School transportation; application for reimbursement of school transportation costs

The necessary school transport for pupils

• public primary, secondary and special schools
• public or state-recognized private secondary schools, grammar schools, vocational schools (excluding part-time vocational schools), two-tier business schools and three- or four-tier business schools up to and including year 10
• public or state-recognized vocational schools for full-time teaching
• public or state-approved secondary schools, grammar schools, vocational schools, vocational schools - excluding part-time vocational schools -, business schools, technical colleges and vocational colleges who are dependent on transportation due to a permanent disability,

must be ensured by the responsible body. In the case of public primary, secondary and special schools, the responsible body is the responsible body for school expenses, otherwise the districts and independent cities in which the pupil has their habitual residence.

Transportation to regular compulsory and elective classes at the nearest school is required if the journey to school is longer than 2 km for pupils in grades 1 to 4 and longer than 3 km for pupils in grade 5 and above. For compulsory schools, the nearest school is usually the Sprengelschule, for other schools the school of the chosen type of school, training and subject that can be reached with the lowest transportation costs.

Exceptions: Pupils who are dependent on transportation due to a permanent disability are transported free of charge regardless of the distance. Transport can also be provided for journeys to school that fall below these mileage limits if the transport provider has checked that the journey to school is particularly difficult or particularly dangerous.

Pupils in year 11 and above from public and state-recognized private schools

• Grammar schools
• Vocational schools (excluding part-time vocational schools)
• Business schools
• Technical colleges
• Vocational colleges
• Part-time vocational schools

are not entitled to transportation, but are entitled to reimbursement of school travel costs that exceed a personal contribution of 320 euros per pupil per school year or a maximum of 490 euros per family.

For families entitled to child benefit for three or more children and families entitled to subsistence assistance or citizen's allowance, the necessary travel costs are reimbursed in full.

Detailed information on this can be found on the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (see "Related links").

Please give priority to using the online service via the button above for the "Entry form (ticket application)".

The following applications and documents are available under "Forms":

• Reporting lost tickets.
• Application for the use of a private motor vehicle.
• Declaration on car pooling (attachment to the application for use of a private vehicle).
• Application for reimbursement of travel costs for the use of public transportation.
• Declaration of habitual residence.

The application must be submitted by October 31 at the latest for the previous school year.

• Application for the use of a private motor vehicle
• Application for reimbursement of travel costs for the use of public transportation
• Declaration on carpooling (attachment to the application for use of a private vehicle)
• Declaration of habitual residence
• Reporting lost tickets

• Act on the exemption from costs for the journey to and from school (Schulwegkostenfreiheitsgesetz - SchKfrG)
• Ordinance on school transport (School Transport Ordinance - SchBefV)

• School in Bavaria - free travel to school