Climate ticket
Where can I buy the Austria-wide or a regional climate ticket?
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Free "KlimaTicket Ö18": From July 1, 2024, young adults will be entitled to a one-off free "KlimaTicket Ö" on the occasion of their 18th birthday. Anyone who has celebrated or will celebrate their 18th birthday from 1 January 2024 and is resident in Austria is eligible. They have three years from their birthday to redeem their ticket.
General information
The "KlimaTicket Ö" (Austria Climate Ticket) is accepted on all public transport throughout Austria for one year. It is valid for standard public transport services (state and privately-run rail services, inner-city transport services and routes run by transport associations), either within a given region, across multiple regions, or across Austria, depending on the individual ticket. Tourist offers such as Schneebergbahn are excluded.
They can be purchased at → klimaticket.at as well as at points of sale for all participating transport associations and companies. The standard price of a "Klimaticket Ö" is 1,095 Euro (from January 1, 2025: 1,179.30 Euro). Concessions are offered for people up to and including 25 years of age and those over the age of 65, well as for people with mobility difficulties. Special offers also apply to families. The digital KlimaTicket Ö can be displayed in the apps of ÖBB, WESTbahn and Wiener Linien.
When purchasing online, the earliest possible start of validity of the "KlimaTicket Ö" is 15 days after purchase. The ticket purchased at a service point can already be valid from the date of purchase. In both cases, however, the "KlimaTicket Ö" can be purchased a maximum of one month before the desired start of validity.
All basic military and civilian servants can travel free of charge throughout Austria with the "Klimaticket".
Advice
Employers have the option to buy "Klimatickets" for their employees tax-free as a preferential public transport ticket (tax-free weekly, motnly and annual tickets)German text or to reimburse their employees for the full purchase price, again tax-free. A requirement for the KlimaTicket is that the place of residence or work is in Austria.
Regional "Klimatickets"
In addition to the "KlimaTicket Ö", which is valid for the whole of Austria, Austria's individual provinces can also issue their own "Klimatickets", valid in one or more named provinces. Annual season tickets valid in specific provinces are already available.
Regional "Klimatickets" at a glance
- KlimaTicket OÖ (→ OÖVV)German text (for Upper Austria)
- KlimaTicket VOR (→ VOR)German text (for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland)
- KlimaTicket VMOBIL (→ Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg)German text (for Vorarlberg)
- KlimaTicket Steiermark (→ Verkehrsverbund Steiermark)German text (for Styria)
- KlimatTicket Salzburg (→ Salzburg Verkehrsverbund)German text
- KlimaTicket Kärnten (→ Verkehrsverbund Kärnten)German text (for Carinthia)
- KlimaTicket Tirol (→ VVT)German text (for Tyrol)
The costs of Klimatickets or annual season tickets vary between provinces. Advance sales may begin (or have begun) prior to the official start dates for the relevant scheme.
Tip
Holders of the "KlimaTicket Ö" can claim compensation if repeated delays or cancellations occur on the rail transport companies used (with the exception of urban transport and non-networked branch lines) during the period of validity of the ticket. Further information on → passenger rights and compensation can be found at klimaticket.at.
Further links
- klimaticket.at (→ One Mobility Ticketing)German text
- Klimaticket (→ BMK)German text
- Switching to the KlimaTicket Ö (→ ÖBB)German text
- KlimaTicket (→ Westbahn)German text
- Rules on employers covering the cost of tickets on public transport (→ BMF)German text
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