How to Ask for a Combo Ticket in German: Multi-Attraction Passes
Learn to ask 'Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?' in German, understand multi-site passes, and talk about savings at museums and attractions.
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When you visit a German city with several museums or attractions, you can often save money with one combined ticket instead of paying at each site. This lesson teaches you the exact questions to ask at a ticket counter: whether a combo ticket exists, what it includes, and how much you save. You will practise polite forms with 'Sie', the useful pattern 'Gibt es ...?', and vocabulary for passes and prices. All examples use standard contemporary German, with regional notes where they matter.
By the end, you can…
- ask whether a combined ticket for several attractions exists.
- ask what a combo ticket includes and how much I save.
- understand and respond to a ticket clerk's answer about prices and validity.
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Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?
Is there a combo ticket?
geept es ine KOM-bee-tik-et
The core question. 'Kombi-Ticket' is the common everyday word; 'Kombiticket' without a hyphen is also correct. Use it at any ticket counter.
Gibt es ein Ticket für mehrere Sehenswürdigkeiten?
Is there a ticket for several attractions?
geept es ine TIK-et fewer MEH-rere ZAY-ens-ver-dig-kite-en
Use this fuller version if the clerk does not understand 'Kombi-Ticket', or if you want to be very clear. 'Sehenswürdigkeiten' means tourist attractions or sights.
Was ist im Ticket enthalten?
What is included in the ticket?
vas ist im TIK-et ent-HAL-ten
Ask this before buying, so you know which museums or sites the pass covers. 'Enthalten' means included.
Wie viel spare ich?
How much do I save?
vee feel SHPAA-re ikh
A direct, natural question about savings. You can also ask 'Wie viel günstiger ist das?' (How much cheaper is that?).
Gilt das Ticket für alle Museen?
Is the ticket valid for all the museums?
gilt das TIK-et fewer AL-e moo-ZAY-en
'Gelten für' means to be valid for. Use it to check the scope of a pass. For one museum, say 'für das Museum'.
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Useful pattern
The question frame 'Gibt es ...?' means 'Is there ...?' and works for almost anything you are looking for: 'Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?' (Is there a combo ticket?), 'Gibt es einen Rabatt?' (Is there a discount?), 'Gibt es eine Familienkarte?' (Is there a family ticket?). Note that the noun after 'es' changes its article: 'ein' for neuter and masculine nouns in the accusative ('ein Ticket', 'einen Rabatt'), and 'eine' for feminine nouns ('eine Karte'). You do not need to change the verb; 'gibt es' stays the same.
When to use it
Use these questions at the cash desk ('an der Kasse') before you pay. Start with 'Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?' If the answer is yes, follow up with 'Was ist im Ticket enthalten?' and 'Gilt das Ticket für alle Museen?'. Ask 'Wie viel spare ich?' when you want a concrete number. In Austria and Switzerland, 'Kombi-Ticket' is understood, but you may also hear 'Kombiticket' or 'Kombikarte'; in Switzerland, 'Billett' is common alongside 'Ticket'. Keep using 'Sie' with staff: 'Können Sie mir sagen, ...?' is a polite opener.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Guten Tag, gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket für die Museen?
Hello, is there a combo ticket for the museums?GOO-ten tahk, geept es ine KOM-bee-tik-et fewer dee moo-ZAY-enJa, wir haben ein Kombiticket für drei Museen. Es kostet zwölf Euro.
Yes, we have a combo ticket for three museums. It costs twelve euros.yah, veer HAH-ben ine KOM-bee-tik-et fewer dry moo-ZAY-en. es KOS-tet tsvurlf OY-roWas ist im Ticket enthalten?
What is included in the ticket?vas ist im TIK-et ent-HAL-tenDer Eintritt in alle drei Museen und der Bus. Sie sparen fünf Euro.
Admission to all three museums and the bus. You save five euros.dair INE-trit in AL-e dry moo-ZAY-en unt dair boos. zee SHPAA-ren fewnf OY-roA little context goes a long way
In German-speaking countries, combined tickets are usually called 'Kombiticket' or 'Kombi-Ticket' and are sold at the first site's cash desk. Staff are generally addressed with 'Sie' and 'Guten Tag'; using 'du' with a stranger at a counter can sound too familiar. Prices already include VAT, so the amount shown is what you pay.
One thing to watch for
Saying 'Habe ich ein Kombi-Ticket?' to mean 'Is there a combo ticket?'
Try this instead: 'Habe ich ...?' means 'Do I have ...?', which asks about your own possession. To ask whether something exists, use 'Gibt es ...?': 'Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?' If you want to ask if you can buy one, say 'Kann ich ein Kombi-Ticket kaufen?'
Your turn
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1How do you ask 'Is there a combo ticket?' in German?
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Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?
This uses the fixed frame 'Gibt es ...?' plus the neuter noun 'ein Kombi-Ticket'. 'Gibt es ein Kombiticket?' without the hyphen is equally correct.
2You want to know what the pass covers. What do you ask?
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Was ist im Ticket enthalten?
This asks what is included. You could also ask 'Was ist inbegriffen?', which is more formal but understood.
3A clerk says the pass costs 20 euros and single tickets cost 8 euros each for three museums. How do you ask how much you save?
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Wie viel spare ich?
This directly asks about the saving. A valid alternative is 'Wie viel günstiger ist das?'. The clerk might answer 'Sie sparen vier Euro.'
Ask 'Gibt es ein Kombi-Ticket?' first, then check 'Was ist im Ticket enthalten?' and 'Gilt das Ticket für alle Museen?' before you pay.
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