Where to buy the ticket you need
Not all types of tickets can be purchased everywhere. The chart below illustrates ticket availablity for different types of tickets via different means.
Sale point | Single-trip tickets | All-day tickets | Prepaid tickets |
Yellow ticket machines | Yes (2 to 6 zones) | Yes | No |
Red ticket machines | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (for existing cards) |
The IDS BK app | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | No |
E-shop (idsbk.sk) | No | No | Yes |
News agencies | Yes (2 to 3 zones) | No | No |
Post offices | No | No | Yes (for existing cards) |
DPB ticket offices | Yes (2 to 5 zones) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
Slovak Lines offices | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
ZSSK ticket offices | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
DPB buses & trams | Yes (for DPB cards) | Yes (for DPB cards) | No |
Slovak Lines buses | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | No |
ZSSK trains* | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (for existing cards) |
RegioJet trains | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | No |
DPB ticket offices
The chart below shows locations and opening hours* of Dopravný podnik Bratislava's ticket offices.
Location | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Note |
Main railway station (in front of the station building) | 05:30 – 09:45 10:15 – 17:30 18:00 – 20:30 |
08:00 – 12:00 12:30 – 16:00 |
|
Vinohrady railway station (tram terminus) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed | |
Olejkárska 1 (the DPB building) | 06:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 17:00 17:30 – 20:00 |
closed | |
Hodžovo námestie (public subway) |
06:00 – 20:00 | 08:00 – 16:00 | |
Most SNP (bus terminus) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed | closed 28.6. - 31.8.2021 |
M. Sch. Trnavského 9 (Švantnerova stop) | 07:30 – 12:00 12:30 – 15:00 (– 17:00 on Mondays) |
closed | |
Mlynarovičova 14 (Mlynarovičova stop) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed |
Note: all ticket offices are closed on Sundays, also, temporary changes of opening hours are being published on Dopravný podnik Bratislava's website.
* It is neccessary to find a conductor and ask for a ticket as soon as possible.