Simpler, cheaper, more efficient. This is what public transport in Belgrade should look like with the announced changes that come into effect on May 1.
What is changing in public transport?
- the city traffic network is divided into two zones
- a daily ticket for 90 minutes will cost 50 dinars
- all-day ticket 120 dinars
- a ticket for 7 days in one zone will cost 800 dinars, and for two zones 1,000 dinars
- a monthly ticket for one zone will cost 2,500 dinars, or 3,500 for two zones
- for an annual ticket in one zone it will be necessary to pay 25,000 dinars, for two 35,000 dinars
- for primary and secondary school students under the age of 19 and over 65, transportation is free
- privileged categories of passengers will pay a monthly ticket of 1,000 dinars
- a payment system is being introduced via a free application, by sending an SMS message or at the points of sale of the Public Company "Transport Service Billing"
What is being abolished in public transport?
- buying tickets from the driver
- charge for night driving: from midnight to four in the morning it will be free for all passengers
- validators in transport
- entry at the front door, from now on entry will be at all doors
- the controllers will no longer check the passengers, it will be done by the communal police (municipal police) - Beli, and the penalty for driving without a ticket remains the same.
