Entitlements to discounts and free travel
A list of passengers entitled to discount travel, as well as rates of such discounts are determined by local law – a resolution adopted by the City Council. Selected groups are entitled to fare discounts on the basis of special regulations.
The following types of discount entitlements are applicable within the territory of Szczecin:
- Discount entitlements:
- 50% discount,
- discount for the senior residents,
- discount for the unemployed,
- family discount.
- Free travel entitlement.
Discounted fare entitlement
Entitled persons | Documents confirming entitlement to discounts for transport services |
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50% discount | |
university students | valid student ID card (art. 105 of the 20 July 2018 Act on Higher Education and Science) |
veterans | valid veteran ID card or a certificate issued by the Veterans and the Oppressed Authority (art. 20 item 1 of the 24 January 1991 Act on Veterans and Some Persons Who Fell Victim of War and Post-war Oppressions) |
students of primary, secondary and art schools, in which the core curriculum for general education is implemented, in the scope of primary school and/or high school, respectively (does not apply to students listed in Annex 2 paragraph 1 (26)) up to the age of 23 | valid school ID issued according to the form specified by the minister responsible for education and upbringing or the minister responsible for culture and national heritage |
retired persons – after the age of 55, respectively – in the case of women and 60 – in the case of men, and disability pensioners | valid ID card issued by the pension authority of the Republic of Poland together with a document confirming the identity |
persons with hearing disabilities | valid ID of the Polish Association of the Deaf with an entry confirming the disability |
persons with moderate disability over 16 | valid disability card issued by a competent body documenting the level of disability in accordance with the template defined by the minister in charge of social security issues together with ID card or another document confirming the identity of the entitled person |
foreign school students, until they turn 26 | valid International Student Identity Card (ISIC) or the European Youth Card EURO 26 ‘Student World’ |
PhD students of full-time studies | valid PhD student ID card issued according to the template specified by the Minister of Science and Higher Education |
veterans injured in operations outside state borders | ID card of the injured veteran must be issued in the form specified by: the Minister of National Defence (in the case of soldiers), the Minister of Internal Affairs (in the case of officers), the Head of the Internal Security Agency (in the case of officers of the Internal Security Agency), or the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency (in the case of officers of the Foreign Intelligence Agency) |
Discount for the senior residents | |
persons after the age of 67 and before 70 | document confirming the identity and age of the passenger |
Discount for the unemployed | |
entitled persons | valid decision confirming the status of the unemployed person issued by the Poviat Labor Office and the valid visits list issued by the Poviat Labor Office along with a document confirming the identity of the passenger (the date specified in the visits list must be no earlier than 3 months before the date of ticket inspection) |
Family discount | |
family discount applies only to the families with two or more children and its value depends on the number of children entitled to the Szczecin Family Card | |
holders of the Szczecin Family Card until they reach the age of 18 or 24 if they continue education at a post-secondary school or institute of higher education | Szczecin Family Card with registered entitlement to a discount together with a valid document confirming the student status |
parents (legal guardians) of the children mentioned above | Szczecin Family Card with registered entitlement to a discount |
Tourist line discount | |
children after the age of 4 and before 10 | document confirming the age of the child |
Free travel entitlement
Entitled persons | Documents confirming entitlement to free travel |
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service-disabled veterans and the military (with the guide in the case of the 1st disability group) | identity card of service-disabled veteran or the military issued by the relevant Social Insurance Fund authority or the ID card of the Union of Invalids of the Republic of Poland (art. 16 items 1 and 2 and art. 41 of the 29 May 1974 Act on War and Military Disabled Persons and Families Support) |
MPs and senators | valid MP or senator card (art. 43 of the 9 May 1996 Act on the Discharge of their Duties by Sejm Deputies and Senators) |
disabled children and students attending kindergartens and schools | valid school/kindergarten ID issued according to the form specified by the minister in charge of education (article 11 item 2 of the 7 September 1991 Act on the Education System) |
carers for the transport of disabled children and/or students, referred to in the previous point, from the place of residence of these children and/or students to the school/kindergarten which they attend, respectively | certificate issued by the school/kindergarten respectively (article 11 of the 7 September 1991 Act on the Education System) |
teachers and educators of disabled children and/or students referred to in the previous point when caring for them during transport | personal certificate issued by the headmaster of the school/kindergarten |
victims of repression | valid victim of repression ID card issued by the relevant Social Insurance Fund authority (art. 12 item 1 of the 24 January 1991 Act on Veterans and Some Persons Who Fell Victim of War and Post-war Oppressions in relation to art. 16 item 3 of the 29 May 1974 Act on War and Military Disabled Persons and Families Support) |
employees and former employees of the City Public Transport Organiser and Operators in Szczecin and Police | document confirming the employment or – in the case of the retired persons and pensioners and former employees entitled to pre-retirement benefits – a relevant certificate |
officers of the Police, Municipal Police and Border Guard | valid service card |
children from birth until the start of education at primary school, but not later than September of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of eight | statement of the carer |
persons over the age of 70 | document confirming the identity and age of the passenger |
persons with complete inability to work and function on their own with their guardian (the guardian may be a person over 13, indicated by the disabled person entitled to the discount, who travels in their immediate vicinity and takes care of them during the journey) | valid excerpt from the contents of the Social Insurance Fund medical doctor’s certificate (or other pension authority of the Republic of Poland) and a document confirming the identity |
persons with high disability level with their guardian (the guardian may be a person over 13, indicated by the disabled person entitled to the discount, who travels in their immediate vicinity and takes care of them during the journey) | valid ID or a valid decision issued by the Poviat Disability Evaluation Board and a document confirming the identity |
blind persons and their guides | valid ID or a valid decision issued by the Poviat Disability Evaluation Board and a document confirming the identity or valid ID issued by the Polish Association of the Blind |
disabled children and young people until the age of 16 with their guardian | valid certificate confirming disability, issued by the Poviat Team for Assessment on the Degree of Disability |
Voluntary Blood Donors | valid entitlement to free travel, in the form of a personalised Szczecin Agglomeration Card, issued by ZDiTM in accordance with the regulations set out in Appendix 1 to Resolution XLI/775/05 of the Szczecin City Council of 20 June 2005 on free travel by public transport for honorary blood donors |
Distinguished Organ Donors | card of a Distinguished Organ Donor with ID card or another document confirming the identity of the entitled person |
Pioneers of the City of Szczecin | a pioneer card |
Honorary Citizens of the City of Szczecin | |
persons awarded the Medal of Merit for the City of Szczecin | |
holders of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) 24-hour tickets from Berlin and intermediate stations to Szczecin and from Szczecin to Berlin and intermediate stations, as well as from Schwedt and Angermünde to Szczecin and from Szczecin to Schwedt and Angermünde | ticket valid on the day of the journey and until 3:00 on the next day |
holders of valid 24-hour train tickets of Deutsche Bahn called: Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ticket, Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket and Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket Nacht entitling the holder to travel to Szczecin | the ticket authorizes a maximum of 5 people to travel free of charge on the day of travel specified on the ticket |
organised groups of children and young people covered by the care and assistance programme, participating in summer and winter camps organised by charity institutions and organisations after prior approval of the application by the President of the City of Szczecin | name list of participants or identifiers confirmed by ZDiTM |
persons awarded the title of ‘Ambassador of Szczecin’ | ambassador card issued by the President of the City of Szczecin |
members of management boards of auxiliary units of the City (housing estates) | valid ID card of the District Council member who performs the function of: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer or Member of the Board |
victims of the tragic events of December 1970 in Szczecin | personal Szczecin Agglomeration Card issued by ZDiTM; the cards are issued to the injured persons from the list of injured persons transferred to ZDiTM by the Social Association December ’70 – January ’71 |
passengers on European Car Free Day | every year on 22 September |
children and young people fulfilling the schooling obligation being the foster children of care and education centres operating in the organisational structure of the Child Care Center of Konstanty Maciejewicz in Szczecin | school ID and a certificate issued by the headmaster of the Child Care Center of Konstanty Maciejewicz in Szczecin |
students of primary, secondary as well as art schools, in which the core curriculum of general education of primary and/or high school is implemented, except for adult and post-secondary school students, residing in the Municipality of the City of Szczecin and municipalities located within the Szczecin Metropolitan Area, with which the Municipality of the City of Szczecin has signed an appropriate agreement (regarding this authorization) | valid entitlement to free public transport in the form of a personalised Szczecin Agglomeration Card.
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employees of the MFSC in Szczecin performing work with their families at their place of stay or residence | valid authorization issued by the Municipal Family Support Centre in Szczecin (according to the form approved by ZDiTM) |
holders of tickets for the Pogoń Szczecin match on the day of the match, from 12:00 to 23:59 | confirmation of purchase in the form of: a ticket/pass or ticket/receipt or printout from the on-line system (confirmation may be shown on a mobile device), a printout obtained from a regional sales point or an invitation to a single match, with a document confirming the identity specified on the aforementioned documents |
people classified as a ‘victim of political oppression’, ‘anti-communist opposition activist and victim of political oppression’ or ‘anti-communist opposition activist’ | valid ID card issued by the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression with an appropriate entry confirming the status of the person as a ‘victim of political oppresion’, ‘anti-communist opposition activist and victim of political oppression’ or ‘anti-communist opposition activist’ |
on tourist lines – children up to the age of 4 | a document confirming the age of the child |