# BVG Fahrinfo: Routes & Tickets

> Timetable, Routes & Tickets

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id284971745](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id284971745)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id284971745`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) - AöR
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (144 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.14.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-03
- **First published:** 2019-02-14
- **Size:** 105 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bvg-fahrinfo-routes-tickets/id284971745)
- **Website:** [http://www.bvg.de/en/](http://www.bvg.de/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.bvg.de/en/Servicepages/Data-protection-policy-fahinfoapp](http://www.bvg.de/en/Servicepages/Data-protection-policy-fahinfoapp)

## Description

BVG Fahrinfo: Routes & Tickets is the official Berlin city transport planner and ticketing extension. Plan trips with live travel information for bus, tram, U-Bahn and S-Bahn, compare routes, and view the fastest options across BVG networks.

Buy tickets directly in the app using cashless payments (SEPA direct debit, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay), save destinations for quick planning, and receive up-to-date updates and commuter alerts. It also supports multi-modal travel options, including car sharing, bike sharing, and e-scooters, offering flexible ways to navigate Berlin.

## Rankings

- #128,454 — Overall
- #77 — ticket

## Review summary

Reviewers are split: some praise in-app ticketing, accurate timing, and tourist usefulness, but many condemn the major redesign for degrading usability. Core complaints center on unreliable live updates and route planning, frequent ticketing/payments issues, and data loss after updates. Several users report crashes and poor stability. Overall, features work when functioning but are unreliable and frustrating due to UI changes and workflow friction.

### Pros

- In-app ticket purchasing capability.
- Accurate travel times and route information.
- Helpful for tourists, enabling navigation without language barriers.
- Real-time updates and quick navigation when the feature is functioning.
- Capable and fast performance when the app is working properly.

### Cons

- Major redesign made the UI non-intuitive and hard to use.
- Live status and route planning are unreliable; viewing departures at stops is difficult and sometimes shows no connections.
- Ticketing and payments reliability issues; trouble adding a payment method, tickets not showing or activating, and frequent sign-in requirements.
- Saved destinations/favorites can be lost after updates.
- Stability issues: crashes and intermittent outages affecting usability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id284971745)