Ticket machines accept coins of value 5 cents to EUR 2 only and a few are also work with contactless debit cards.Immediately after entering the vehicle you have to validate your ticket in the orange validating machines.Ticket inspectors from the Bratislava Transport Company spot-check tickets occasionally. Immediately after entering the vehicle you have to validate your ticket in the orange validating machines. Often it might happen that the inspector requests it in order to write down your details for the fine but will refuse to return it until you pay the fine.Bratislava's public transport network is divided into two zones. Make sure that you:5. The first zone lines are the usual choice for tourists, since they cover downtown and most of the city.Today's public transport services in Bratislava are of decent quality in terms of coverage and frequency by the standards of many Western visitors. Some other special offers are also available, most notably discounted tickets available to customers of Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko together with train ticket to Bratislava, or free use of DPB services for customers arriving to Bratislava on selected EURegio tickets of Österreichische Bundesbahnen. Tickets can't be bought on board.
1 will take you straight to the old-town of Bratislava From Main train station to Petrzalka train station (connections to Vienna): All other kinds of domestic journeys (domestic journey in Hungary or any domestic journey on 901) are forbidden. You are entitled to give the inspector your personal information (show them your passport, but never let them keep it) and pay the fine later (needless to say this is an unlikely outcome in case of foreigners).The Bratislava City Card on offer from the official Bratislava Tourist Service includes free travel on the city's public transport system.For pets, bicycles or large luggage, you need to purchase a ticket for 35 cents (reduced 15 minute ticket) and this is sufficient for 180 minutes.Tram no. Limited- stop services run on the longer routes through the city. The bus leaves in front of the terminal, travel time is 1 hour and 25 minutes. €50 when paid by card or cash at the time of the inspection or within 5 workdays, €70 when paid within 30 days from the time of the inspection, €5 in case of forgotten prepaid ticket or discount document, €5 in case of unpaid transport of animals, baggage or bicycles.
It is mandatory for a ticket inspector to identify themselves by a company badge and an employee ID when asked to do so. The penalties for failing to comply with the transport rules are as follows:
DPB network is extensive and covers entire city and services are relatively frequent, except for outskirts. Line M connected the During the 1990s, Škoda 15Tr trolleybuses appeared, and replaced the Škoda Sanos vehicles. Operating hours night lines is 11:30 pm to 4:00 am every day, too. Transport of baggage not exceeding 60x45x25 cm, or of an animal transported in a container not exceeding these dimensions are free of charge.
Ticket inspectors from the Bratislava Transport Company spot-check tickets … SMS tickets can only be used on DPB services within the city of Bratislava, including night services, and are offered in three types: a 40-minutes ticket for €1,00, a 70-minutes ticket for €1,40 or a 24-hours ticket for €4,50. Bicycle transport is possible only on weekends and work holidays (whole day) or in intervals between 9:00-13:00 and 18:00-6:00 on workdays. In 1999, a new line to Most of the trolleybus services are now covered by new Škoda 30Tr and Škoda 31Tr trolleybuses delivered between 2013 and 2015. All tickets are transferable.
If the penalty is not paid at the time of the inspection, the inspectors have the right to ascertain the passenger's identity by means of inspecting their ID card, driver's license, passport or residence permit. Public transportation in Bratislava consists of buses, trolleybuses and trams operated by Dopravný podnik Bratislava (DPB) and is available 24/7/365 (for more details on night services see below). If you have the correct ticket marked in the marking machine upon entry, refuse to pay any fines on the spot. Buses also play a substantial role in the public transport system.
Single tickets are available at pre-sale points such as newsstands, ticket machines and DPB offices and customer has to validate them in stamping machine on board the vehicle at the beginning of his journey. A 50% discount is offered to children, students, pensioners, while some other groups of customers such as passengers over 70 years can travel for free. The current line-up comprises 481 Operating hours is from 4:00 am to 11:30 pm every day. There is no ticket inspections when boarding DPB vehicles (except regional lines in some situations). At the end of the 19th century, Bratislava (then Pressburg) was still suffering after losing the status as the capital of the In the 1990s, traffic jams became a routine occurrence in Bratislava, affecting public transport vehicles which became stuck at places like Trolleybuses returned to the city on 31 July 1941. After midnight, night buses operate in Bratislava at roughly one hour intervals. There have been reports of ticket inspectors inappropriately fining tourists.