ÖPNV (Local public transport)
In some university towns (Erfurt, Gera, Jena, Nordhausen and Weimar) the semester ticket also includes regional public transport. The semester ticket is then also valid as a local transport ticket.
In public transport (tram and bus), children under the age of eight are transported free of charge and must be accompanied by an adult until they start school (first day of school). From school enrolment up to and including 14 years of age, children can use Kinder-Einzelfahrt (single ticket for children), Kinder-Einzelfahrt BahnCard (single ticket for children BahnCard) and Kinder-4-Fahrtenkarte (ticket for four tram rides for children). School-age children can also use the following: weekly travel pass for school-age children and apprentices, monthly travel pass for school-age children and subscription monthly travel pass for school-age children and apprentices.
Students of the two state universities in Erfurt are entitled to use the services of EVAG (Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG, public transport company) free of charge with their semester ticket on all routes/lines in tariff zone 10. An additional ticket must be purchased to take bicycles on EVAG buses and trams. Route maps, timetables and further information are available at www.evag-erfurt.de.
Students of the Gera-Eisenach Cooperative State University (DHGE) at the Gera campus can use the services of the Gera public transport company free of charge with their semester ticket on all routes in tariff zone 40. An additional ticket must be purchased to take bicycles on the buses and trams of the Gera public transport company. Route maps, timetables and further information are available at www.gvbgera.de.
Students at the Jena universities may use the services of the Jena public transport system free of charge with their semester ticket on all routes in tariff zone 30. An additional ticket must be purchased for taking bicycles on the buses and trams of Jena's public transport system. Route maps, timetables and further information are available at www.nahverkehr-jena.de.
Please note: inspections of thoska card when travelling by bus and tram
Students at Friedrich Schiller University and University of Applied Sciences "Ernst Abbe" must hand over their student ID to the inspection staff upon request to check their entitlement to travel. The inspector only reads the eTicket from the student ID card when inspecting the ticket. The validity of the eTicket is displayed electronically during the check. Data on the use of the ticket as well as personal data of the holder of the travel authorisation are not stored when a valid ticket is presented.
If the student ID card (thoska) cannot be read technically, the passenger will be issued with a proof of entitlement to use local transport for a period of seven days. If the respective student presents a valid and readable student ID or a temporary student ID within this period, the incident is settled. If a valid semester ticket is not presented, the matter is considered as travelling without a valid ticket.
Students at UAS Nordhausen may use the services of Verkehrsbetriebe Nordhausen (public transport company) free of charge with their semester ticket on the routes of tariff zone 1 of the Nordhausen public transport system. This does not apply to line 10 of the Harzer Schmalspurbahn GmbH (Harz narrow-gauge railway) between Nordhausen, Bahnhofsplatz (station square) and Ilfeld Neanderklinik (hospital). Bicycles can be carried free of charge on the buses and trams of Verkehrsbetriebe Nordhausen within the framework of the transport regulations. Route maps, timetables and further information are available at www.stadtwerke-nordhausen.de.
Students at Weimar's universities may use the services of the Stadtwirtschaft Weimar free of charge with their semester ticket on all routes in tariff zone 20. An additional ticket must be purchased on the buses of the Weimar Stadtwirtschaft to take bicycles on the buses. Route maps, timetables and further information are available at www.sw-weimar.de.