Länder-Tickets
Transportation within an individual Land is governed by an enterprise set up for that purpose within the state. Each of the Länder offers a discount day ticket. These tickets, which are valid for 2-5 people and cost between €26 and €33, can be a considerable savings if you are willing to travel in 2nd class on regional trains. These Länder tickets:

• Are valid in 2nd class on all regional transport of the Bahn (IRE, RE, RB, S-Bahn) in that Land. Are also valid for all transport (S-Bahn, U-Bahn, streetcars, and buses) of most Verkehrversbünd (transit districts, such as MVV in Munich) within the land.
• Are valid for up to 5 peope traveling together independent of age, or for parent(s) or grandparent(s) with all of their children or grandchildren under 15 years of age.
• In some Länder, a discount Single ticket is also available.
• Are valid from 9 am on weekdays, or from midnight on weekends and holidays, until 3 AM the following morning.
• Can be purchased online from the BahnShop (in German only), at all Bahn (red/white/blue) ticket automats in Germany, at all Nahverkehr (blue/white) ticket automats, sometimes at a ticket automat for the local Verkehrsverbund, or over the counter for an additional €2 for personal service.
• One person in the group must sign the ticket and be with the group at all times.

Länder-Ticket Summary Effective for 2009

Land	up to 5 people	Single avail?	Includes
Bavaria	€28,00	€20,00
Baden-Württemberg	€28,00	€19,00
Rheinland-Pfalz	€27,00	€19,00	Saarland
Hessen	€30,00	NO
NordRhein-Westfalen	€33,00	€23,50
Niedersachsen	€28,00	€20,00	Hamburg, Bremen
Schleswig-Hostein	€30,00	NO	Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	€30,00	NO
Brandenburg	€26,00	NO	Berlin
Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen	€28,00	€19,00

Further, within Germany there are transit districts, or Verkehrverbünden, to govern transport around a city or region. Most of the Verkehrsverbünden also offer group day tickets at a considerable savings. These tickets can normally be purchased only in that Verkehrsverbund from automaten of the Verkehrsverbund, from Nahverkehr (blue/white) automaten, from ticket counters, or on the buses. In some cases, where there is a transition area, such as Würzburg, which in in the Main-Franken Verkehrsverbund, but the area is shared with the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar, you might have to buy the VRN day ticket in the DB Reisezentrum.

Although normal Bahn train tickets are checked and cancelled on board by a conductor, the Verkehrsverbünd often sell tickets that must be cancelled before or when boarding the vehicle. These tickets can be identified by the words "Hier entwerten" printed on the end where they must be cancelled. There are cancelling machines as you enter an S-/U-Bahn station and on the streetcars. You can be fined if our ticket is not properly cancelled.

The next page has a map with links to the various Länder.