Public transport
Düsseldorf has an excellent public transportation system to travel in and around Düsseldorf or to neighbouring cities. HHU offers the following discounts for their employees and students:
There are two most convenient and reasonable ways for regular customers to travel.
One is the monthly pass (Ticket 1000 or Ticket 2000). In the framework of the cooperation with the University Hospital Düsseldorf, employees of Heinrich Heine University are granted a price reduction of 12% for their monthly pass at the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR). Note: You are entitled to a monthly pass only with an employment contract of minimum 12 months.
Another way is the Germany ticket (Deutschlandticket). For currently € 58,00 a month, you can use all local public traffic in the whole of Germany (not highspeed trains like ICE and IC).
Tariffs and benefits of different tickets can be found
.Further information can also be found at the service websites of Dezernat 3 (Employees).
As a dotoral student, you can use your student ID as a ticket for public transportation in and around Düsseldorf, as well as for regional transport by DB (Deutsche Bahn) throughout Germany.
You can use all buses, subways and street cars and the slower trains of Deutsche bahn (RE, NRW-Express). It's not allowed to use EC, IC and ICE trains.
Your semester ticket is personal and not transferable. Therefore, you have to take your valid semester ticket along with an official photo ID (national ID, passport or driver's license) when travelling with public transport in case of a ticket inspection.
You can find more information here.