Tickets & Fares
Berlin fare zones A, B, and C
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In Berlin, Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) fares apply.
The fare area of the Transportation Association Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) covers the federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg including their rural districts and the cities of Brandenburg such as Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder) and Potsdam. Although the VBB fare area is divided into several zones, it provides one structure, a uniform assortment of tickets, the same conditions of transport and fare regulations as well as one information system.
For Berlin and Brandenburg’s cities, tariff areas are defined and divided into tariff zone A, B, and C. Tariff zone C also belongs to the county of the respective cities except for the city of Potsdam which belongs to Berlin’s tariff zone C.
Information to the tariff zones Berlin A, B and C
The Berlin tariff area is subdivided into zones A, B and C.
Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the urban rail ring
Zone B: outside the urban rail ring up to the city boundary
Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around the State of Berlin), including the City of Potsdam
What is the VBB?
The "Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg" (VBB) is an association of 42 public and private transport companies in Berlin and Brandenburg.