• You can buy tickets online through various apps or websites. (This will more than likely be day-tickets, allowing you to travel locally or regionally for one day.)

• Buying directly from the bus driver, is ideal if you rarely commute with the bus. Some things to keep in mind:

  • You can only pay cash for your tickets.

  • There are different tickets you can buy, such as the typical one trip ticket or even, day, or week tickets.

Before stepping into the bus, allow passengers to step out of the bus first. This is a common practice in Germany.

You may sit anywhere on the bus. However, there are special seats dedicated to those with disabilities and the elderly, they are clearly marked out. If you happen to be sitting on one of these, always give up your seat so that a person who is entitled to it may sit.  

Most buses should have screens showing the next stop, as well as the following stops thereafter. It is also common for callouts to be made for every stop

• NOTE - Some of the screens in the buses might not be operational, so always make sure to know your stops and don’t solely rely on the screens and callouts.

There are “STOP” buttons for you to press. Pressing these will alert the driver that you would like to get off at the next stop.

Every bus stop in Germany should have a timetable nearby. Here you can find out:

• Which buses make their stops there.

• At what intervals the buses arrive.

Usually on the opposite side of the street, you will find another bus stop. Buses traveling in the opposite direction will stop here.

• If you need to return to your original start destination, it’s easier to just cross the street and take a bus from there.