SingleTicket
Quick and easy from A to B.
Do you only travel by bus and train occasionally? Then the best way to travel is with a one-way ticket. Children aged 6 to 14 pay half price, children under 6 pay nothing. But older people can also save money: When you buy tickets via the VRS app, you get a discount of around 3%.
| Price levels | adults | Children (6-14 yrs.) | 1st class supplement** | ||
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| K* | 2,71 € | 1,35 € | - | ||
| 2,80 € | 1,40 € | - | |||
| 1a | 3,10 € | 1,55 € | 1,55 € | ||
| 3,20 € | 1,60 € | 1,60 € | |||
| 1b | 3,68 € | 1,84 € | 1,84 € | ||
| 3,80 € | 1,90 € | 1,90 € | |||
| 2a | 3,78 € | 1,84 € | 1,94 € | ||
| 3,90 € | 1,90 € | 2,00 € | |||
| 2b | 4,94 € | 2,42 € | 2,52 € | ||
| 5,10 € | 2,50 € | 2,60 € | |||
| 3 | 6,59 € | 3,20 € | 3,29 € | ||
| 6,80 € | 3,30 € | 3,40 € | |||
| 4 | 10,18 € | 4,85 € | 5,14 € | ||
| 10,50 € | 5,00 € | 5,30 € | |||
| 5 | 14,35 € | 6,69 € | 7,17 € | ||
| 14,80 € | 6,90 € | 7,40 € | |||
| 6 | 18,04 € | 9,02 € | 9,02 € | ||
| 18,60 € | 9,30 € | 9,30 € | |||
| 7 | 22,11 € | 10,86 € | 11,05 € | ||
| 22,80 € | 11,20 € | 11,40 € | |||
Status: 01.01.2026
* Short distance (boarding plus up to four additional stations)
** The 1st class price is a surcharge on the fare and applies per person and journey.
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One-way tickets have a limited period of validity. As soon as the ticket is validated, it is valid as follows, depending on the price level:
- 20 minutes for short-distance travel,
- 90 minutes in price level 1,
- 120 minutes in price level 2,
- 180 minutes in price levels 3 and 4,
- 360 minutes in price levels 5, 6 and 7.
At the end of these times, the journey must be completed. (Exception: timetable or operational reasons, e.g. longer transfer times, delays, etc.).
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The one-way ticket is valid for one journey within the selected price level. Within the period of validity, you can interrupt your journey as often as you like and change trains - only return journeys and round trips are not possible.
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The one-way ticket can be used on the following means of transport:
- Bus lines, tram, city and subway lines
- RegionalBahn and RegionalExpress lines
(Cannot be used in the "short-haul" price category.) - Express bus lines
(Cannot be used in the "short-distance" fare category. An express bus supplement is also required for the SB 60 express bus line).
- Bus lines, tram, city and subway lines
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Childrenup to the age of 5 travel free of charge on buses and trains. Children who do not yet attend school also always travel free of charge, even if they are already 6 years old. Children between the ages of 6 and 14 travel with discounted single and 4-person tickets at the children's rate.
You can take your dog with you free of charge on the VRS. Please make sure that a dog is always accompanied by a suitable person - and, depending on the breed, wears a muzzle. The seats are reserved for people. All animals must adhere to this.
To take a bicycle with you on a one-way ticket, you need a bicycle ticket. It costs the same for every journey within the VRS network - no matter how far you travel.
Maßgeblich für die genauen Leistungen und Preise aller Tickets sind die Beförderungsbedingungen Nahverkehr NRW und die Tarifbestimmungen des VRS.
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You can easily get VRS tickets as HandyTickets in the VRS app: Here you can quickly and easily find the right connection, buy the right ticket - and even save money.