9.2.1 Out and about in Berlin with the semester ticket

Since 2003, the purchase of a semester ticket for public transport in Berlin and the surrounding area has been mandatory for all students of Humboldt-Universität. Students are required to pay for the ticket when they register or renew their registration (► 5.1.4). After payment of all fees and dues for the new semester, students will receive their Campus Card.

The Campus Card also functions as a semester ticket (Semesterticket) on public transport. We recommend that you have it issued with a passport photo so that you can use it on public transport without an additional photo ID. The semester ticket can be used in the ABC local transport zones operated by the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Consortium (VBB) for an unlimited number of journeys. In addition, a passenger may take along children up to the age of six, luggage, a dog, a baby buggy or pram and a bicycle without any additional charge.

Students in need are entitled to apply for a subsidy towards the cost of the semester ticket. In some cases, the subsidy may cover up to 100% of the cost. Students who have been reimbursed in full may also apply to the Humboldt Language Centre to have the tuition fees for language courses waived.

Further information, the application forms and the current office hours can be found at: www.refrat.de/semtix/wordpress/en

Documents required in support of a subsidy application must be handed in to the semester ticket office before the deadline to renew registration (► 6.4.5.1). 

For more detailed information:

Semester Ticket Office at Humboldt-Universität
Unter den Linden 6, room 1050
10117 Berlin

Phone: (+49 30) 20 93-70 296
E-mail:  semtix@refrat.hu-berlin.de