According to a nationwide ADAC price comparison, Erfurt and Magdeburg are among the cities with the cheapest local transport fares. According to the test, the Thuringian state capital offers the cheapest one-way ticket of all 25 major cities surveyed at 2.90 euros, followed by Magdeburg with a price of three euros. Saxony-Anhalt's capital is also in second place among German cities with the cheapest weekly ticket after Munich. In Magdeburg it costs 26.10 euros. Erfurt follows in third place with a price of 26.50 euros.
Dresden ranks fourth among the cities surveyed for one-way tickets at 3.40 euros. Leipzig follows in 9th place, where a journey costs 3.60 euros. According to the figures, the two major cities in Saxony have increased their prices at an above-average rate: The Saxon state capital has raised public transport prices by 37 percent since 2021, according to the report - although the fare system has also been changed, it adds. In Leipzig, prices have risen by 28 percent since then. This puts both cities above the national increase of 27 percent.
