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Public transport tickets in Belgrade

Now, after the long time, there are some changes and improvements in the public transportation system. A new ticket system for transportation on all lines in Belgrade – BusPlus introduced into the service in 2012.

This system is the only one in the Belgrade public transportation starting from February 2012

The system is unique for the whole city and applies to all public transport vehicles (GSP, private carriers, Lasta and Bg Voz). There will exist four types of tickets:

• Personalized e-tickets (similar to the current prepaid pass), which will contain the name and the user’s photo,
• Depersonalized electronic tickets that will not be issued to passenger's name but a certain number of rides,
• Smart paper cards
• Individual paper ticket for one ride, sold exclusively by the bus driver.

New tickets should be validate on machines installed in all vehicles. Also machines are announcing the current stop and the next one so you could more easily use the Belgrade public transportation.

Personalized e-tickets

Personalized e-tickets are issued for employees (monthly pass, half-month pass). Also, there are monthly prepaid passes for “privileged” categories (the primary and the secondary school pupils, the university and high school students, the unemployed. For more information about prices and conditions, visit THIS page. The tariff system for two zones is no longer active for this type of tickets.

Depersonalized tickets

Starting from February 1st there will no longer be a single-ride tickets, available until now at most newsstands and at GSP's offices. As of that date you can buy: 

• Depersonalized electronic tickets costing 250 dinars, charge it and ride. It is valid for the period of three years.
• Paper cards. If you are not frequent user you should buy a paper card costing 40 dinars. It's valid for three months and could be charged to the maximum of 600 dinars.

The ride costs 60 dinars (for 1st or 2nd Zone) and 95 dinars (1st and 2nd Zone). Also, you will be able to purchase a group ticket, if having enough "credit"  on your depersonalized card. On the display you should select "Grupna karta" (Group ticket), choose the number of persons for whom you are buying a ticket and validate your card.  

• Other option is buying a individual paper ticket for one ride, sold exclusively by the bus driver for 120 dinars (1st or 2nd Zone) or for 145 dinars (1st, 2nd Zone) 

As you can see the two zones tariff system is applied here and these were the prices for daily transport (from 04.00 to 24.00). During nighttime, buses run at 1-hour intervals from 00:10 to 02:10 usually from special stops at the Republic Square towards other parts of the city. The night fare is 145 dinars (1st or 2nd Zone) and 205 dinars (1st, 2nd Zone). You can only buy it in the bus.

Also, charging all cards will be possible on the Stampa, Futura stands and many shops in the city. Total of 800 locations.

Free of charge transport

The right to fare-free transportation without a transit ITS ID card (regardless of place of residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia) is gained by the following categories of users:

• children under the age of 7, 
• uniformed police officers, 
• uniformed soldiers undertaking the regular military service,
• users who acquired the right pursuant to federal and state regulations (holders of the Order of the People's Hero, Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941, soldiers of national liberation and revolutionary wars, holders of decorations etc..), provided that they possess the appropriate identification card issued by competent authority verifying their status.

Tickets control

In Serbia, buses don't have a ticket inspector during the whole route, but a group of official controllers board the bus quite often and ask you to present your validated card or your single ride ticket. Controllers will have special "Busplus" official identification card able to block the validator when they entre the bus. The person without any valid card will receive a ticket amounting 1,500 dinars, paid on the spot or within 8 days.