VRS

Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg

About this app

Your schedule for bus & rail in the Rhineland. With the VRS app you have everything in view:
navigator, timetable info and digital tickets.

Everything key to getting around. Buy your Deutschlandticket or other digital tickets (incl. 3% saving)
in the app itself. Get season tickets for your regular routes and receive the latest notifications at once
on the homepage. Book supplementary services for getting around such as bike sharing or scooters.
And use the ‘Take me to’ function to find the quickest way to your destination.


What the VRS app offers you:

Ticket purchases: simpler than ever and simply for less

· Direct access to all single tickets, and all tickets for a day, week or month.
· All VRS tickets with a 3% digital ticket discount.
· Get to the Deutschlandticket (D-Ticket) in a few clicks.
· Save your ticket favourites & buy tickets for anyone going with you.
· Bicycle ticket (single or day ticket).
· VRS journey extension tickets, 1st class upgrades, SchöneFahrt- and SchönerTagTicket NRW
· Pay conveniently with PayPal.


Your homepage: tailored to how you get about

· Find all options for your journey on the interactive map: rental bikes, scooters, bike lockers etc.
· Add functional tiles and arrange them to suit your needs.
· Instant access to your favourites, i.e. routes, stops and stations.
· Press the ‘Straight home’ button for the quickest way home.
· Subscribe for the latest reports about your favourite lines.


Timetable information: Your personal navigator

· Entry of start and destination with addresses, interim stops and mode of transport selection.
· Pin your favourite route to the homepage: all live times at a glance.
· View your journey on a map, incl. walking segments.
· Alternative options at connecting stops/stations in case of delays (e.g. due to traffic jams)
· Save your most important routes and stops as favourites.


The VRS app can do even more:

· Dark mode for comfortable use in the dark.
· Useful detailed information on every stop and station in the VRS area: timetables, announcements,
location maps, escalators and lifts.

Ratings and reviews

I just want to buy a day ticket for my daughter, and am unable to purchase. this app was terrible when I tried it 4 years ago, and is still terrible. Not user friendly or easy to use.

With the new version the widget disappeared, which was the only reason I used the app. New version has some useful new functions, but it takes ages to access them, and one is faster with third party apps. For example, dashboard preview is too short for busy station with more than one line, so one has to navigate first through 4+ options first to able to see a useful list. Before information was available without opening the app. Unable to add already purchased monthly subscription from VRS.

Some texts are missing translations (e.g. tickets names, price levels, important information on the route), so easy to make mistakes for foreigners. Price levels don't have descriptions so at all not underdable how they work and what I need to choose. Didn't find possibility to redirect map to google maps. In general app idea is really nice, but hard UX for new users (tourists, foreigners, etc.). Make more usability testings with users and invite me there :)

What’s new

• Bug fixes and optimizations