Discounted single tickets will be valid for one journey in one direction. They will have a character of transfer or non-transfer tickets while transfer tickets will be able to be paid for only with a transport card (physical or virtual).
The passenger buying a single ticket will not have to have knowledge on tariff zones. The fare will be calculated automatically by an on-board computer based on the number of tariff zones on the route as well as based on the method of payment, while the most cost-effective way for passengers will be the payment with a transport card (physical or virtual).
In the case of the discounted fare, a discount will represent 50 % of basic fare (a so-called ordinary ticket).
In the case of passengers who will further continue to buy single non-transfer tickets from the driver, there will be no difference compared to the present from the point of view of purchase. After boarding the vehicle, the passenger will notify the driver of his/her destination stop and subsequently the driver will issue the ticket.
The use of a transport card (physical or virtual) is recommended to purchase the fare. This payment method will represent the most cost-effective way of purchase while the transport card, unlike the other methods of payment, will enable purchasing also transfer tickets for two connections, that is another price advantage as well as simplification of travelling because the passenger will not have to buy the separate ticket for the next connection – he/she will prove the valid transfer ticket by placing the transport card or mobile phone on the card reader at the time of boarding the vehicle.
Entitlement of the discounted fare will apply to:
- children under 6 years,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a card proving the age of the child or another identification card with the current photo of the child, name, surname and date of birth of the child,
- the authorised employee of the carrier requires the proof only if he/she considers that the age of the child for who the discount is claimed cannot be assessed based on his/her physical appearance,
- children under 16 years,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a card proving the age of the child or another identification card with the current photo of the child, name, surname and date of birth of the child, applied from the age of 12 years,
- in any case the authorised employee of the carrier requires the proof only if he/she considers that the age of the child for who the discount is claimed cannot be assessed based on his/her physical appearance,
- a person accompanying a child under 6 years,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a card proving the age of the child or another identification card with the current photo of the child, applied from the age of 5 years of the child,
- pupils or students under 26 years, that are pupils of primary school, full-time secondary school students or full-time university students,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a valid card issued by the carrier, valid card accepted by the carrier or valid university student card,
- such a card must contain the current photo, name and surname, date of birth of the pupil or student and the validity date of the discount that is the only decisive date for assessing entitlement to the discount (in the case of a transport card, it is sufficient if the date of birth and the validity date of the discount are recorded on the card in electronic form),
- seniors from 63 years,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a valid identity card or valid card issued by the carrier,
- such a card must contain the photo, name and surname, date of birth of the senior (in the case of a transport card, it is sufficient if the date of birth is recorded on the card in electronic form),
- severely disabled persons that are holders of a ŤZP or ŤZP-S cards
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a ŤZP card, ŤZP-S card, identity card with the stated information about ŤZP or dependence on accompanying person or another card (issued by some of the carriers) proving the claim for the discounted fare if the card is included in the system of mutual recognition of transport cards,
- a person accompanying a severely disabled person who is a holder of a ŤZP-S card,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by a ŤZP-S card, identity card with the stated information about dependence on accompanying person or another card (issued by some of the carriers) proving the claim for the discounted fare if the card is included in the system of mutual recognition of transport cards,
- a parent for the purpose of accompanying or visiting a disabled child who is nourished in a school, social or medical facility in the territory of the Slovak Republic or who attends such a facility,
- the entitlement to this fare shall be proved by an identity card together with the confirmation issued by the facility which the child is nourished in or which the child attends,
- a dog, except for a dog with special training for severely disabled persons.
Single tickets will have a zone and time validity. The zone validity of the ticket will be given by the list of zones that are indicated on the ticket. The time validity of the ticket will be determined by a multiple of the number of purchased zones and 30 minutes (e.g. a 5-zone ticket for transport connection Košice – Prešov will have the time validity of 5 x 30 minutes = 150 minutes, i.e. exactly 2 and a half hours from the moment of issuing the ticket). It will be necessary to monitor the time validity of tickets only in the case of abnormally long transfers.
The fare will be applied in suburban regular bus transport operated by the following carriers: ARRIVA Michalovce, BUS Karpaty, eurobus, SAD Humenné, SAD Poprad, and SAD Prešov. Detailed information will be available in the Tariff of IDS Východ.