Changes in public transport routes in selected city parts (from 5 Aug 2023)

Detailed overview of the changes in public transport from 5 August together with recommendations on how to travel in the new way.

From 5 August 2023, there will be a major reorganisation of some bus and trolleybus routes in order to improve public transport in selected parts of the city. With the changes, the Bratislava transport company wants to better adapt public transport to the current needs of the city's inhabitants following the construction of new residential districts, shopping centres and the new Bory Hospital.

The most significant changes will occur in the western part of the city (Devínska Nová Ves, Dúbravka, Lamač, Záhorská Bystrica) and in the eastern part (Trnávka, Avion Shopping Park, Airport). Some established connections will be replaced by new combinations and strengthening of intervals on selected routes. In these parts of the city, new carrier lines with denser traffic will be added, with an interval between services of no more than 15 minutes. There will also be reduced overlaps between routes serving the same areas.

Due to the limited financial possibilities of the City, the increase in traffic at the busiest times will be partly at the expense of traffic mainly in the early morning and late evening hours with low passenger demand, when the interval between services will be extended on some routes.

• Changes in the western part of the city - Devínska Nová Ves, Dúbravka, Lamač, Záhorská Bystrica
• Changes in the eastern part of the city - Trnávka, Avion Shopping Park, Airport, Vlčie hrdlo
• Overview of changed intervals on routes
• How to travel in the new way

Changes in the western part of the city - Devínska Nová Ves, Dúbravka, Lamač, Záhorská Bystrica

In these parts, there will be changes to the routes, or changes to the service of stops on routes 20 21 23 26 30 36 37 63 92. Routes 123 and 130 will be cancelled. The stops Hany Ponickej, Krematórium, Pod Zečákom and OC Patrónka will not be served by any route.

Routes 20 36 37 63 and at some times also route 29 will be operated more frequently.

• Route 20 will have a modified range of traffic and the detour to the Technické sklo will be cancelled, where route 23 will now run.
  • Service intervals will be increased to 10 minutes during peak school hours and 15 minutes during off-peak hours and on free days after 8am.
  • Most of the connections of route 20 will run along the route Opletalova, VW5 - Podvornice, only some connections will run to Tesco Lamač, mostly at an interval of 30 minutes.
  • Thanks to the adjusted intervals, the connections will better connect to the trams in Dúbravka and the omission of the Technické sklo will speed up the connection between Dúbravka and Devínská Nová Ves.
• Route 21 will have a modified traffic range and the service to the terminal stops in Devínska Nová Ves will be changed.
  • Most of the connections of route 21 will terminate at the stop Jána Jonáša, VW1. Connections will call at the Volkswagen, VW2 stop only during alternating work shifts at the car factory.
  • The terminus Pri Sandbergu will be served by route 21 only on weekday peak hours.
  • The stop Vápenka will no longer be served by this route.
  • The interval on route 21 will be extended from 10 to 15 minutes on weekday peak and off-peak periods. However, at these times the service to the old part of Devínska Nová Ves will be improved from 20 to 15 minutes.
• Route 23 will also serve the Technické sklo stop with all services (instead of route 20) and most services will run from Devínská Nová Ves to the Podvornice stop in Dúbravka.
  • In the section Podvornice - Lamač, route 23 will run only on peak weekdays during school hours. At the same time, these connections will also serve Segnáre stop.
  • The extent of traffic to the Mláka stop will remain unchanged.
• Route 26 will start and end at the Homolova stop in Dúbravka.
  • It will serve the Pri kríži stop in both directions only on Saratovská Street.
• Route 29 will have increased traffic at the most popular times, 10 minutes at peak times during the school year and 15 minutes at weekends. Conversely, the interval will be extended to 30 minutes on weekday peak hours and morning/evening on non-working days.
  • In the evenings, traffic will be boosted in the direction from Malá Scéna to Riviéra to 15 minutes throughout the week.
• Route 30 will have a completely new route. The traffic in the section Most SNP - Patrónka will be cancelled, where it will be replaced by the strengthened route 37.
  • It will run along the route Patrónka - Tesco Lamač - Segnáre - Vrančovičova - Lamač - Podháj - Hodonínska - OC Bory - Bory Hospital - Bory Home - Agátová - Dúbravka, Podvornice.
  • The route will serve the Bory Hospital from Dúbravka and Lamač, with the possibility of transferring to it from the carrier routes 4 and 21.
  • Service to the Bory Home will be provided from the new Vladimíra Jukla stop on the street of the same name, the existing temporary stop Hany Ponickej will be cancelled.
  • The route will replace routes 23 36 123 in several sections and will provide more frequent services between Dúbravka and Bory. At the same time, it will also replace the branch of line 63 to Tesco Lamač.
  • In the section Dúbravka - Lamač, the traffic will be mainly at 15-minute intervals, in the section Lamač - Patrónka it will run every 30 minutes.
  • After the traffic situation is resolved, it is planned to reroute route 30 between Tesco Lamač and Segnáre via Pod Zečákom Street.
• Route 36 will provide a connection from Strmé vŕšky to the carrier route 37 in the centre of Záhorská Bystrica along a new shortened route:
  • • Strmé vŕšky - Krče - MiÚ Záhorská Bystrica - Záhorská - Krče - Strmé vŕšky.
  • In the direction from Strmé vŕšky it will be possible to change at the edge to route 37 at the stop Záhorská (A), in the opposite direction at the stop Krče (B).
  • On the route Záhorská Bystrica - Bory - Dúbravka it will be possible to travel instead of route 36 by a combination of the routes 216 and 30 with a change at the Nemocnica Bory stop, or by a combination of the routes 37 and 30 with a change at the Hodonínska stop.

    

• Route 37 will be a carrier route with more frequent service.
  • It will run at 7.5 minute intervals in the morning school peak, every 10 minutes in the afternoon peak and over the holidays, and every 15 minutes at other times.
  • The route will also serve the stops Kráľovské údolie, Mokrohájska, Pridánky, Skerličova and Pod násypom as a replacement for route 30.
• Route 63 will be a carrier line with more frequent service, it will not stop at Tesco Lamač and will be rerouted around Martin's cemetery at Trnávka.
  • On the rerouted route it will serve the stops Trnavská cesta, Martinský cintorín, Clementisova and Slowackého.
  • It will no longer serve the stops Slovinská, Depo Trnávka, Bojnická, Na križovatkách and it will also skip the Tesco Lamač stop in both directions.
  • Morning services that used to run from Lamač to Bojnická will now terminate at the Ivanská cesta stop.
  • The Trnávka area will be accessible by the reinforced routes 61 and 96.
  • It will run every 7.5 minutes in the morning rush hour, every 10 minutes in the afternoon rush hour and over the holidays, and every 15 minutes at other times.
  • The route will provide faster and more frequent connections between the west and east parts of the city.
• Routes 83 84 and N34 will have the terminus at Pri kríži moved beyond the crossroads to the bus stop in the direction of Devínska Nová Ves/Bory (platform F).
• Route 92 will run between the Einsteinova and Stn. Lamač directly via Sitina tunnel, which will speed up the connection between Petržalka and the car factory.
  • The service to Patrónka, Habánsky mlyn and Zoo stops will be cancelled.
  • At the stop Stn. Lamač in the direction to Petržalka it will stop before the crossroad on platform C.
• Route 123 (Dúbravka - Bory - Lamač) will be cancelled and replaced by route 30 with more frequent service.
  • Instead of the Hany Ponickej stop, the new Vladimíra Jukla stop on the street of the same name will be served.
• Route 130 (Patrónka - Lamač - Krematórium) will be cancelled.
  • In the section Patrónka - Hodonínska it will be replaced by the more frequent route 30.
  • The Crematorium can be reached by line 37 and suburban buses from the Pri krematóriu stop. Kaufland in Mlynská dolina is accessible from the well-served stop Habánsky mlyn.
  • In the area of Pod Zečákom Street, it will be replaced in the future by route 30, which will be rerouted after the traffic signs will be modified. Until then, this area will be accessible from the Pridánky and Segnáre stops.

Changes in the eastern part of the city - Trnávka, Avion Shopping Park, Airport, Vlčie hrdlo

In these parts, there will be changes to the routes, or changes to the service of stops on routes 61 63 64 96 N61. Routes 74 and 196 will be cancelled. The stop Letisko, P+R will be cancelled.

Routes 61 63 70 and 96 will operate more frequently.

• Route 61 will be rerouted via Rožňavská, Slovinská, Bulharská and Galvaniho streets between the stops Klientske centrum and Avion Shopping Park in preparation for the deployment of hybrid trolleybuses.
  • It will serve the stops Slovinská, Hanácka, Spoločenská, Bulharská, Pri zvonici, Na križovatkách and to improve the service of the new housing estate near Airport it will serve the stops Pri letisku and Fafruny.
  • It will no longer serve the stops Trnavská cesta, Martinský cintorín, Clementisova, Slowackého and Letisko, P+R.
  • In the area of the Martin's cemetery, route 61 will be replaced by a rerouted route 63 with more frequent service.
  • It will run every 5 minutes in the morning peak school hours (7.5 minutes during holidays), every 10 minutes in the afternoon peak, and every 15 minutes at other times.

  • This change will also increase the reliability of travel to the Airport, as the risk of being stuck at the railway crossing on Ivanská cesta in the event of a signalling equipment failure will be eliminated.

• Route 63 will be a carrier line with more frequent traffic and will be rerouted around Martin's cemetery between the stops Klientske centrum and Avion Shopping Park as a replacement for route 61.
  • On the rerouted route it will serve the stops Trnavská cesta, Martinský cintorín, Clementisova and Slowackého.
  • It will no longer serve the stops Slovinská, Depo Trnávka, Bojnická, Na križovatkách and it will also skip the Tesco Lamač stop in both directions.
  • The Trnávka area will be served by the strengthened lines 61 and 96.
  • It will run every 7.5 minutes in the morning peak hours, every 10 minutes in the afternoon peak hours and during holidays, and every 15 minutes at other times.
  • The route will provide faster and more frequent connections between the west and east of the city.
• Route 64 will run on a shortened route: Valašská - Kramáre - Trnavské mýto - Jelačičova (CENTRAL Shopping Center).
  • This will restore service to Jelačičova and Žellova Street.
  • In the section Trnavské mýto - Trnávka it will be replaced by the rerouted and strengthened route 61.
• Route 70 will have an improved 10-minute interval during the weekday morning peak during school hours.
• Route 74 will be cancelled due to low usage.
  • It will be possible to travel between Hlavna stanica, Račianske mýto, Trnavské mýto and Vlčie hrdlo using a combination of routes 71 and 70 with a change at Miletičova stop (in the opposite direction Prievozská).
  • Between Bajkalská and Vlčie hrdlo it will be possible to use a combination of routes 98 and 70 with a change at the Prístavný most stop.
• Route 96 will be a carrier line with more frequent service and a modified route.
  • The route will be shortened from Petržalka to Avion Shopping Park. The service to the Airport will be cancelled due to low usage.
  • In the section Avion Shopping Park - Airport it will be possible to use the strengthened line 61.
  • It will run every 7.5 minutes in the morning peak hours, every 10 minutes in the afternoon peak hours and during holidays, and every 15 minutes at other times.
• Route 196 will be cancelled and replaced by the strengthened route 96.
  • On the way to Station Nové Mesto and Tomášikova Street, it will be possible to change from route 96 to the route 50 at the Maximiliána Hella stop.
• Night route N61 will no longer serve the Letisko, P+R stop on the way to the Airport, instead it will serve the newly established stops Fafruny and Pri letisku in both directions.

Overview of modified intervals on routes in minutes

(morning peak/off peak/afternoon peak/evening)

*) valid for basic route

Overview of alternative connections instead of cancelled routes or parts of routes

You can find the most convenient connections at specific times through the Journey Planner.

"In order to make the transition to the new timetable sufficiently comprehensible for passengers, from 29 July 2023 to 11 August 2023 there will also be informers at important stops and interchanges of the changed lines who will be helpful in explaining the new routes or timetables and will provide passengers with useful hints and tips," said DPB spokesman Martin Chlebovec.