# Student mobility

**Source**: https://www.fau.eu/studying/student-life/student-mobility/
**Parent**: https://www.fau.eu/

FAU is extremely well connected to the public transport network in Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth. Students benefit from the numerous bus, tram and commuter train lines that provide smooth connections between the cities and the University’s locations. The high frequency of the services enables flexible and short commuting times.

Information about departure times, tickets and route maps is available here: [Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN)](https://www.vgn.de/).

## Instead of the semester ticket: Discounted Deutschlandticket for students

All students in Bavaria can purchase a discounted Germany-wide ticket for 43 euros per month.\
It is valid on local public transportation throughout Germany. And it includes [600 free minutes per month for VAG\_Rad](https://www.vagrad.de/en/).

[Information from Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN) about the discounted ticket for students](https://www.vgn.de/en/ermaessigungsticket-studi)

## Bike-friendly University locations

Erlangen, known as one of the most bike-friendly cities in Germany, has a well developed network of cycle paths. Many students use their bikes to travel quickly from one University building to the next. There are even bike repair stations at FAU locations.

Nuremberg and Fürth also have many cycle paths that make it easier to reach the University’s locations there.

## Parking permits at the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo)

Students at the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo) in Nuermberg can apply for [parking permits subject to a fee in the underground parking lot](https://www.wiso.rw.fau.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/parken). A valid [IdM account](https://idm.fau.de/) is required.