VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner
Free
4.5.1for iPhone, iPad and more
3.7
15 Ratings
HaCon Ingenieurges. mbH
Developer
77.5 MB
Size
Apr 2, 2021
Update Date
Travel
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner Screenshots
About VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner
ALL FUNCTIONS AND BENEFITS OF THE APP AT A GLANCE
Timetable information and route planner in one place
The app chooses the best public transport route based on real-time traffic conditions
The start page displays all connections of regional traffic, the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and tram as well as bus and ferry routes throughout Berlin and Brandenburg.
Never be at the stop too early or too late or on the wrong platform again: Real-time departure times at stops with customisable views
You can add connections/routes to your calendar or share with friends via SMS, e-mail, Twitter, WhatsApp or other messenger providers
Favourite destinations
With just one click, you can switch between your favourite destinations with no need to re-enter them each time
Ticket purchase
Whatever ticket you need, you can purchase it immediately and easily in the app:
short haul
single fare tickets
4-trip tickets
24-hour tickets (for 1 person and for small groups)
bicycle tickets for all of Berlin and Brandenburg
tourist tickets (WelcomeCard, CityTourCard, Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket)
so-called “VBB-Umweltkarte” for Berlin zones AB
Ticket usage and payment
The ticket can be used immediately after purchase
Payment by PayPal, direct debit, credit card
Payment by prepaid
Use your VBB account in the “Handyticket Deutschland” app to buy tickets in other regions across Germany
Accessibility
Travel with no barriers: Timetable information and route calculations now come with special search options for blind and visually impaired passengers
The app is optimised for use with voice-over support
Easier travel for passengers with wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles or luggage: The app shows the best place to board the train with barrier-free access
Keeping track
Your current journeys on all means of transport are animated and displayed LIVE in real time on a map – zoom into your surroundings and directly to your current location
All route networks in the network area (Berlin and Brandenburg) are stored in the app
In addition, all route networks are always up to date and can be used permanently offline after a single download
Ease of use
Easy to use thanks to access rights that are granted exclusively for this app.
Contacts: Addresses from your contacts can be used in the start/destination search (e.g. search for a connection to your best friend Petra by typing in “Petra”)
Calendar: Connections that you have already searched for and found can be added to your calendar as an appointment reminder
Geolocation: For displaying the nearest stop/address, for searching for a connection or the boarding station/stop when using a ticket on your phone
Photos and camera: In order to create individual destinations for route calculations, you can either take photos or select photos from your gallery.
Note: You can access the menu at any time by swiping from left to right!
Please help us to improve this app and send us suggestions and tips to info@VBB.de.
Timetable information and route planner in one place
The app chooses the best public transport route based on real-time traffic conditions
The start page displays all connections of regional traffic, the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and tram as well as bus and ferry routes throughout Berlin and Brandenburg.
Never be at the stop too early or too late or on the wrong platform again: Real-time departure times at stops with customisable views
You can add connections/routes to your calendar or share with friends via SMS, e-mail, Twitter, WhatsApp or other messenger providers
Favourite destinations
With just one click, you can switch between your favourite destinations with no need to re-enter them each time
Ticket purchase
Whatever ticket you need, you can purchase it immediately and easily in the app:
short haul
single fare tickets
4-trip tickets
24-hour tickets (for 1 person and for small groups)
bicycle tickets for all of Berlin and Brandenburg
tourist tickets (WelcomeCard, CityTourCard, Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket)
so-called “VBB-Umweltkarte” for Berlin zones AB
Ticket usage and payment
The ticket can be used immediately after purchase
Payment by PayPal, direct debit, credit card
Payment by prepaid
Use your VBB account in the “Handyticket Deutschland” app to buy tickets in other regions across Germany
Accessibility
Travel with no barriers: Timetable information and route calculations now come with special search options for blind and visually impaired passengers
The app is optimised for use with voice-over support
Easier travel for passengers with wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles or luggage: The app shows the best place to board the train with barrier-free access
Keeping track
Your current journeys on all means of transport are animated and displayed LIVE in real time on a map – zoom into your surroundings and directly to your current location
All route networks in the network area (Berlin and Brandenburg) are stored in the app
In addition, all route networks are always up to date and can be used permanently offline after a single download
Ease of use
Easy to use thanks to access rights that are granted exclusively for this app.
Contacts: Addresses from your contacts can be used in the start/destination search (e.g. search for a connection to your best friend Petra by typing in “Petra”)
Calendar: Connections that you have already searched for and found can be added to your calendar as an appointment reminder
Geolocation: For displaying the nearest stop/address, for searching for a connection or the boarding station/stop when using a ticket on your phone
Photos and camera: In order to create individual destinations for route calculations, you can either take photos or select photos from your gallery.
Note: You can access the menu at any time by swiping from left to right!
Please help us to improve this app and send us suggestions and tips to info@VBB.de.
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.5.1
Last updated on Apr 2, 2021
Old Versions
- “Jump” function: now also available in the VBB app for a simple connection search
- Push notifications: current traffic info for the selected route displayed as push notifications
- Departure display: easier choice of stops in your immediate surroundings
- Easier departure: when typing in the app, suggestions are sorted depending on your current location
- Homescreen (menu item "Home"): Modules can now be individually adapted
- More transparency: Privacy Policy and app info can now be found in the menu faster and more easily
- Push notifications: current traffic info for the selected route displayed as push notifications
- Departure display: easier choice of stops in your immediate surroundings
- Easier departure: when typing in the app, suggestions are sorted depending on your current location
- Homescreen (menu item "Home"): Modules can now be individually adapted
- More transparency: Privacy Policy and app info can now be found in the menu faster and more easily
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Version History
4.5.1
Apr 2, 2021
- “Jump” function: now also available in the VBB app for a simple connection search
- Push notifications: current traffic info for the selected route displayed as push notifications
- Departure display: easier choice of stops in your immediate surroundings
- Easier departure: when typing in the app, suggestions are sorted depending on your current location
- Homescreen (menu item "Home"): Modules can now be individually adapted
- More transparency: Privacy Policy and app info can now be found in the menu faster and more easily
- Push notifications: current traffic info for the selected route displayed as push notifications
- Departure display: easier choice of stops in your immediate surroundings
- Easier departure: when typing in the app, suggestions are sorted depending on your current location
- Homescreen (menu item "Home"): Modules can now be individually adapted
- More transparency: Privacy Policy and app info can now be found in the menu faster and more easily
4.4.6
Jun 22, 2020
- the search options now also allow individual routes for visually impaired and blind passengers to be searched
- Optimizing the app for use with VoiceOver support
- Navigation assistant possible in every route
- Consideration of elevator disturbances at S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations for fully accessible routes with output of alternative routes
- new function in the search options: do not change at (entered stop)
- indication of the transport operator for each journey
- Bug fixes
- Optimizing the app for use with VoiceOver support
- Navigation assistant possible in every route
- Consideration of elevator disturbances at S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations for fully accessible routes with output of alternative routes
- new function in the search options: do not change at (entered stop)
- indication of the transport operator for each journey
- Bug fixes
4.4.5
Oct 22, 2019
Problem solved: PayPal is now usable as payment method.
4.4.4
Sep 20, 2019
- stability improvements and corrections for mobile phone tickets
- own photo or initials (e.g. EK) can be defined as favorite icon
- Departures menu: when entering an address or a localisation, the departures of several stops are displayed
- usability improvements
- bugfixes
- Highest security for online payments through implementation of the PSD2 directive
- own photo or initials (e.g. EK) can be defined as favorite icon
- Departures menu: when entering an address or a localisation, the departures of several stops are displayed
- usability improvements
- bugfixes
- Highest security for online payments through implementation of the PSD2 directive
4.4.2
Jun 20, 2019
Bug fixes and general stability improvements
4.4.1
Feb 22, 2019
Bugfix
4.4.0
Jan 15, 2019
- You can set your favourite start screen in the app settings.
- Mobile phone ticket improvements
- bugfixes
- Mobile phone ticket improvements
- bugfixes
4.3.0
Oct 25, 2018
- support of new iPhone models
- secure data transmission via https
- faster setting up of the delay alarm
- new: saving feature of current routes (“my routes”)
- UX improvements
- bugfixes
- secure data transmission via https
- faster setting up of the delay alarm
- new: saving feature of current routes (“my routes”)
- UX improvements
- bugfixes
4.1.6
Mar 16, 2018
Correction: purchase by credit card
4.1.5
Mar 15, 2018
Correction: purchase by credit card
4.1.4
Dec 19, 2017
- Bugfixes and improvements
- New start screen with new features (get me there, nearby departures)
- Improved setting selection of time and date
- Correction, improvements and stabilization of ticket functionality
- New start screen with new features (get me there, nearby departures)
- Improved setting selection of time and date
- Correction, improvements and stabilization of ticket functionality
4.1.3
Nov 30, 2017
- bugfixes and improvements
- new start screen with new features (get me there, nearby departures)
- improved setting selection of time and date
- new start screen with new features (get me there, nearby departures)
- improved setting selection of time and date
3.1.12
Oct 4, 2017
- Bug fixes
3.1.11
Jun 24, 2017
Bugfix: solves the problem of disappeared line numbers in route details
3.1.9
May 15, 2017
Error messages occurred with the provision of the iOS Apple operating system 10.2.1. It concerned the ticket purchase and a message to check the Internet connection. With this update the errors were fixed. Thank you for your patience.
- improved stability
- NEW: Payment by direct debit or credit card: buy your ticket without registration
- NEW: 4-journey tickets for further areas
- NEW: pre sales of day tickets and tickets for tourists
- improved stability
- NEW: Payment by direct debit or credit card: buy your ticket without registration
- NEW: 4-journey tickets for further areas
- NEW: pre sales of day tickets and tickets for tourists
3.1.6
Apr 10, 2016
Bugfixes
New since last version:
Journey details show draft of the current local train where you can see where to place your bike, buggy and wheelchair
Integration of VBB Live Map.
New since last version:
Journey details show draft of the current local train where you can see where to place your bike, buggy and wheelchair
Integration of VBB Live Map.
3.1.5
Mar 22, 2016
New: Journey details show draft of the current local train where you can see where to place your bike, buggy and wheelchair
Also new: Integration of VBB Live Map.
Also new: Integration of VBB Live Map.
3.1.4
Feb 22, 2016
Various Bugfixes
3.1.3
Feb 8, 2016
Various Bugfixes
3.0.0
Sep 15, 2015
Yes, we are still alive!
And we keep working hard on a very new and a much better app.
That’s new:
Information
- more iPhone: visualization optimized for all iPhones and iOS 9
- more to see: slide from the left to the right to see the menu bar
- more connections: app start with the commonly used connection information screen
- more handy: choose a favorite or history stop or place to fill it directly in the connection information field
- more social: share your connection with your friends via email, sms, twitter, facebook or WhatsApp
- more departure: departures are sorted by line and direction
ticket
- more tourists: tourist tickets “WelcomeCard” and “CityTourCard” are now available in the app
- more speed: choose “purchase by credit card“ for a super-fast way to buy tickets without registration
Same procedure as every year: endless bugfixes
Have a good trip. See you in Berlin and Brandenburg.
And we keep working hard on a very new and a much better app.
That’s new:
Information
- more iPhone: visualization optimized for all iPhones and iOS 9
- more to see: slide from the left to the right to see the menu bar
- more connections: app start with the commonly used connection information screen
- more handy: choose a favorite or history stop or place to fill it directly in the connection information field
- more social: share your connection with your friends via email, sms, twitter, facebook or WhatsApp
- more departure: departures are sorted by line and direction
ticket
- more tourists: tourist tickets “WelcomeCard” and “CityTourCard” are now available in the app
- more speed: choose “purchase by credit card“ for a super-fast way to buy tickets without registration
Same procedure as every year: endless bugfixes
Have a good trip. See you in Berlin and Brandenburg.
2.2.7
Sep 5, 2014
Service release with compatibility optimization for future iOS versions.
2.2.6
Jun 24, 2014
- Finally buying: HandyTicket for the whole VBB-area (Berlin-Brandenburg), buy single tickets, day tickets, bicycle tickets and the cheap 4-trip-ticket
- Finally iOS 7: complete app redesign
- Finally (more) cool: buy topseller/the most sold tickets directly from the homescreen, available at Berlin, Brandenburg a.d.H., Potsdam, Frankfurt (Oder) and Cottbus
- Finally VBB: new logo, new colors, established quality
- Finally sharp: fixed picture problems in network plan
- Finally iOS 7: complete app redesign
- Finally (more) cool: buy topseller/the most sold tickets directly from the homescreen, available at Berlin, Brandenburg a.d.H., Potsdam, Frankfurt (Oder) and Cottbus
- Finally VBB: new logo, new colors, established quality
- Finally sharp: fixed picture problems in network plan
2.1.3.2
Dec 18, 2013
new Home Screen
minor bugfixes
minor bugfixes
2.1.2
Oct 5, 2012
- IOS 6 / iPhone 5 Compatibility
- bugfixes
- minor improvements
- bugfixes
- minor improvements
2.1.0
Jul 12, 2012
- route network plans integrated
- alarm function integrated
- general improvements
- alarm function integrated
- general improvements
VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner FAQ
Click here to learn how to download VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
VBB Bus & Bahn: Route planner supports English, German
