The network ensures uniform conditions of carriage and fare regulations as well as a coordinated timetable.

Outside the SSB network at that time, the following railway lines were integrated at the beginning:[1] On 1 July 1982 the VVS-transitional tariff was introduced.

This enabled passengers to use not only DB and SSB services, but also the buses and trains of around 40 private transport companies with a monthly ticket.

[2] From then on, regional trains could no longer be used with composite tickets only up to the end point of the S-Bahn, but beyond that to the last station before the district border.

On 1 January 2016, the cities of Nagold and Altensteig in the Calw district were also integrated into the VVS tariff.

[5] VVS tickets are valid in Stuttgart and the districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr for all suburban trains, local trains (RB, RE, IRE), light rail, buses (except line X3), the rack railway and the cable car.

In inbound and outbound traffic, the VVS tariff also applies in individual neighbouring towns such as Beilstein or Lorch.

Single tickets are valid for a maximum of three hours for a journey to the destination, changing trains and interruptions are permitted.

Payment with the bus driver is mostly only possible with cash, only on the lines of the SVE in Esslingen and of LVL Jäger in Ludwigsburg.

VVS tickets can also be purchased via the apps SSB Move, Moovel and the DB Navigator.