Berlin: Pay per use travel card for public transport

I will be traveling to Berlin in June. I would like to know if there is a travel card I can buy and use across all the public transport options (bus,tram etc) for a week. Ideally, it could be a pay per use card for which I could get the balance refunded when I return the card.

Edit(replying to the comment): I prefer travel cards over single ride tickets for saving time. I want to avoid queues. I also want to avoid cases when I am not allowed to ride since I don't have the exact change(happened to me in Singapore). I later came to know that Singapore has this exact type of travel card which I am asking for :-)

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Best Answer

There is no option to get a refund on unused travel. There is a mobile payment system, but it requires you to provide your bank account and authorize direct debit. Weekly tickets are not all that expensive and are valid across all means of public transport (bus, tram, U-Bahn, S-Bahn) A weekly tickets for zones A and B costs around 30 Eur. https://shop.bvg.de/index.php/group/63 https://shop.bvg.de/index.php/group/73

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Can you pay by card on bus in Berlin?

No cash please, says Dennis. Berlin - Once conditions permit, BVG says passengers will be able to buy tickets from bus drivers once more. But unlike before corona, cash won't be accepted - just card or mobile payments, not unlike in London, where cash payments on buses were phased out years ago.

Do you have to pay for public transport in Berlin?

While there are no tickets barriers, there are ticket inspectors (many of them plain-clothed) patrolling the different public transport lines in Berlin. If caught without a valid ticket, you will receive a \u20ac60 penalty fare.

How much is public transit in Berlin?

Fares overviewTicketFareConcession fare*Single ticket ABC\u20ac 3,80\u20ac 2,704-journey ticket AB\u20ac 9,40\u20ac 5,8024-hour ticket AB\u20ac 8,80\u20ac 5,6024-hour ticket ABC\u20ac 10,00\u20ac 6,104 more rows

How do you pay for the bus in Berlin?

As is often the case in Berlin, U-Bahn, and S-Bahn ticket machines do not accept credit cards. Unless you have a German bank card, your only option is to pay with cash. Machines accept any coin ten cents and above as well as \u20ac5, \u20ac10, and \u20ac20 bills.

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