According to the Federal Association of German Bus Companies, the German nine-euro ticket had the side effect that significantly fewer charter buses were used. The BDO conducted a survey among its members, which showed that significantly less use was made of coaches, especially for school and senior citizen trips. The German federal government offered a special ticket for nine euros per month in the calendar months of June, July and August 2022. This entitled holders to unlimited use of all local transport services throughout Germany. The nine-euro ticket led to overcrowded regional trains and is still controversial. There is no immediate follow-up offer. The BDO survey results suggest that more scheduled services were used for excursions by schoolchildren and pensioners. Clubs are also said to have booked fewer trips. This suggests that more people were switching to scheduled services included in the nine-euro ticket. In many cases, this could have been cheaper than a charter bus. Due to the sometimes considerable overcrowding of regular buses and regional trains, it is questionable whether the travel groups were able to use all connections as originally planned. This is not apparent from the survey by the bus association. The trains were sometimes so overcrowded that every square millimetre was used. Even the toilets had to be used as makeshift standing places. It was not uncommon for no further passengers to be allowed to board due to acute overcrowding. Successor could cost up to 69 euros per month Previous analyses have shown that the nine-euro ticket has missed the original plan. The federal government actually wanted to relieve commuters on their way to work. Due to the fact that the majority of