BerlinWalk • Berlin Tickets

Berlin Ticket Machine Simulator

Walk through a real BVG ticket machine before you stand at one. Pick a fare, see the 2026 price, choose how to pay, and get the one reminder that saves tourists a 60 euro fine.

🎫 Fahrscheine · Tickets public transport

BVG / VBB Ticket Machine

Touch the screen to begin

The screen is idle until you tap it. On the real machine it usually shows a rolling advert, not a menu.

Step 1 · Choose language

Sprache · Language

Real machines offer German, English, French, Turkish and Spanish. This simulator continues in English whichever flag you press.

Step 2 · Choose your ticket

Step 3 · Confirm

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Step 4 · Payment

How do you want to pay?

Machines take coins from 5 cents to 2 euros and notes up to 20 euros, plus girocard, Visa, Mastercard, and usually Apple or Google Pay.

Done · One last thing

EINZELFAHRAUSWEIS AB BERLIN
VALIDATED

Validate before you board

A paper ticket from the machine is not valid until you stamp it. Push it into the small yellow or red box on the platform (it says Bitte hier entwerten / Please validate here) before you step on the train.

🪙Coin & note slot5c–2€ coins, 5/10/20€ notes. Change is limited.
💳Card readerInsert or tap; PIN for most cards.

Not sure which ticket?

Answer two quick questions and I will point you at the right fare, then you can try it in the machine above.

1 · Are you travelling to or from BER airport?
2 · How far are you going right now?
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Quick facts for tourists

  • 🟡U-Bahn platforms have BVG machines; S-Bahn platforms have red DB machines. Both sell the same AB/ABC tickets that work on every U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, and bus.
  • ✈️BER airport is in Zone C, so buy an ABC ticket for any airport trip.
  • 🖐️Touch the dark screen to wake it, then choose English.
  • 🟨Paper tickets must be stamped before boarding. Riding without a valid ticket is a 60 euro fine.

Prices are the 2026 VBB fares for the Berlin AB/ABC zones and can change. This is a practice tool, not the real machine. Always check the price shown on screen before you pay.