Facts
All of Germany is divided into urban transport zones, which are served by one or another company. Each such company has, so to say, “subordinate” many tariff zones, and moreover, one zone most often corresponds to one large population and its province. When several nearby firms decide to join together, "Transport Union". In the case of, for example, Halle and Leipzig, such an alliance is MDV.
Therefore, ordinary tickets are sold under the “one ticket - one zone” system and are valid within this zone for all types of transport: metro, buses, trolleybuses, trams, and short-range trains. If you need to get to another zone by any transport, you must buy either multi ticket to several tariff zones, or, when moving outside the first zone, go to the nearest stop, buy another ticket and only then continue the journey. Buying multi-tickets is more profitable, since you only need to pay VAT for them once and, as a result, they are cheaper (and yes, due to this we save paper, thereby preserving the environment).
Types of transport
In Germany there are absolutely all types of transport, if you take the country as a whole. If we consider each city separately, then
- metro is available only in large cities
- tram lines are a privilege of eastern Germany (former East Germany) and Bavaria
- buses - everywhere
- trolleybuses have almost become obsolete; today cities with trolleybus connections can be counted on the fingers of one hand
Tickets
Tickets can be bought in three places:
- in the branch of the transport company serving this zone
- in machines that are located at almost every stop (shown on the line diagram with a special icon)
- in vending machines inside the vehicle (in them payment is accepted only by credit card and not every car has them. Basically, the presence of such a machine is indicated by a special sticker on the front door)
Street vending machines look like this:
You can pay in them both with a card and in cash. In the case of the latter, you need to be careful: they accept machines almost any bill, but give change exclusively a trifle! Therefore, I highly recommend not giving them more than 10 euros :-)
In the first week of my life in Germany, I overpaid a lot for tickets, because I did not know (and there was nobody to find out) how this or that ticket differs from the others. Therefore, the next part will be interesting to those who do not plan to constantly travel by car. The rest can safely scroll to the next section.
Ticket types
In machines you can buy:
- One time ticket. These tickets need to activate breaking them in special machines (there is in each tram / bus). The machine puts the date and time on them, the countdown starts after activation. If you bought a ticket, but not struck then in the case of control you will be forced to pay a fine (40 euros per person). The same applies to old-style train tickets
- A ticket for four. With this ticket, you can ride either four people once in an hour, or one person four times. For each time / each person a ticket must be punched from a new perspective.
- Day ticket. Well, everything is clear. Punch this ticket is not necessary, it is valid in one zone until four o'clock in the morning the next day after purchase. You can buy a group daily ticket that can be used by five people.
- Weekly ticket. Acts on calendar week, until 4 am Monday next week. This means that if you buy a weekly ticket on Friday, you can only use it three days, not seven.
- Monthly ticket. Valid from midnight on the first day of the current calendar month until 12:00 on the first day of the next. A cheaper version of the ticket is the ticket “after 9:00”, which on business days only starts after nine in the morning.
- Ticket for the year. The name speaks for itself. It costs a ticket very expensive, even by German standards. For reference: its price in Halle is 450 euros. At certain hours, the ticket allows you to take with you for free either one adult, or three children, or a dog.
Almost all of the above tickets are divided into three categories:
- Single zone ticket. Affects the entire mode of transport within one hour for one person.
- Short distance ticket.Affects the next four stops in the case of a tram / bus OR four kilometers in the case of a train, and you can only go with it until the next stop, regardless of whether it is four or two kilometers away.
- Children's ticket. Preschool children travel for free. Students under the age of thirteen pay a little less than adults.
You can also order at the office of the transport company. subscription (on a monthly ticket, only a little cheaper) or student ID (for 6 months). The latter is extremely beneficial: it costs the same as 2 tickets per month for an adult.
Stops
Many stops in Germany, especially in the eastern part, are terribly thought out. The extreme case is the glazed back side, the side walls are absent (to feel all the charm of the German wind), and the seats are made of iron, which makes them completely useless in the cold season. The next modification of such stops is stops with large gaps between the side and rear walls, for the formation of strong winds aimed at the seats.
However, there are also ideal stops, with a slightly sloping canopy (so that rainwater slides), with plastic seats and airtight walls open only on one side.
Almost near each stop there is an electronic board where it is shown which line of transport will approach the next, how long it will happen and what the final stop is for this line.
But we are interested in a lot of information signs hanging either on separate posts (as in the picture above), or under glass on a special stand near the advertisement.
Signboards
This is how the daily tram and bus lines of Halle look like. Usually, a scheme with a different color scheme hangs next to it, which shows which lines go at night. The diagram shows the zone number of a given city, the neighboring zones are highlighted in light yellow, and stops in which 2 or more tariff plans are valid are shown in gray. This means that if you do not need to buy any multi-ticket for this zone. Bus lines are shown in dotted lines, tram lines are solid. A little man on an orange background means that construction work is underway in this place and transport is forced to move around for some time.
For each route, at a single stop, a leaflet of the following type hangs:
In our case, tram line 94 is a night line, so it runs only between nineteen and three hours from Monday to Friday. The first column is the clock. The numbers in the second and third columns indicate minutes, respectively. The weekday schedule is always different from the weekend schedule, many routes on Saturdays and especially on Sundays do not go at all. The letters next to it may indicate that the tram is at this time:
- even goes to the sylvester (New Year)
- does not go to a sylvester
- even on holidays
- will be old-style, i.e. with steps (important information for people in wheelchairs, mothers with babies, the elderly)
The stop at which we are standing is circled, the numbers next to each circle indicate the travel time to the next stop in minutes (counting from the current one). Black circles mean that this number of stops can be traveled with a special ticket for a short distance. For the rest, you will need a “one-time” ticket.
Even at stops, the scheme of tariff zones that are assigned to this association may hang, but there is no practical benefit from this scheme for a traveler.
Lyrics
Personally, I use all forms of transport that my semester ticket allows me to use. During this time, several things became clear to me: firstly, washing glasses in public transport, contrary to the convictions of our domestic colleagues, not difficult. It is proved by the Germans. Secondly, people with disabilities and children are also people, for them even a series of trams with a low landing will not be let loose. Speaking for the disabled, for the first time in my life I saw something like this: in Berlin, buses stopping and lowering the suspension from the side of the stop, thus leaning sideways to the ground so that it is easier for wheelchairs and their owners to get up.
And there are many such examples. For example, buttons for opening doors for children, which are slightly lower than buttons for adults, so that children do not feel infringed on the right to open the door on their own. Or announcements about the sights in the neighborhood at each stop, which in major cities are pronounced in several languages \u200b\u200bat once. The seats in the vehicle are upholstered in soft and, most importantly, cleana fabric on which it is pleasant to sit down. In each tram-bus-metro, video surveillance is conducted through several cameras located at the exit, so the damage caused by vandals and cattle is minimal.
In conclusion, I will dilute the barrel of honey with the only minus I noticed: the route schedule leaves much to be desired. On weekends it’s almost impossible to travel, especially if the route is with transfers. Perhaps that is why every German in the arsenal has, if not a car, then a bicycle, and more often both.
Update from 05.17. As Sergej Kukujzev quite rightly noted, in the case of buses, tickets can be bought immediately from the driver. In this case, you will be informed of the ticket price immediately after you name the end point of your route.
An active tourist who wants to see as much as possible in a new place, one way or another, will have to use the public transport services of the city in which he resides. The transport network of European cities is extremely developed, and in order to understand the existing diversity, it makes sense to familiarize yourself in advance with the basic rules of the passage of a city. We offer a brief overview of the public transport system in Europe.
Prague
In Prague, the main types of public transport are metro, buses, trams, and there is a cable car in the Czech capital. Since Prague is a fairly compact city, the Prague metro consists of only 3 branches: green, yellow and red. Using the metro in Prague to get around, you can easily explore all the major tourist spots. The metro runs until 12 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the station, which must then be validated. Buses run around the clock, however, at night only on the main routes. Tickets are available in many public places: hotels, shopping centers, kiosks, vending machines. Trams also run around the clock, at night with an interval of 30 minutes. In order to easily travel on all modes of transport, tourists can purchase a single pass for a day or three. The main thing is not to forget to validate the ticket before using it. The funicular runs at intervals of every 15 minutes towards Petřín Hill.
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Munich
In the Bavarian capital, the transport network is extremely developed. The city is divided into zones: white, green, yellow, red. Tickets can be purchased for 1 trip, 10 trips, for a day or three, while you need to consider in which areas this ticket will operate. The city center is included in the white zone, the remaining colors are suburbs. Tickets are valid on all modes of transport, but you must remember to compost them. The only form of Airport-City-Day-Ticket travel composting is not required. Munich Metro (U Bann and S Bann - underground and ground trains, respectively) run until 01:00 at night. On buses and trams you can move around the clock.
Amsterdam
The most popular mode of transport in the Dutch capital is trams. There are as many as 16 tram lines that cross the city in all directions. You can buy a ticket in public places, or at the conductor. The schedule of trams can be tracked on an electronic board at stops. Using the Amsterdam metro you can get to remote areas of the city. Entrance and exit to the cars is carried out using special buttons. Most subway routes are terrestrial. Buses mainly connect remote areas of the city, and also go to the suburbs several times a day. At night, special night buses run that stop only on demand. For tourists there is a special ticket GVB-dagkaart, valid for one to seven days. At the entrance and exit, tickets of all varieties must be attached to the composter.
Stockholm
The most developed modes of transport in Stockholm are the metro and buses. The metro has 3 branches: red, green and blue, all of them depart from the central railway station. Separate mention are the metro stations, each of them is artistically decorated, therefore, having visited the Stockholm metro, you will feel as if you had been in an art gallery. Buses also have a developed network of routes. You need to keep in mind that there are no conductors on the buses, so you need to take care of the fare in advance. There are several ticket options: one-time tickets, replenished cards, as well as travel cards for tourists, valid for a selected period: one day, three or a week. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines or at kiosks with the words “Press”.
Oslo
There are 6 metro lines, buses, trams and ferries in the Norwegian capital. Tickets can be bought for one trip, for 24 hours, for a week and for a month. Tickets are best purchased in advance, as a ticket purchased, for example, in a special kiosk or ticket office, will cost one and a half times cheaper than a driver on a bus. All buses are divided into daytime (from 05.00 to midnight) and night. At night, no tickets except Oslo Pass are valid. The metro in the center is underground, but near the end of the branches they turn into ground trains. In general, the Oslo metro is shallow, comparable in depth to our underground passages, there are no escalators. It makes sense to use ferries to get to the Norwegian islands. Ferries depart right from the central promenade.
Riga
Riga is an old European city, which is also the Latvian capital. However, despite its status, the city is quite compact, the tourist center can be visited on foot. Nevertheless, if you still need Riga public transport services, you can use buses, trolleybuses and trams. There is no metro in Riga. Riga public transport runs until 11 o’clock in the evening, and buses continue to operate on separate routes at night. Tickets can be purchased at stops and at kiosks. There is a rechargeable ticket.
Berlin
Berlin in transport terms is divided into 3 zones: A, B, C. A ticket for zone A and B is enough to see the main attractions. You can travel by bus, tram and metro in the German capital (underground in the city center and underground in the suburbs). You can ride using one-time tickets, but for a tourist planning sightseeing, the so-called Tageskarte (a day pass) is more suitable. It must be remembered that tickets must be composted before boarding the Berlin metro, while buses also have composters right inside. Tickets can be bought at ticket machines, there are also zone maps of routes in order to determine which zone a particular attraction is in and accordingly what ticket you need.
Vein
In the Austrian capital, public transport is well developed, starting with five metro lines and ending with numerous bus and tram routes. For the convenience of tourists, you can purchase a single pass for all types of transport for a day, two or three, as well as for a week. You can make a purchase at the Vienna box office, in most newsstands, but advanced tourists can pre-attend the purchase on the Vienna public transport website. The Vienna Metro operates from early morning until midnight, while buses are divided into day and night. Night walk on the main routes of the city.
Zurich
Zurich is one of the largest and most populous cities in comparison with other cities in Switzerland; therefore, the motor transport network is highly developed. Trams, buses, trolleybuses run around the city. Tickets for travel are bought and composted in advance; this cannot be done inside the passenger compartment. All transport runs strictly according to the schedule, which can be found at all stops. After 12 nights, you can move on special night buses, but the tickets do not work in them, you will need to buy a special ticket from the driver. Night buses are marked with the letter N. It is noteworthy that in order to get inside the cabin on any type of transport, you must click on the special button located on the doors.
Geneva
In Geneva, it is most convenient to use a bus or tram that runs in the city until midnight. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines, which, in addition to francs, also accept euros, as well as give change and help to navigate the choice of ticket. For tourists, a 24-hour ticket for any type of transport will be more attractive. In addition, if you intend to stay in the city longer, you can purchase a weekly or even a monthly pass. Of course, you can use one-time tickets. A separate mode of transport in Geneva is considered to be boats with which you can get to other Swiss towns located on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Brussels
Brussels has all the attributes of metropolitan life, including a well-developed public transport system, consisting of 4 metro lines, tram lines, day and night buses. Metro tickets must be scanned at the turnstile, not only at the entrance, but also at the exit. However, the metro will not take you to the remote corners of the city, just like trams, their lines simply are not laid there. In this case, buses will come to your aid. Their network is extremely vast. A bus route was also laid to the airport, which allows tourists to refuse an expensive taxi. A ticket for such a bus, purchased in advance, will cost one and a half times cheaper than in the bus itself. You can attend to the purchase in advance on a specialized website, or simply buy at a kiosk. Tickets for public transport can be purchased for 1 trip, as well as for 5 or 10 trips. There are travel cards for 1, 2 or 3 days.
Warsaw
Warsaw has all the traditional forms of transportation: buses, trams and even one metro line. All buses are divided into day and night (start to go after 23.00). Tickets are purchased at kiosks at stops and stations. The peculiarity of using a ticket is composting. On buses, composters are in the cabin, in the subway - at the station. In addition to single tickets, in the Polish capital you can buy a ticket for the whole day. It will be valid 24 hours from the moment of composting. Such a single pass is valid on all types of public transport, including electric trains.
London
Dublin
In Dublin, the main modes of transportation are double-decker green or yellow buses and tram lines. Tickets can be purchased directly from the driver, but buying them in advance, you can significantly save. In addition to a one-time ticket, you can buy tickets for a day, three or 5 days. You can also use the special “Leap Card”. This is a single travel card that allows you to use all types of transport during the selected period.
Paris
Marseilles
In the Provencal city, which is conducive to leisure and tourism, like nowhere else, it is nice to just walk. However, Marseille offers its visitors the opportunity to travel by metro (2 lines), buses and trams. Most buses run until 9pm, while the metro operates until midnight. Tickets can be single tickets, and can be designed for 10 trips, depending on your needs. Also valid are tickets for 1, 2 and 3 days. Convenient to use are the so-called multi-cards, which can be replenished as needed.
Genoa
The Ligurian pearl of Genoa offers its tourists to travel by metro (line 1), buses, trolleybuses and ski lifts (due to the uneven surface of the city, there are about 10 ski lifts, which makes it easier for tourists to climb the hill). Tickets can be single and for 10 trips. But it will be more convenient for a tourist to use daily subsistence allowance without limiting the number of trips.
Milan
The Milan metro (red, yellow, green and purple lines) is considered one of the best in Italy. It works from early morning until midnight. All of Milan's buses are orange, so it's hard to miss them. You need to enter and exit by clicking on a special button, i.e. buses stop on demand. There are also tram lines in Milan, but they stop at every stop. Tickets are disposable, for 10 trips, for a day or two, are valid on all types of transport. A distinctive feature - tickets must be composted before entering the transport! You can buy tickets at stations and at kiosks.
Rome
Metro, buses, trams - all this is in Rome. Tickets are the same for all types of transport, you can purchase them at the box office, vending machines and kiosks. Tickets must be composted inside the bus, tram and in front of the metro. Tickets are not for sale in the passenger compartment. A one-time ticket is valid for 100 minutes. Travel same - 1, 3 days or a week. The Roman metro is not very developed in terms of routes, so it will be more convenient to use buses that are divided into ordinary (yellow or red), express (green) and night. Express buses are more mobile and do not stop at every stop. In any case, the driver must be warned about his exit by pressing a button.
Athens
The city transport of the Greek capital is extremely diverse: there is a place for the metro, for electric trains, for trams, and, of course, for buses and trolleybuses. The metro consists of three branches - blue, green and red and runs from early morning until midnight. You can use a one-time ticket, but you can use the daily (weekly) ticket. There is also an offer for tourists: a 3-day pass for any type of transport with the possibility of travel from / to the airport. All types of tickets can be bought at newsstands, at metro stations and bus stops.
Barcelona
Metro, buses, trams, funiculars - all this is in one of the most popular cities for tourists. The entire transport network is divided into 6 zones, but for tourists, as a rule, only the first zone covering the city center is of interest. Tickets, as in many cities, can be disposable, one-day, for 10 trips, for 50 trips. To get on the subway, tickets must be attached to the turnstile. The metro itself has as many as 11 lines and runs from 5 in the morning until midnight. To use the services of the bus, at the bus stop you need to signal the driver with your hand. Inside the cabin, your ticket must be validated. A one-time ticket can also be bought from the driver himself. Trams usually connect the city center with the outskirts. If you wish, you can use the funicular. There are as many as 3 of them in Barcelona - Montjuic, Vaividrera and Tibidabo. Each of the funiculars has a rather long line.
Madrid
Madrid, as befits the capital, has many offers for its tourists, including in the field of transport services. Metro, buses, trams, funiculars - all this you will find in Madrid. The metro of the Spanish capital is considered one of the longest in Europe and is second only to the London subway. It consists of 13 lines and extends not only within the historical center, but also to the south, north, west and east of the city. You can use for travel, as single tickets, and, for example, for 10 trips. The most convenient for the tourist will be to use the Abono Turistico pass, which allows you to freely move around the city for 1,2,3,5 or 7 days. The city also has one funicular that runs from the city center to the Casa de Campo park. During the movement, an audio recording is heard in the booths telling about the sights of Madrid.
Seville
The main mode of transport in the capital of Andalusia is buses. They go strictly on schedule, which can be found at every stop. You can travel by bus until late at night, as bus transport on all routes runs until midnight. Tickets can be purchased at kiosks at stops. On the territory of Seville are both disposable and reusable tickets.
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Barcelona public transport prices
An amazing city where the influx of tourists is twice the number of local people.
Despite this, public transport in the city of Gaudi is the fastest and, by the way, the cheapest way to get around the city.
Very convenient transport - metro. Almost throughout the city you can ride on 5 lines, the metro is open until 12 pm, and on weekends up to 2 hours. One-time ticket costs € 1.45, for students - 90 cents.
The bus is also a fairly convenient form of transport; there are about 70 routes throughout the city. But be careful: during peak hours it’s quite difficult to move around the city.
You can get stuck in the same traffic jam as on the Kiev Air Fleet bridge. The bus price is the same as the metro - € 1.45.
There are 6 transport zones in Barcelona and the Integrated Fare System operates here.
This means that you can purchase a one-time travel card that will operate on 4 types of transport during that time and those zones for which you bought a card.
For example, travel on all modes of transport per day in zone 1 will cost € 6.2. If you plan to move in 2 zones, then the price will increase to € 9.75. The same pass for 2 zones, but for a month will cost € 73.6 already.
You can buy a ticket for 2 days for all modes of transport for € 11.5, for 4 days - € 21.
Also in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthere are different tariffs for pensioners, large families, travel by sightseeing buses.
Madrid Public Transport Prices
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The metro in Madrid is considered one of the largest in Europe. Trains run 12 lines of the usual metro and 3 lines of the "light".
Interestingly, the 12th metro line (south of Madrid) is served by another company - Metrosur, regular tickets do not work for it, you must buy another ticket at the same price.
One metro ride in Madrid costs € 1.5, and 10 tickets will cost you € 9.3.
If you decide to go out of town, you need to use a special suburban train. There are 7 zones here, if you are traveling within the same zone, then the ticket price is € 1.35, if you need to go to the 7th zone - € 4.4.
You can buy a ticket for the suburban train, which is valid in all areas. It costs € 6.2, and a round trip will cost you € 12.40.
City buses in Madrid are led by EMT, you can see their logos on buses.
The price of buses depends on the number of zones where you travel. 1 trip within one zone costs € 1.1. 10 tickets will cost € 10. Bus tickets are valid in the Madrid area, as well as for trips out of town. Ticket prices are the same for night and day buses.
If you are a tourist, then the best way to travel around Madrid is to purchase a Tourist Travel Pass. With the help of such a ticket you can ride all types of transport.
Such a ticket is divided into zone A - valid only in Madrid, T - except for trips in Madrid, you can also use it on buses in the cities of Guadalajara and Toledo, some types of metro and trams.
Children under 11 years old are entitled to a tourist pass with a 50% discount. Tourist Travel Pass can be purchased for 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 days.
Traveling in zone A for one day will cost € 6, and zone T will cost € 12. Prices for other days can be found on the official website.
Public Transport Prices in Warsaw
In connection with Euro 2012, already next summer Warsaw will be crowded with football fans. If you belong to one of them, the more you need to carefully study the public transport system in the city.
You can travel around Warsaw by tram, bus, metro and S-Bahn.
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You need to know that all the main trams are indicated by numbers 1-39. If you saw trams with numbers from 40 to 49, remember that they run at certain times of the day and week. There are all kinds of tickets on the trams.
Buses in Warsaw are marked with numbers from 100 to 399, keep in mind that numbers from 300 to 399 are temporary lines. If you see a letter and a number on the bus, for example E-5, then these are express buses.
They quickly move between remote areas of Warsaw and the city center. Such buses do not stop at every stop, so find out their route in advance.
High-speed trains (SKM) are indicated by the letter S and a number. Their route passes through two ticket zones. And they are paid in the same way as buses, but more on that later.
One metro line in Warsaw connects the Bielany district with the Ursynow district and passes through the city center. Here the metro runs until one in the morning, and on weekends - until 3 in the morning.
Regarding the areas of passage, then with this in the city everything is extremely clear. There are two of them: 1 is a city, 2 are suburban areas of Warsaw.
As for tickets, you can purchase temporary tickets: 20-minute (PLN 2.6), 40-minute (PLN 3.8), 60-minute (PLN 5.2).
They give the right to an unlimited number of passes in two zones for the corresponding time from the moment of composting.
One-time travel in one zone costs 3.6 zlotys, in two zones - 5.6 zlotys. With such a ticket you can ride in one form of transport, just keep in mind that the total time should not exceed 120 minutes.
One-day fare in one zone costs 12 zlotys, in two - 19 zlotys.
A 30-day ticket for all types of transport will cost you PLN 90, and PLN 220 for 90 days.
In Warsaw, students are very comfortable using public transport. They have a 50 percent discount on all tickets.
More detailed information. It is very useful that there is a Russian version, so no questions or problems should arise.
Vienna public transport prices
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Here is a very simple and perhaps the most convenient public transport system in Europe.
A network of buses, trams, metro and trains completely covers the whole of Vienna and its suburbs. A single ticket is suitable for all types of transport in the city.
A one-time ride (Einzelfahrschein) costs € 1.8 if you buy at the box office or vending machines. And - attention! - if directly on the bus or trams, then the price is already € 2.2.
A one-time ticket is valid within the same zone, also with it you can move in only one direction, but at the same time you are allowed to transfer to other lines and modes of transport.
Vienna also has tickets at a special price of half price. 2 trips at this price will cost € 1.8, 4 - € 3.6.
You can buy a ticket for 24 hours, its price is € 5.7, for 48 hours - € 10, and for 72 hours - € 13.6.
If you decide to go shopping in Vienna, buy a special shopping card (Wiener Einkaufskarte). Its price is € 4.6.
This pass is valid for one day for an indefinite number of trips within the city from 8:00 to 20:00, except on Sundays or holidays.
A very favorable rate is also 8-Tage Klimakarte. It costs € 28, 8. The ticket contains 8 lanes for composting. Which is convenient, you can not use travel days sequentially.
In Vienna, and thought about the tourists, there is a special tourist Vienna map (Die Wien-Karte). Its price is € 18, 5.
This card can be used for 3 days, and also it gives discounts to museums, galleries, concerts. This card can also be used by a child up to 15 years old at no extra charge.
A Vienna tourist card can be bought at the Albertinaplatz information desk, and it is also sold at hotels.
For more information about all types of travel, check out Vienna's public transport website.
Amsterdam Public Transport Prices
Paying for travel in Amsterdam you need a special electronic card OV-chipkaart.
This card is valid in the subway, buses and trams. These cards differ in different operating hours: from 1 hour to 168. A-card is an anonymous card, P-card is a personal card, and a one-use card is called D-card.
It is these latter that tourists receive. And the first two are valid for 5 years, in order to draw them up, you need to write a statement in Dutch to the city service of GVB. All information can be checked on the official website.
An OV-chipkaart card costs € 2.6 for one hour, € 7 for 24 hours, € 11.5 for 48 hours. If you plan to use the transport for 72 hours, then it will cost € 15.5. 144 hours of card validity will cost € 27.5, and the price of 168 hours is € 30.
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Wherever you go, in most cases you can not do without public transport. This method of transportation is not only the most convenient, but also the cheapest. It should be understood that each country has its own rules and nuances of using this type of transport. Therefore, you should familiarize yourself with them in advance so as not to get into an unpleasant situation. Using the example of the most popular tourist cities in the world, we will try to understand the peculiarities of travel by bus, tram and metro.
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The Czech capital offers guests a wide selection of means of transportation around the city. There are underground and ground railway facilities, buses and even funiculars. Due to the fact that Prague belongs to compact settlements, only three metro lines laid out in different colors are laid underground. This type of transport is the most popular not only among guests of the capital, but also among the local population. After all, you can get from one end of Prague to the other in just a few minutes! Accordingly, you can have time to see more attractions.
Corresponding to this is the convenient work schedule of the Czech subway, the wagons of which are ready to ride tourists through long tunnels until midnight. You can buy a ticket at any station. No less popular are bus routes. You can buy a ticket for this type of transport at any kiosk and even a hotel. Buses, like trams, run on a schedule every 30 minutes, which guarantees your mobility. But the funicular runs every 15 minutes in only one direction - towards the Petřín Upland.
Cities of Germany
In Germany there is a more practical system of movement. Travel documents can be bought here for 1 trip, as well as for an unlimited number of trips for a certain amount of time. This is very practical and saves money. Interestingly, the settlements are divided into several zones - the central and suburbs, which are indicated in different colors. But you can move around all on a single ticket. Shuttle trams and buses run around the clock.
As an alternative means of transportation, tourists are offered the metro, which combines a network of underground and ground trains. Trains run until 1 am.
Amsterdam
Here, the most popular form of transport is the tram. The city provides for as many as 16 railway lines that penetrate into the most remote areas of the Dutch capital. You can buy a ticket both when landing at the conductor, and in any public place. And you can follow the schedule with the help of electronic displays, which are located everywhere. If you have not been to Amsterdam before, it will be useful to find out what to get inside the car by clicking on the special button that opens the doors. And in the dark, you can move with the help of night buses, which stop only on demand.
Stockholm
Stockholm has a similar traffic interchange system. The metro is divided into three branches, which originate from the central railway station. Local stations themselves can claim the title of a work of art, each of which is artistically decorated. After their visit, an impression comparable to a visit to an art gallery remains. As an alternative city transport, buses are offered that will deliver tourists anywhere in the city. Know that without a ticket you will not be allowed to board, so take care of the timely purchase of a travel document, which can apply to one or several trips.
Oslo
The Norwegian capital is pleased to offer four options for the movement of tourists. In addition to the already familiar underground and ground facilities, city guests can appreciate the benefits of ferries. With their help you can get to one of the nearby islands. Tickets for all types of transport can be purchased at the box office or in a special kiosk. They give the right to use the services both one-time and for a certain time. By the way, buses are divided into day and night. In the last drive on a regular pass will not work.
Austria and Poland
In the capitals of these neighboring states there is an extensive network of metro, buses and trams. And if in Vienna the underground mode of movement is considered the most popular, with branches running under all areas of the city, then in Poland preference is given to ground trips. If in Austria it is allowed to purchase a single document for all types of trips, then in Warsaw you will have to separately buy a ticket for each type of transport. It is also common that bus flights are divided into night and day, and travel documents make it possible to make a certain number of trips.
London
In London, it is easiest for tourists to travel by tram or double-decker buses that have become legends of the island nation. Transport operates around the clock, and you can pay for the service using a special Oyster electronic card, which should be replenished using the terminal. You can ride on the subway, but be careful: the railway lines are divided into several zones and lines and each has its own document.
Paris
Enjoying a huge tourist attraction, Paris offers numerous tourists a wide selection of public transport. There are buses, trams, and metro, and even electric trains.
You can buy a ticket almost everywhere - from a newsagent to information centers and stops, and depending on its type, you will get the opportunity to make a one-time trip or ride for several days. Accordingly, this affects the cost.
Did you know that there is a tram museum in Cologne? Or is it possible to buy a ticket here by sending SMS?
9. Leipzig, Germany
Cities of East Germany are significantly different from their Western counterparts. So Leipzig, who had been living in the socialist GDR for 40 years, was literally rebuilt from the moment of the reunification of the two Germanys.
That is why the city managed to occupy such a high place in this rating. Leipzig collected the main points for modernity, the availability of communications and punctuality. The main mode of transport is high-speed trams, of which there are relatively few - only 13 routes. But their frequency and interweaving literally connect the whole city together and allow it to be in the company of the best transport hubs in Europe.
Public transport scheme Leipzig is available here
Ticket price: from 1.20 euros for a short trip
Do you know that Leipzig is the best of the cities participating in the rating, which does not have its own subway?
8. Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain
The fact that public transport in Barcelona is amazingly developed is beyond doubt (and by the way, the authors of Tripadvice decided to check for themselves - and were very pleased with what they saw). The only negative, due to which the city could not jump higher in the rating, is sometimes very long transitions in the subway and the unpunctuality of ground transport during rush hours. But, on the other hand, Barcelona is the largest city in the top ten in the ranking - this is understandable.
Ticket price: from 1.35 euros (or from 7.70 for 10 trips)
Subway Base: 1924 year
Speedway Card available for download
Do you know that officially in Barcelona there are two subways at once? The lines of one of them belong to the TMB company, the remaining ones belong to the FGS company. Rumor has it that too long transitions between the lines arose due to the reluctance of partners to make concessions and build stations closer to each other.
7. Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt is the financial capital of the European Union and the only city in continental Western Europe in which skyscrapers were erected in the American likeness. All this speaks of a busy traffic in the city, especially considering that despite the modest 660 thousand permanent residents, 2 million people work daily in the city.
It is the regional connections, as well as the brilliant connection with Germany’s largest airport, that have raised the relatively old Frankfurt system so high on our list.
Ticket price: from 1,50 euro
Subway Base: 1970 year
Number of metro lines: 7
Number of lines of commuter trains: 9
Subway and train map available to view
And you know that the Frankfurt transport system connects large cities around, including Mainz, Wiesbaden and Darmstadt.
6. Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen has one of the youngest transport systems in Western Europe, which is primarily famous for its environmental friendliness and high density of all kinds of lines. Numerous lines of electric trains (Re-tog), commuter trains (S-tog) and metro pass through the city, so you will have to spend as much as 10 minutes to get to any of the Danish capital's high-speed stations.
The transport system of Copenhagen also received a high place in the ranking due to high-speed communication with the international airport, from which in just 14 minutes by metro you will reach the city center. And those who can read Danish will learn that the Copenhagen metro is called by experts the best in the world!
Ticket price: from 10.5 Danish kroner
Subway Base: 2002
Number of high-speed transport stations: 193
located on the link
Tip: if you want to see most of the city sights in a short time, focus on bus number 26 - it just passes through the city center past the most important sights of Copenhagen.
5. Hamburg, Germany
Despite the fact that in Hamburg there are only 3 metro lines, there are commuter trains, trams and buses, the Hamburg transport system is a network of city arteries through which trains pulse like blood in 2-3 minute intervals (during peak hours). It is noteworthy that the metro lines go far beyond the city and connect the suburbs and small settlements around Hamburg - the total length of the lines is more than 100 kilometers.
In the meantime, the metro will expand, and now the 4th metro line is under construction. But even without it, Hamburg is the fifth city in Europe in terms of the quality of public transport.
Ticket price: from 1.30 euros
Number of metro lines: 3
Number of metro stations: 89 (of which 43 are underground)
Scheme of urban transport lines available at this link
4. Prague, Czech Republic
Prague is a fairly large city by European standards, which, in addition to everything, is a tourist center of Eastern Europe, and that is why the presence of a modern transport system is quite important here. The most important factors that played in favor of Prague are the relative cheapness of public transport and the huge number of metro stations and tram lines in the very center of the city.
The only thing that prevented Prague from rising even higher was the lack of high-speed communications with the airport. But if the Czechs can cope with this problem, then for sure we will see Prague on the first line of this rating.
In many ways, the Prague metro resembles modern Moscow: the same deep-seated stations, sometimes long escalators and sometimes even trains familiar to Russians.
Ticket price:26 kroner
Number of Metro Lines: 3
Number of stations: 57
3. Vienna, Austria
In Vienna, despite the 5 lines of the metro, the main vehicle is the good old tram. Trams themselves here for every taste - completely modern, very often combined with cars of the beginning of the century, which creates a very authentic atmosphere! Trams exist here already since 1865 (i.e. almost since serfdom was abolished in Russia), and the length of communications totals 176 kilometers. By the way, you can buy tickets in the tram itself, so stock up on trifles.
In addition, Vienna is one of the cities in which the bicycle is quite considered public transport. Indeed, the cost of renting a bicycle for the first hour of its use is not charged - just send your credit card details and get an iron horse for an entire hour at your disposal.
If you want to "kick off" in Vienna, you can even take off a real city bus with a driver, which will cost you 125 euros for the first hour of the trip, for the subsequent significantly less.
2. Helsinki, Finland
Despite the fact that in Helsinki there is only one single subway line, the entire transport system entirely deserves great attention. Firstly, it is very new and meets all safety standards, convenience (especially for people with disabilities) and message speed. Secondly, the main burden, as well as in Vienna, lies on city trams.
The most famous tram route in Helsinki is 3B. It is on it that it is most convenient to take a tour of the city, its ring route passes through all the main city attractions.
Number of metro lines: 1
Travel length from final to final: 23 minutes
City Tram Scheme available here
1. Munich, Germany
In European transport, as it turned out, the high-tech Germans always win. So in this ranking: among 10 cities 5 are representatives of Germany, but the winner is the capital of the richest German land - Bavaria. This is reflected in the transport: it, although the most convenient, but at the same time - the most expensive of the Top10 of this rating.
Munich transport traditionally consists of trains (Regional Bahn), commuter trains (S-Bahn), metro (U-Bahn) and trams. The construction of the transport system was forced to the 1968 Olympics, and now, year after year, the city is developing and expanding the already huge network of metro and trains.
Despite the high train traffic, a wide coverage network and modern trains, even Munich has room to grow. For example, communication with the airport is far from ideal: on average, a trip lasts 45-50 minutes, which is very long by European standards. But the problem here is rather not in transport, but in the distance from the city of Munich Airport.
Fare:2,40 euro
Number of metro lines: 6
Number of lines of city trains:8
By the way, large cities did not fall into this rating due to old communications, high cost and poorly developed infrastructure. So, Paris took only 13th place, Amsterdam - 15th, and London at all 20th place out of 23 cities.