Guest card
Saxon Switzerland

The use in the four VVO fare zones applies in the Saxon Switzerland: Pirna (70), Bad Gottleuba (71), Bad Schandau (72), and Neustadt (73).

Within these areas, city buses, S-Bahn, regional trains, and most ferries can be used—of course, as often as desired. The validity lasts from the day of arrival until the day of departure.

The guest card mobil is also valid as a ticket for travel with the Kirnitzschtalbahn and the cross-border Tisá-Line 217.

For travel beyond the valid fare zones (to Dresden or into the Bohemian Switzerland), corresponding connecting tickets must be purchased.

NOT integrated into the guest card mobility are:

• the passenger elevator Bad Schandau-Ostrau 
• the hiking boat
• the ferry Kurort Rathen
• the passenger shipping on the Elbe
• as well as private bus services

For optimal on-site route planning, we recommend the VVO mobil app of the Upper Elbe Transport Association.
With VVO mobil, you have all the information on buses & trains & ferries in one app: current departure and arrival times in real time, disruption notifications, tickets, and live data on P + R compact and mobile. Don't know the nearest stop? No problem - the app locates and immediately shows departures. Save your preferred destinations as favorites on the notepad.

Simply download VVO mobil to your smartphone for free. The app is available for phones and tablets with iOS and Android.
Mobile website - www.vvo-mobil.de 

For personal advice & information on route changes, the friendly staff of Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (RVSOE) are available at +49 03501 7111999 and the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO).

The updated cross-border tourist timetable for the National Park Region Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland is available in printed form at the local tourist info or from your host at the beginning of each season. 

The mobile guest card is valid ONLY for passenger transportation. If you wish to bring along animals and bicycles, corresponding additional tickets must be purchased.

Recommendation:
If you plan to use the bus and train multiple times throughout the day with a bicycle or dog, please purchase a bicycle day ticket (Network Area Ticket) for this purpose.

From April 1st to October 31st, there are bicycle BUSES with bicycle trailers operating on selected routes. These buses with bicycle trailers run partially daily and are also available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Bicycles can also be easily taken along on the Elbe ferries. During high demand, the ferries constantly shuttle from one shore to the other. If there is no space left for you and your bicycle, the wait will be short.

Please remember that dogs must wear a muzzle during transit unless they are assistance dogs for the disabled. Moreover, the four-legged friends must be kept on a short leash at all times.

For trips beyond the fare zones of Saxon Switzerland, such as to Bohemian Switzerland or Dresden, an additional ticket is required. Combine the guest card mobile with an appropriate additional ticket.

Example Dresden:
Purchase a ticket for fare zone 10 (Dresden) before the start of your journey at a machine or from bus staff. When traveling by S-Bahn or regional trains, validate the additional ticket directly on the platform before boarding.

Example Bohemian Switzerland:
On the cross-border lines, a ticket according to the special or DÚK fare can be purchased directly on the vehicles.

During ticket inspections, please present all tickets to avoid misunderstandings.

Tickets can be purchased at platform machines or quickly and cashlessly, for example, via the VVO mobil app or the DB Navigator app.

Currently, the guest card – both with and without integrated public transportation – is available exclusively in paper form. The card is issued only on official templates provided by the municipality and is clearly identifiable as such.
A guest card as a digital PDF is not valid. If such a version is presented on buses, trains, or ferries, it may result in an increased transportation fee.

At the same time, we are already working on further development in the background: The goal is to be able to offer a digital guest card in the near future.

In this case, the accommodation will issue a group registration form. The specific feature is that all guest cards are issued in the name of one guest. The guest card mobile can thus be used as a group ticket. For this, the guest to whom the guest card is issued in name must be present on the means of transport and be able to provide identification.

In some municipalities, you receive a parking card along with the guest card. With it, you can use ONLY the corresponding parking spaces at the place of accommodation free of charge.
It CANNOT be used for additional parking spaces.