Transport to school – Reduced fare for pupils and students

What

Each federal state has different subsidies for pupils and students’ fares.

Who

Pupils and students who haven’t turned 24 years old and his/her family gets family allowance (for more information, see “State And Non-State Financial Social Assistance”). In Austria, children can use public transport by themselves from 7 years of age on.

How

The school (or the transport company) provides the form to fill in. You have to hand it in to the transport company. Each federal state has different reduced fares for pupils. There’s a minimum fee of 19.60 EUR per year for a child as a personal contribution in all federal states.

You can also apply for “transport support”, if there’s no suitable transport to go to school and the distance between the school and home is too far from the house (by foot) or the path is too dangerous.

When

You can apply at the beginning of the school year.

Good to know

Besides the subsidized fares, each federal state has different reduced fares for pupils and students. You can check them here (in German):

www.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung/bildung/lehre/Freifahrt___Fahrtenbeihilfe.html

It also applies to apprentices.

Where

Transport companies in the place of residence.