GDAŃSK IS A PORT CITY BY THE BALTIC SEA AND ONE OF POLAND’S OLDEST CITIES. OVER ITS THOUSAND YEARS OF EXISTENCE THE CITY HAS WITNESSED EVENTS WHICH HAVE CHANGED THE COURSE OF WORLD HISTORY. GDAŃSK IS IN THE TOP 3 OF EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS IN 2017. www.europeanbestdestinations.com

ALTHOUGH THE TRICITY FORMS ONE URBAN ORGANISM EACH CITY HAS ITS OWN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. TRAM AND BUS SERVICES IN GDAŃSK ARE OPERATED BY ZTM GDAŃSK (WWW.ZTM.GDA.PL) AND IN GDYNIA BY ZKM GDYNIA (WWW.ZKMGDYNIA.PL).

MUNICIPAL RAILWAYS (SKM) The fastest and cheapest way to go across the Tricity is to take the SKM train (Szybka Kolej Miejska/Fast City Rail). The great advantage here is complete independence from the local traffic congestion which often causes headache to those travelling by car during rush hours. SKM runs every 7-15 minutes during the day, every 30 minutes after 10 p.m.

If you have a valid student card (with current semester sticker) and are under 26, you can buy student tickets (51% discount) for the SKM and PKP. www.skm.pkp.pl BUSES, TRAMS AND TROLLEY BUSES You can also choose the network of buses, trams and trolley buses as well as the taxis (the most convenient but also the most expensive). As long as you have a valid student card, you can buy student tickets for trams, buses and trolleys (no age restrictions). DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUS AND TRAM TICKETS Single journey tickets entitle the bearer to a single journey on one bus or one tram only. These tickets are valid from the time they are validated until leaving the vehicle. The tickets should be validated immediately on boarding the vehicle. Time tickets entitle to many journeys during 1 hour or 24 hours, allowing you to transfer to a different bus or tram. During the first journey the ticket should be validated immediately on boarding the vehicle. From this time on, the ticket is valid for the time indicated by its nominal value.

Tickets may be purchased: 1. In ticket vending machines 2. In numerous kiosks situated in the city 3. Directly from bus and tram drivers. Passengers may purchase a single fare ticket (only 1 hour and 24 hours tickets) from the vehicle driver. Passengers shall have the exact amount of money. DISCOUNT TICKETS Discount tickets can be purchased by students who hold a valid European Youth Card – EURO 26 STUDENT or the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) issued outside Poland (up to the age of 26) and to students who hold a valid student card issued by Polish universities. There is also an option to buy a monthly or even a semester ticket for the public transportation in Gdańsk. Such ticket is electronically encoded into the chip in your student ID card.

CITY CARD

For those who stay in Gdańsk for some time a great solution is a City Card. It’s an electronic card, which can store a season ticket selected by the holder and is valid in Gdańsk public transport. E-ticket does not have to be validated. It is verified by the ticket inspector with a reader.

METROPOLITAN TICKET

When you want to move easily through the Tricity it is recommended to purchase a metropolitan ticket (a single-fare ticket or multiple-fare ticket with the possibility of transfering to different modes of transportation) in order to travel throughout Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. The 24 hour and 72 hour metropolitan tickets entitle the bearer to use trains and public transport in Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. www.mzkzg.org BIKES Gdańsk is a biker-friendly place with more and more bicycle paths and routes. Bike paths running along sea shore from Sopot to Gdańsk and Gdynia. The bike means freedom, health and great fun! Bearer City Card can be purchased at ZTM Customer Service Points after paying 10 PLN as a deposit. It is recommended to submit the application via Internet. The card preparation time will be shorter than in case of the application submitted personally at the collection point. TICKETS IN GDYNIA AND SOPOT Gdynia has its own tickets; therefore it is impossible to use Gdańsk time-tickets there. Moreover in Gdynia there is no distinction in the value of the ticket as far as the time of the travel is concerned. Each validated ticket is valid for a single tour only. Students have the right to use half price tickets (again the students cards are requested). Trolley-buses support the public transport network of Gdynia. The fare is the same as for buses. In Sopot both Gdynia and Gdańsk tickets are valid, although the fares might differ. Only in buses going to Gdańsk one is obliged to use time-tickets. On other routes each stamped ticket is valid for a single ride.

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