Everyone should feel at home in the Karlsruhe region. This means that access to social life plays a very important role and this life includes leisure, sport and culture. And you have to be mobile to join in.

The Karlsruhe Pass has been designed so that this access is not blocked by financial means. It includes different services in the form of benefits on extensive offers from participating municipalities, including leisure, sport, culture, education and mobility.

The Karlsruhe Pass therefore ensures the harmonisation of living conditions. And it brings people one step closer to the region’s high quality of life.

You can get the Karlsruhe Pass in the participating municipalities. Which communities participate and what kind of a Karlsruhe Pass you get there, you will find out if you click on the name of the municipality on the right. The Karlsruher Pass will be issued in the respective municipality, is valid for twelve months and can be renewed every year. All you need is a current, passport-sized photo, your identity card and the relevant, complete information about social benefits in its original form or complete documents for an evaluation.

· Citizens who get ALG II (unemployment benefits, SBG II), social benefits (SGB XII), housing benefits, benefits according the AsylbLG asylum law or family allowance or have a low income.

People with a low income who do not get social benefits will have their claim to a Karlsruhe Pass evaluated individually directly at the issuing office. This calculation requires documents related to your income, bank statements and perhaps other documents. Please call your issuing office to find out which documents are required as this differs individually.

· For applications of people without social benefits in the municipalities of the district listed on the right, please inquire at your issuing office for the necessary documents.

The online calculator gives you an initial assessment whether you can get the Karlsruher pass:

What the Karlsruhe Pass has to offer is so diverse that we can only give you a brief overview here. You will find more details about the options using the symbol on the right.

There are discounts up to 50% off for different tickets from the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV – Karlsruhe’s public transportation authority), depending on the issuing municipality.

There is discounted entry at numerous municipal museums in the region with the Karlsruhe Pass.

The Zoological Garden’s annual ticket is available at the Zoo’s cash desk in return for a small personal contribution. Entry to various events in the region, such as Das Fest or KSC home games, is discounted or even free.

Different outdoor and indoor pools in the region give up to 50% off the regular single admission price. In addition, the outdoor pool season ticket is 50% cheaper.