fee or monthly service fee
€5.20
Subscriber’s monthly pass at pricing level A1
only valid in Dresden fare zone
other Dresden Pass holders can borrow it
entitles you to travel in the Dresden fare zone with one accompanying adult and up to four schoolchildren aged below 15 from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and public holidays
you can travel with a dog or a bike at any time
you can use a MOBIbike free of charge for the first 30 minutes, and you get a full 50 per cent off the standard charge from the 31st minute
The subscription is a contract between us and the Dresden Pass holder and lasts a minimum of one month. The social security office discount automatically applies until your Dresden Pass runs out or until you cancel the subscription. You can cancel the subscription on a monthly basis by the 10th of the last month you use it.
comes as a smartcard
€46.67
Monthly pass price level A1 (Dresden fare Zone)
buy from the machines
only valid in Dresden fare zone
other Dresden Pass holders can borrow it
you can travel with a dog or a bike at any time
€65.20
Subscriber’s monthly pass at pricing level B
valid in Dresden fare zone + another fare zone
other Dresden Pass holders can borrow it
entitles you to travel in the Dresden fare zone + another fare zone with one accompanying adult and up to four schoolchildren aged below 15 from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and public holidays
you can travel with a dog or a bike at any time
you can use a MOBIbike free of charge for the first 30 minutes, and you get a full 50 per cent off the standard charge from the 31st minute
The subscription is a contract between us and the Dresden Pass holder and lasts a minimum of one month. The social security office discount automatically applies until your Dresden Pass runs out or until you cancel the subscription. You can cancel the subscription on a monthly basis by the 10th of the last month you use it.
comes as a smartcard
€80.27
Four-ticket pass for Dresden Pass holders
buy from the machines
valid in the VVO network (one section per fare zone; for multiple zones, stamp in multiple sections)
€9.15
Prices valid from July 1, 2025
You can buy tickets with a Dresden-Pass discount here:
Please show your Dresden-Pass when buying the ticket. When travelling on our vehicles, you need to take both your valid ticket and your Dresden-Pass with you and show both to the inspector during a ticket inspection. Without a valid ticket, your journey is unpaid, and you will have to pay a penalty fare of at least 60 euros.
Please note that the first time you travel with your monthly pass, you need to stamp it once in one of the on-board orange machines. With 4-ticket passes, stamp each section once.
