# Deutschlandticket

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/deutschlandticket/

5 people recommended Deutschlandticket in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Germany's monthly pass for unlimited regional train, bus, tram and subway travel; people value the low flat price, but it excludes long-distance trains.

Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Unlimited regional travel for one flat price (2 comments in the sample): "I pay €63 per month for unlimited train rides across Germany. My car insurance used to cost more than that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899928)) "you can ride almost everywhere for 60 EUR / month" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46737317))
- Cheap monthly fee for everyday travel (2 comments in the sample): "But with the cheap Deutschland Ticket, I couldn't really complain at the time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704008)) "Those times the Deutschland ticket was still cheap, so no problem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47660149))

## Other transit passes people recommend

- [Suica](https://hackerapproved.com/p/suica/): 53 recommend, 10 mixed, 12 criticize
- [Interrail pass](https://hackerapproved.com/p/interrail/): 14 recommend, 1 mixed, 6 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://deutschlandticket.de/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Deutschlandticket", https://hackerapproved.com/p/deutschlandticket/ (5 recommend, 3 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.