In Austria, the Klimaticket is a unified transport pass with a duration of one year. The price is set to €1,095, which amounts to about €3 per day.[1] [2] There are reduced rates for people under 26, over 65 and for the disabled. These cost 871 € per year (2.25 € per day). It was introduced on October 26, 2021, the Austrian national day.
The ticket is valid on the second class of ÖBB, the WESTbahn and all local public transport in Austria. It does not apply to long-distance buses such as Flixbus.
18 year olds will receive the ticket once free of charge since July 2024. The young adults have three years to collect the ticket. The possible start of validity is from the 18th birthday to one day before the 21st birthday. The prerequisite is residence in Austria.[3]
There are also variants of the Klimaticket that are only valid in one federal state. They cost between 365 and 561.80 € per year (variant without discount for young people or seniors). There is also a joint ticket for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, the VOR KlimaTicket Metropolregion. It costs 860 € (reduced rate between 607 and 737 €). Valid only in Vienna it is available as 365-Euro-Ticket, called Jahreskarte. There is also a reduced version (only for seniors aged 65 and over, not for young people) for 235 €.[4]