The invention relates to a transmission (2) which can be switched between at least three switching stages. A transmission in accordance with the invention has a frame (6) in which a first drive shaft (4) with a first gear (12) non-rotatably mounted thereon and a second drive shaft (20) with a second gear (24) non-rotatably mounted thereon, having longitudinal axes (8, 22) disposed in parallel with one another, are rotatably mounted, and the transmission has a switching device. The first gear (12) is in the shape of a truncated cone at least in regions, with a first end (14) and a second end (16) with different numbers of teeth, and has first main teeth (30) which extend completely from the first end (14) to the second end (16) of the first gear (12). The second gear (24) is in the shape of a truncated cone at least in regions, having a third end (26) and a fourth end (28) with different number of teeth, and has second main teeth (3) which extend completely from the third end (26) to the fourth end (28) of the second gear (24). The switching device is arranged to displace one either first gear (12) and the second gear (24) in parallel and relative to the respective other gear (12, 4) into a first, a second and a third switching position. In the first switching position the first end (14) of the first gear (12) is engaged with the fourth end (28) of the second gear (24), in the second switching position the second end (16) of the first gear (12) is engaged with the fourth end (28) of the second gear (24) and in the third switching position the second end (16) of the first gear (12) is engaged with the third end (26) of the second gear (24).