Travel card

A travel card is a ticket usable on more than one journey, route or mode of public transport within a specific area using bulk or discounted payment; some systems only cover travel by disabled or elderly people. Their validity is generally for a fixed period from the time of issue, such as to the end of the day or for longer periods up to one year.

Europe

Norway

Travel card systems are used in most of the local public transport in Norway. In the counties of Oslo and Akershus, Reisekort (meaning simply "Travel card", former Flexus) is used for the T-bane (Metro), tramway and the Municipal bus system. In Sør-Trøndelag, t:kort (meaning "t:card") is used, in Rogaland, Kolumbuskort (meaning "Kolumbus card") is used, and in Hordaland, Skysskortet (meaning "Skyss card") is used. In addition, several other counties use similar travel card systems.

United Kingdom

Travel card schemes for general public use are currently operated in the United Kingdom in a number of areas including:

Travel card schemes are often supplemented or replaced by stored value cards.

Republic of Ireland

Prepaid "Leap card" available for transport in the greater Dublin area, providing access to LUAS, DART and Dublin Bus services. You are now able to top this up online.

Spain

In Spain a travel card is used in the city of Bilbao, it's called Creditrans.

Serbia

In Serbia a travel card is used in the biggest and the most popular Serbian spa resort Vrnjacka Banja, it's called VB tourist & Shopping Card.VB Tourist & Shopping card is unique card designed for tourists to accrue savings in time and money. By purchasing a VB Tourist & Shopping card, tourists get discounts for purchasing goods and services.

Sweden

In Stockholm, a travel card is used for the municipal railway systems.

Lithuania

In Vilnius, a travel card is used for the public transport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Transport for London-What is Oyster?". www.tfl.gov.uk.