Which BVG app lets me add tickets to Apple Wallet?

The BVG Tickets app (Bus & Bahn Berlin) supports Apple Wallet export. BVG Fahrinfo focuses on routing and does not expose a Wallet button on tickets. The Jelbi app is a multi-mobility hub that sells most BVG tickets but markets in-app storage, not Wallet. Use BVG Tickets when you want the ticket in Wallet.

Does the BVG Deutschlandticket auto-update in Apple Wallet?

No. The BVG subscription flow puts your Deutschlandticket in the Ticketspeicher inside the BVG Tickets app, and the Wallet export is a manual action each month. If you want automatic monthly updates, the HVV Switch app handles that via its Wallet integration. The BVG app does not.

Can I add an Einzelfahrschein Berlin AB to Apple Wallet?

Yes. Single tickets (Einzelfahrschein AB/ABC), Kurzstrecke, 4-Fahrten-Karte, and 24-Stunden-Karten purchased in the BVG Tickets app can be saved to Apple Wallet. The app advertises this directly: store your ticket in the app or in Apple Wallet, with Apple Pay or PayPal as payment.

Do S-Bahn Berlin tickets work the same way in Apple Wallet?

S-Bahn Berlin runs on the same VBB tariff as BVG, so a BVG-issued Einzelfahrschein AB is valid on S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Tram, and Bus. S-Bahn sells the same VBB tickets through the VBB Bus and Bahn app, and BVG Tickets is the one that pairs purchase with Wallet export.

What changed for VBB fares in Berlin on 1 January 2026?

VBB raised fares by roughly 6 percent on average. Einzelfahrschein AB moved to 4.00 Euro, ABC to 5.00 Euro, Kurzstrecke to 2.80 Euro, and the Deutschlandticket to 63 Euro per month. The old Tarifbereich Berlin BC was dropped, and the VBB-Abo 65plus is no longer offered from 2026.

BVG Ticket Apple Wallet: The Complete 2026 Berlin Guide

Berlin has four BVG-branded apps, and only one of them actually puts your ticket in Apple Wallet. The rest are for routing, multi-modal rides, or subscription management. Picking the right app up front saves a lot of scrolling when the conductor comes down the U-Bahn.

Here is how the BVG ticket Apple Wallet flow works across single tickets, Kurzstrecke, day passes, monthly VBB passes, and the Deutschlandticket via BVG in 2026, plus what to do for the tickets that stay stuck in the app.

Which BVG App Exports to Apple Wallet

BVG lists four ticket-capable apps on bvg.de: BVG Tickets, BVG Fahrinfo, Jelbi, and Muva. Only the first one pairs a ticket purchase with a clean Apple Wallet button today.

BVG Tickets (Bus & Bahn Berlin)

The dedicated ticket shop. Store your ticket in the app or in Apple Wallet, pay with Apple Pay or PayPal.

BVG Fahrinfo

The route planner with ticket purchase on the side. Focused on timetables, no Wallet export on the ticket.

Jelbi (BVG Multi-Mobility)

Sells most BVG tickets plus carsharing, scooters, taxi. Tickets live in the Jelbi app, not Apple Wallet.

Muva (On-demand rides)

BVG's shared on-demand ride service. Not a Wallet use case, fares are handled inside the app.

If you want Apple Wallet, pick BVG Tickets

The BVG Tickets app is the one that actually writes a pkpass to your iPhone. The other three are valid apps for other jobs, but they keep the ticket inside themselves.

Which VBB Tickets Work in Apple Wallet

BVG Tickets sells the full VBB tariff for Berlin AB and Berlin ABC (which covers Potsdam and BER airport). Single tickets, Kurzstrecke, 4-Fahrten-Karten, and 24-Stunden-Karten all route into Wallet if you choose that option at checkout.

Einzelfahrschein Berlin AB / ABC

The classic single ticket. Berlin AB costs 4.00 Euro, Berlin ABC costs 5.00 Euro from 1 January 2026. Valid for two hours in one direction, with transfers allowed. After purchase in BVG Tickets, tap to save to Apple Wallet for the ride.

Kurzstrecke

The short-distance ticket at 2.80 Euro covers three stops on S-Bahn, U-Bahn, or Regionalzug, or six stops on Bus and Tram. Valid immediately at purchase, which is why Wallet access matters when a bus is pulling up.

Tageskarte and 4-Fahrten-Karte

The 24-Stunden-Karte is priced per zone and is valid for 24 hours from validation. The 4-Fahrten-Karte bundles four Einzelfahrscheine, useful when riding AB at 3.10 Euro per trip (12.40 Euro total) in 2026. Both save to Wallet from the BVG Tickets app.

Monthly and Subscription Tickets

Monthly tickets and subscriptions bought via BVG end up in the Ticketspeicher inside BVG Tickets. The Wallet export has to be triggered manually each billing period. Note: the VBB-Abo 65plus is no longer offered from 2026, and the Tarifbereich Berlin BC was dropped in the same change.

2026 fare adjustment

VBB raised fares by about 6 percent on average on 1 January 2026. The old Berlin BC tariff is gone. If you're pulling numbers from an older guide, double-check against vbb.de before budgeting for a trip.

Deutschlandticket via BVG in Apple Wallet

A Deutschlandticket bought as a BVG subscription lands in the BVG Tickets app once the registration is confirmed. From there it can be exported to Apple Wallet, but the flow is manual every month: the monthly barcode changes, so the pass has to be re-added on the 1st for the new validity window.

BVG uses the same pattern for normal VBB monthly tickets and Abos: the ticket is always downloadable from Ticketspeicher, and the Wallet button is next to the three-dot menu on the ticket.

Adding the BVG Deutschlandticket to Wallet

Install BVG Tickets and sign in

Download BVG Tickets (Bus & Bahn Berlin) from the App Store and sign in with the same email used for the Deutschlandticket order. After the order confirmation, expect up to 72 hours before the ticket appears in the Ticketspeicher.

Open your Deutschlandticket in Ticketspeicher

Pull down to refresh the ticket list if needed. Open the Deutschlandticket tile so the QR-like barcode is on screen.

Tap the three-dot menu and pick Wallet

The ticket detail view has an overflow menu that exposes the Apple Wallet option. Confirm the preview in Wallet and tap Add.

Repeat on the 1st of each month

The Deutschlandticket barcode rotates monthly. Delete last month's pass from Wallet, open the new month's ticket in BVG Tickets, and re-export. A calendar reminder on the last day of the month makes this painless.

No auto-renewal in Wallet

The BVG export is not an auto-updating pass. Inspectors scan the ticket and compare the validity, so an old barcode looks like an expired ticket. Re-add each month before the first trip of the new validity period.

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S-Bahn Berlin and the VBB Tariff

S-Bahn Berlin is a separate operator, but it runs on the VBB tariff, the same one BVG uses. A BVG-issued Einzelfahrschein AB is valid on S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Tram, and Bus without caveats. The S-Bahn Berlin app focuses on departures and disruptions, ticket purchase is handled by the VBB Bus und Bahn app or any of the BVG apps.

For Apple Wallet specifically, BVG Tickets remains the clean path even when the actual trip is mostly on the S-Bahn. Pick the zone, buy, save to Wallet, scan or show at inspection.

When NeatPass Helps With a BVG Ticket

NeatPass can create Apple Wallet passes from supported barcodes. For BVG, that covers the edge cases where the native Wallet export is missing or awkward: Jelbi-purchased tickets, ticket PDFs emailed for group bookings, Abo receipts with a static barcode, or an expired pass that needs a placeholder before the next month rolls in.

Where NeatPass fits

Screenshot or PDF tickets: Print-at-home VBB tickets or a ticket shown inside another app can be captured and turned into a Wallet pass, so the ticket keeps working offline
Backup pass: Keep a second Wallet tile of the current month in case the BVG app has a slow morning at the gate
Custom design: Match Berlin yellow or the U-Bahn line colors instead of the generic BVG layout, useful when the pass sits next to a dozen others

Where it does not help

Dynamic or rotating barcodes: If the BVG ticket regenerates its code before the month is over, a screenshot-based pass will drift out of date. Check by comparing two screenshots 24 hours apart.
Deutschlandticket inspection: Some inspectors still ask for the official app as a secondary check even when the barcode scans. Keep BVG Tickets installed as backup.

Adding a BVG ticket to Wallet via NeatPass

Open your ticket and screenshot the barcode

From BVG Tickets, Jelbi, or a PDF mail, put the barcode fully on screen and take a screenshot. Give it clear padding so the AI can crop it.

Import into NeatPass

Open NeatPass, tap the plus button, and select the screenshot from the photo library. Or use the share extension directly from the PDF.

On-device AI fills in the details

The iPhone's own neural engine reads the barcode and extracts title, validity, and type. No server involved for the AI step: the privacy FAQ covers exactly what leaves the device.

Name and style the pass

Rename it "BVG AB April 2026" or similar and pick colors that match how you'd spot it at a glance: see the pass customization options.

Save to Apple Wallet

Tap Add to Wallet. Pair with a Wallet widget on the Lock Screen so the ticket is one glance away at the gate.

Works underground, even mid-tunnel

Apple Wallet keeps the barcode available without a connection. How offline mode works is a short read if U-Bahn dead zones are the concern. Tickets that depend on live app data do not behave the same way.

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Berlin's BVG apps divide the job across four shops, and Apple Wallet only lines up cleanly with one of them. Knowing that up front cuts the clutter: BVG Tickets for the ticket, BVG Fahrinfo for the map, Jelbi for the ride, Muva for on-demand.

For the tickets that never made it out of the app, NeatPass turns a screenshot into a Wallet pass. Either way, the right place for a BVG ticket on an iPhone is on the Lock Screen, not buried under three app launches.

Got a Deutschlandticket through a different Verkehrsverbund? Compare providers in the Deutschlandticket in Apple Wallet guide. Taking an ICE out of Berlin this weekend? See Deutsche Bahn tickets and Apple Wallet.