Semester Ticket
Here you can find current news about the semester ticket and which busses and trains you can use as a student at FH Aachen.
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The Germany Semester Ticket
The Germany Semester Ticket is a ticket for local public transport (ÖPNV) throughout Germany that students can use during their studies. It is automatically purchased by paying the “mobility contribution” as part of the semester fee upon enrollment or re-registration, even if the student does not intend to use the services. Because this rule applies to all students, the semester ticket can be particularly inexpensive and is therefore especially beneficial to students who regularly use public transportation.
The Semester Ticket in the naveo-App
Starting with the 2025/26 winter semester, semester tickets for all students will be issued via the naveo app from Aachen's public transport company. In future, tickets will no longer be issued on chip cards as standard. Information about the changes for current students and new enrollees, as well as detailed instructions, can be found below.
No emails with link codes have been sent to students yet. So don't worry if you haven't received one yet!
naveo-App
The most important points in brief
- If you have been using the chip card up to now, you will have received a link code at your FH email address by October 1, 2025, which you must use to register in the naveo app. All students who were already enrolled at FH Aachen in the summer semester of 2025 should have already received a link code.
- First-time enrollees in the winter semester 25/26 will receive the link code in good time before the start of the winter semester, provided that all necessary requirements are met.
- Anstelle von naveo kannst du auch weiterhin die Chipkarte nutzen, allerdings musst du dies aktiv über die Services-Seite der FH Aachen beantragen.
- Minors will continue to receive the chip card automatically (no application necessary) and will only be able to use the naveo app once they reach the age of majority.
For First-time Enrollers
To recieve your mail, you need to do the following:
- Your enrollment must be complete (documents submitted and semester fees paid).
- You must have completed your welcome process at FH Aachen.
- You must also set up your FH email account and check it regularly.
Using the naveo app
- Download the naveo App in theGoogle Play Store (Android)or in theApp Store (iOS).
- Die ASEAG schickt dir einen Verknüpfungscode an deine FH-E-Mail-Adresse. Diesen brauchst du, um dich in naveo zu registrieren. Please only use the link code to register and only use it once! Otherwise, no ticket will be displayed after registration and you will have to contact naveo Support.
No emails with link codes have been sent to students yet. So don't worry if you haven't received one yet!
- Open naveo and tap on “Tickets” at the bottom, then on “My Account,” then on “Register Guest Now,” and then on “Register for Free.”
- Copy your code from the email into the corresponding field and enter your date of birth. Then tap “Continue.”
- Next, you need to choose a username. Then activate the switch to accept the terms and conditions. Finally, tap “Save.”
- Nun siehst du eine Bestätigung, dass deine Registrierung erfolgreich war. Du bekommst eine E-Mail, um dir ein Passwort zu vergeben. Öffne dazu dein FH-Mail-Postfach.
- Tap “Set password” in the email. A website will open. Tap “Click here to continue” and set your own password. Please note the conditions for your password, which will be displayed. Once you have successfully set your password, return to naveo.
- In the naveo app, you can exit the current window by tapping the arrow in the upper left corner. A login window will appear. Tap “Login” there.
- Log in with the username and password you just created. The window will close automatically. You will now see your name next to the header icon at the top.
- In the “Tickets” section, you can tap on your semester ticket. Attention: Das Ticket wird hier erst ab ENDE SEPTEMBER angezeigt. Wenn du dich aber erfolgreich registriert und dann angemeldet hast (im Bereich Tickets steht oben dein Name), dann kannst du sicher sein, dass dein Ticket Ende September verfügbar ist! Dann erscheint dort ein Code, den du bei der Kontrolle vorzeigen kannst.
Falls du keinen Verknüpfungscode erhalten hast:
- Checke den Spam/Junk-Order deiner FH Mail bzw. den Ordner „Sonstiges“, wenn du Outlook nutzt.
- Du musst volljährig sein (mindestens 18 Jahre alt), um das Ticket in naveo erhalten zu können.
- Falls du aktiv eine Chipkarte über die Services-Seite der FH beantragt hast, kannst du naveo nicht nutzen.
- Du kannst auf der Services-Seite außerdem deinen Studierendenstatus und die Gültigkeit des ASEAG eTickets überprüfen.
- Falls du bereits einen naveo-Account hast, checke, ob das Semesterticket bereits in deinem bestehenden Account auftaucht. Wenn das nicht der Fall ist, kannst du den naveo-Support kontaktieren und deinen bisherigen Account verknüpfen lassen. Einen Verknüpfungscode erhältst du dann nicht.
Sollte keiner der genannten Punkte ein Grund sein, dass du noch keinen Verknüpfungscode für naveo erhalten hast, wende dich bitte unter Angabe deines vollständigen Namens und Geburtsdatums direkt an die ASEAG unter semesterticket@aseag.de.
Allgemeine wichtige Infos:
- Du kannst ENTWEDER die App nutzen ODER die Chipkarte, aber nicht beides.
- Aus Nachhaltigkeitsgründen empfehlen wir die App. Du kannst naveo ausprobieren und dich im Zweifel später immer noch für die Nutzung der Chipkarte entscheiden.
- Das Semesterticket gilt weiterhin in der niederländischen Region Süd-Limburg. Zeige hierfür bis auf weiteres beim Fahr- oder Kontrollpersonal einfach den QR-Code aus Naveo bzw. die Chipkarte vor. Für die Zukunft erarbeiten wir die Möglichkeit, das AddOn Süd-Limburg in einer App oder auf einer Chipkarte an den Lesegeräten in Bussen und an Bahnhöfen zu scannen.
General Information
Scope of Validity
Scope of Validity in Germany
Scope of validity in the Netherlands
With the semester ticket, you can use all bus and train lines (RE/RB/S-trains, buses, trams, city, and underground trains) within the fare zones of the Germany ticket.
Additionally, the following cross-border lines: 24, 25, 33, 34, 74, 350, SB 3.
More Infos at the AVV website.
The ticket is non-transferable and does not allow for the free transport of additional persons over 6 years old or bicycles.
With the expansion of our semester ticket, you can use local transport throughout South Limburg. This includes certain train lines, all Arriva city buses in Maastricht, Parkstad, and Sittard-Geleen, as well as all regional lines in South Limburg. You can find a complete overview on the ASEAG website. You can find more information and the next events here.
Lines from TEC or DeLijn can not be used.
Sittard is the only station in the region with gates. These cannot be opened with the semester ticket. Next to the gates, there is an information column where you can press the "i" button to request the opening of the gates. On your way back, you can ask at the service store, where you will receive a QR code to open the gate.
If you encounter problems with the acceptance of your semester ticket during a ticket inspection on the train or when boarding the bus, it is best to refer to the information on the Arriva website (in Dutch). Here, in a document from Arriva, the design of the AVV chip card is also explained in Dutch.
Scope of Validity in Germany
With the semester ticket, you can use all bus and train lines (RE/RB/S-trains, buses, trams, city, and underground trains) within the fare zones of the Germany ticket.
Additionally, the following cross-border lines: 24, 25, 33, 34, 74, 350, SB 3.
More Infos at the AVV website.
The ticket is non-transferable and does not allow for the free transport of additional persons over 6 years old or bicycles.
Scope of validity in the Netherlands
With the expansion of our semester ticket, you can use local transport throughout South Limburg. This includes certain train lines, all Arriva city buses in Maastricht, Parkstad, and Sittard-Geleen, as well as all regional lines in South Limburg. You can find a complete overview on the ASEAG website. You can find more information and the next events here.
Lines from TEC or DeLijn can not be used.
Sittard is the only station in the region with gates. These cannot be opened with the semester ticket. Next to the gates, there is an information column where you can press the "i" button to request the opening of the gates. On your way back, you can ask at the service store, where you will receive a QR code to open the gate.
If you encounter problems with the acceptance of your semester ticket during a ticket inspection on the train or when boarding the bus, it is best to refer to the information on the Arriva website (in Dutch). Here, in a document from Arriva, the design of the AVV chip card is also explained in Dutch.
General Information
The chip card or, in future, the smartphone ticket via the naveo app is valid as a ticket. For verification purposes, the ticket must be presented together with official photo ID (this applies to both the German and Dutch sides). The ticket is valid for the entire semester, including during the lecture-free period.
To transport bicycles, you need a special additional ticket for the transport association you are traveling with. Some transport associations have restricted times for bicycle transport. At ASEAG, for example, according to the house rules (p. 9), bikes are only allowed Monday through Friday from 7 p.m., Saturdays from 3 p.m., and all day Sunday, and only if the bus driver says it's okay.
If you are planning to cycle throughout North Rhine-Westphalia, we recommend the DB's FahrradTicket NRW for day trips. For regular trips, it is better to purchase the NRWupgrade Fahrrad.
First class travel is not possible with the semester ticket. If you would still like to travel first class, you can use the NRWupgrade 1st class for travel throughout North Rhine-Westphalia.
If you lose your chip card, the ASEAG customer center will issue a new one upon presentation of a certificate of enrollment. A fee is charged for this service.
Were you checked on the bus or train and didn't have a valid ticket? That's no problem if you can show your Germany semester ticket at the ASEAG customer center within the next few days. There is a processing fee.
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SEMESTER TICKET REFUND
Wenn du eine gewisse Zeit studienbedingt im Ausland verbringst, vor Semesterende exmatrikuliert wirst, dich nach Semesterbeginn einschreibst, das Deutschlandsemesterticket bereits an einer anderen Hochschule erhältst oder aus sozialen Härtefällen diesen Betrag nicht aufwenden kannst, kannst du You can find more information and the next events here einen Antrag auf (anteilige) Rückerstattung des Mobilitätsbeitrages stellen.
SemestertickeT FAQ
Du hast noch offene Fragen rund ums Semesterticket? Schau jetzt in die Semesterticket FAQ.
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