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We invite you to the big Easter egg hunt on our buses! From 30 March 2026, a total of 50 colourful Easter eggs will be hiding in some of our city and regional buses in Stade. Be sure to keep an eye out! The eggs can be hidden anywhere on the bus: under the seats, on the handrails or even on the doors. With a bit of luck, you might find one of the coveted eggs and win a great prize! Each egg contains a ticket for the Stade Lions Club charity lottery. The main prize is a gold bar worth around 10,000 euros. There is also an Edeka shopping voucher worth EUR 2,400 and a EUR 1,000 travel voucher to be won. This year, the proceeds from the lottery will go to the „Flügelchen-Nester e. V.“ project. The Lions Club Stade is supporting the installation of a new mobile therapy/activity room and the purchase of a therapy bed. The campaign runs from 30 March 2026, so keep your eyes peeled when travelling by bus! With a bit of luck, you could find one of the hidden Easter eggs and support a charitable project at the same time. The winning tickets will be drawn as part of the Stade Old Town Festival on Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 12 noon at the Pferdemarkt. Further information about the Charity 2026 of the Lions Club Stade can be found here. Conditions of participation  

From 8 April 2026, there will be new timetables for bus services in the district of Stade on some routes. Overview of changes All timetables are still subject to approval by the LNVG. Line 2018 | Haddorf - Am Exerzierplatz The „Hammah, Pinnbarg“ stop will also be served on the journeys at 11.45 am (Fridays), 12.55 pm and 1.38 pm - outside the Lower Saxony school holidays - from „Stade, Vincent-Lübeck-Gymnasium“ in the direction of Himmelpforten. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2025 | Stade - Bützfleth - Drochtersen - Freiburg For an optimised transfer to line 2720 in the direction of Airbus, the journey starts at 4.16 a.m. from „Drochtersen, Schule (Kehre)“ in the direction of Stade, 9 minutes earlier. TO THE TIMETABLE Line 2037 | Wolfsbruchermoor - Drochtersermoor - Asselermoor - Stade On the journeys at 10.55 a.m. (school leaving day) and 1.34 p.m. from „Stade, Timm-Kröger-Straße“ in the direction of Wolfsbruchermoor, the stop „Hüll, Wendeplatz“ will be served instead of the stop „Hüll, Abzweig Niederhüll“. ON THE SCHEDULE Line 2045 | Wolfsbruchermoor - Drochtersermoor - Asselermoor - Stade On the 7.56 a.m. journey from „Hove, Groß Hove 174“ in the direction of Estebrügge, the bus will also stop at “Königreich, Kreuzung Elbe-Obst„. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2069 | Mitteldorf - Hammah All journeys from Hammah in the direction of Weißenmoor will run up to 15 minutes earlier. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2070 | Groß Sterneberg - Hammah The journey at 11.55 a.m. from “Hammah, Grundschule„ will run 5 minutes earlier. The 12.50 journey, also from “Hammah, Grundschule„, departs 7 minutes earlier. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2365 | Bredenbeck - Kakerbeck - Harsefeld - Wedel - Fredenbeck - Stade The 7.35 a.m. journey from “Harsefeld, Schulzentrum„ in the direction of Stade will in future run from the “Bargstedt, Grundschule„ stop from 7.50 a.m. to the “Fredenbeck, GS Am Raakamp Hast. 3 (blue)„. For passengers travelling in the direction of Stade, a new journey at 8.18 a.m. from “Bargstedt, Grundschule„ via Fredenbeck to Stade has been introduced. The 7.42 a.m. journey from “Kakerbeck, Alte Dorfstraße„ runs 19 minutes later and thus supplements the new 8.18 a.m. journey during the school holidays. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2369 | Harsefeld - Ahlerstedt - Reith - Bargstedt - Harsefeld The “Harsefeld Rathaus‘ stop will be added to the route on journeys from Harsefeld in the direction of Bargstedt (Mon - Fri). TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2720 | Wiepenkathen - Stade - Hollern - Grünendeich - Finkenwerder Due to a high delay situation, the 4.34 a.m. journey from Wiepenkathen will run 8 minutes earlier. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2721 | Wiepenkathen - Stade - Hollern - Grünendeich - Finkenwerder The stop ‘Hamburg, Sperrwerk Estemündung‘ will no longer be served. The stop ‘Hamburg, Neuenfelder Damm„ will be used as a replacement. Due to a high level of delays, the 4.19 a.m. journey from Gräpel will run 8 minutes earlier. TO THE SCHEDULE Line 2722 | Althemmoor - Hechthausen - Himmelpforten - Stade - Finkenwerder Due to a high level of delays, the journey from Althemmoor will run 8 minutes earlier. TO THE TIMETABLE Line 2726 | Ahlerstedt - Hedendorf - Jork For an optimised transfer to line 2722 in the direction of Airbus, the journey will start at 4.34 a.m. from “Ahlerstedt, Kakerbecker Straße" in the direction of Jork, 10 minutes earlier. TO THE SCHEDULE There will be time adjustments to the timetable on some other lines. Passengers are requested to inform themselves about the timetable adjustments before travelling. TO ALL TIMETABLES

The service trade union Ver.di has called a warning strike in public transport for Monday, 20 to Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in nine cities - including Hanover, Braunschweig, Göttingen, Wolfsburg and Osnabrück. Don't worry, we are NOT affected!

Who ensures a pleasant journey with a smile? Who remains patient and helpful even in stressful situations? Every day, our bus drivers are on the road for you and make your journey safe and pleasant. That's why we are taking part in the nationwide „Favourite bus driver 2026“ campaign. Now it's up to you: tell your personal bus story and nominate your favourite bus driver. You can share your experiences at www.lieblingsbusfahrerin.de until 31 May 2026 and show your appreciation to the people behind the wheel. A jury will select the most impressive stories from all the entries and choose the favourite bus drivers of 2026. The people who submit the winning stories can also look forward to special recognition. The initiative is supported by the PRO BAHN passenger association, DB Regio, the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and the Federal Association of German Bus Companies (bdo), among others. It recognises the work of around 100,000 bus drivers in Germany. The competition was launched in 2023 and has been a resounding success ever since: every year, over 2,300 stories are submitted that show how much small gestures can make a difference in everyday bus life. 👉 Join in and say thank you - nominate your favourite bus driver now!

Unfortunately, we are not organising a Future Day this year. The reason: we are currently working on new, exciting formats and content with which we want to make next year's Future Day even more attractive, informative and eventful. We are deliberately taking a little more time to prepare for this. 👉 There will be another Future Day in 2027 - with new insights, hands-on activities and real perspectives on training and career entry. We would like to thank all interested parties for their understanding and are already looking forward to welcoming you next year.

This year, our Buxtehude-based company is supporting the „Orange Days 2025“ campaign organised by the Hanseatic city of Buxtehude. From 25 November to 10 December 2025, cities, organisations and companies around the world will be drawing attention to violence against women. We would also like to contribute to making this important issue more visible and sending out a clear signal. During this period, around 30 buses with the message „Stop violence against women“ will be travelling on our route network. We are also publicising the campaign on passenger television. In this way, we reach many people every day on their way to work, school or during their leisure time - and remind them that violence is never acceptable. As a transport company, we bear responsibility for the safety of our passengers and our employees. This also includes drawing attention to social grievances and supporting those affected. Violence often takes place in secret, which is precisely why it is important to talk about it publicly and take a stand. Together with the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude and many other partners, we are sending out a clear signal: Violence against women must have no place in our society. The Orange Days in Buxtehude are organised by the Equal Opportunities Office of the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude, SOFIA shelters for women in Buxtehude and the StoP © project Buxtehude together with various alliance partners.

The safety of our passengers is our top priority: that's why we are taking part in the "Safe journeys on the hvv" campaign. From now on, you as our passenger can choose the shortest and safest route in the evening hours and get off between two bus stops. It is important that you inform our driver of your stop request shortly before you want to get off. The driver will then decide whether the desired stop is possible, taking into account all relevant safety aspects. You will get off the bus at the front. You can find all further information about the campaign here.

The new hvv Prepaid Card in Hamburg offers the option of cashless ticket purchases. Now this is also possible on our buses. In addition to the popular ticket purchase via app, a further cashless sales channel is now offered. In contrast to the buses in Hamburg, however, the option of buying tickets in cash will remain available until further notice despite the introduction of sales via prepaid cards. This allows maximum flexibility for passengers. The hvv Prepaid Card offers the advantage of being able to travel flexibly, cashlessly and without registration through the hvv. Important: the card itself is not available from the bus driver, but from numerous retail co-operation partners. There, the card can be topped up with any amount and later recharged. Further information on the hvv Prepaid Card and its points of sale can be found on the hvv website here.

We were delighted to present our first four electric buses in the district of Stade. We were able to present the new environmentally friendly vehicles at a press event together with representatives from politics, business and our company. The presentation was attended by Michael Fastert and Jan Behrendt from our management team as well as District Administrator Kai Seefried and District Councillor Thorsten Heinze. Other guests included Kai-Ulrich Baak and Inken Montzka from the district of Stade, Ottmar Heinen and Dr Rainer Gärtner from eMIS and Karsten Leist from Verkehrsgesellschaft Nord-Ost-Niedersachsen mbH (VNO). Clean mobility for all With the new and eye-catching electric buses, we are not only focussing on environmentally friendly technology, but are also actively contributing to improving the quality of life in our region. The buses will be used throughout the district of Stade and are therefore a visible sign of the change in mobility. This is made possible by federal funding from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport's (BMDV) programme to promote alternative drive systems in passenger transport and with financial support from the district of Stade. The project is being subsidised as part of the Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF). Funding for this measure is also provided as part of the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) via the European Recovery and Resilience Facilities (ARF) in the NextGenerationEU programme. The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by Project Management Jülich (PtJ). The new electric buses: sustainable and innovative The four new electric buses are from the IVECO brand and belong to the E-Way model. This model stands for the highest environmental standards and state-of-the-art electromobility. Range: With a range of up to 300 kilometres per charge, the buses are ideally suited for daily scheduled services. Capacity: They offer space for up to 70 passengers and ensure a pleasant journey with their low-noise drive. Sustainability: CO₂ emissions are reduced to zero thanks to the purely electric drive - a decisive step towards climate-friendly mobility in the district of Stade.