Sales point | Tickets for single journey (except group ticket and carnet) |
Day tickets | Prepaid tickets |
IDS BK smartphone app | Yes, all types | Yes, except ticket for 168 hours | No |
DPB ticket offices | Yes (2 - 5 zones) | Yes, all types | Yes |
Slovak Lines ticket office | Yes, all types | Yes, all types | Yes |
ZSSK (Slovak Railways) ticket offices | Yes, all types | Yes, all types | Yes |
RegioJet sales points (Bratislava hl.st. and Bratislava - Nové Mesto only) | No | No | Yes, on existing chip cards |
Yellow ticket machines | Yes (2-5 zones) | Yes (24 hours only) | No |
Red ticket machines | Yes, all types | Yes, all types | Yes, on existing chip cards |
Newspaper kiosks |
Yes (2-3 zones, 4 and 5 zones only in small number of kiosks) |
Generally no, except small number of kiosks | No |
Post offices in Bratislava Region | No | No | Yes, on existing chip cards issued by DPB |
E-shop | No | No | Yes |
Slovak Lines regional buses | Yes, all types (no pre-sale) | Yes, all types (no pre-sale) | Extension of previously purchased prepaid ticket only |
ZSSK trains | Yes, all types (no pre-sale)* | Yes, all types (no pre-sale)* | Yes, on existing chip cards, 7 and 30 days only* |
RegioJet trains | Yes, all types (no pre-sale)* | Yes, all types (no pre-sale)* | No |
DPB vehicles | Electronic wallet only, all types | Electronic wallet only, 24 and 72 hours only | No |
* Passenger must approach conductor immidiately after boarding. If passenger boards the train in station with open ticket office, surcharge is added to the fare (1,50€ on ZSSK trains, 1,00€ on RegioJet trains).
Group ticket can only be purchased in red ticket machines. Carnet can only be purchased in DPB ticket shops and very small number of newspaper kiosks.