Private company

Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg

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Transit district serving Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany

The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) is a transport association run by public transport providers in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. It is a private limited company owned jointly by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg (with one third each) and the 18 districts and district-free cities of Brandenburg with 1.85% each. It was founded on 30 December 1996.2 It employed 100 people.1 Its revenue was €1.4 billion in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Dec 30, 1996Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Founded inBerlin1
  • Websitewww.vbb.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) is a transport association run by public transport providers in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. It is a private limited company owned jointly by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg (with one third each) and the 18 districts and district-free cities of Brandenburg with 1.85% each. It was founded on 30 December 1996. VBB claims to be one of the largest transport associations in Europe based on the area covered of 30,367 km2 with nearly 6 million inhabitants. Common ticketing was launched on 1 April 1999. The 2005 number of passengers transported was 1.23 billion, with 3.37 million passengers per day.2

Corporate structure

Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg Berlin
    • Berlin A fare zone Owned · Berlin, Germany
    • Berlin B fare zone Owned · Berlin, Germany
    • Berlin C fare zone Owned · Brandenburg, Germany

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Berlin A fare zone
  • Berlin B fare zone
  • Berlin C fare zone

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • Berlin 33.3%
  • Brandenburg 33.3%
  • Barnim District 1.8%
  • Brandenburg an der Havel 1.8%
  • Cottbus 1.8%
  • Dahme-Spreewald District 1.8%
  • Elbe-Elster District 1.8%
  • Frankfurt (Oder) 1.8%
  • Havelland District 1.8%
  • Landkreis Ostprignitz 1.8%
  • Märkisch-Oderland District 1.8%
  • Oberhavel District 1.8%
  • Oberspreewald-Lausitz District 1.8%
  • Oder-Spree District 1.8%
  • Potsdam 1.8%
  • Potsdam-Mittelmark District 1.8%
  • Prignitz District 1.8%
  • Spree-Neiße District 1.8%
  • Teltow-Fläming District 1.8%
  • Uckermark District 1.8%

Also owns

  • Berlin A fare zone
  • Berlin B fare zone
  • Berlin C fare zone

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20171.4B EUR1

Timeline

  1. Dec 30, 1996Founded Founded in Berlin1

Sources

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