Fare discounts
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An overview of common discounts for regional PID journeys. There is no discounted version of the local Kutná Hora bus ticket. Other special entitlements and full conditions are set out in the current PID tariff ↗.
Child under 6
Region – free travel
Children under 6 (until the day before turning 6) travel free throughout PID. The child must be accompanied by a person older than 10.
Child aged 6 to 10
Region – 50% discount
Děti od 6 under 10 (until the day before turning 10) travel at reduced fares on regional services without having to prove their age.
Child aged 10 to 15
Region – 50% discount
Děti od 10 under 15 (until the day before turning 15) travel at reduced fares on regional services. Proof of age may be requested if there is doubt.
Young person aged 15 to 18
Region (including zones 0 and B) – 50% discount
In the region, young people under 18 (until the day before turning 18) cestovat za zvýhodněné jednorázové a předplatní jízdné, pokud prokáží nárok (svůj věk), jedním z předepsaných způsobů, a to:
- An official card, i.e. an identity card or another card or document issued by a legal entity showing the holder’s first name, surname, date of birth and photograph (e.g. a school pupil’s card, student card, ISIC card) – for single tickets only.
- A smart card registered in the PID Lítačka system with the appropriate age entitlement
- PID “Junior 15-18” card
A fee is charged for issuing a smart card or PID card, and personal details and a photograph are required.
Student aged 18 to 26
Region (including zones 0 and B) – 50% discount
In the region, students under 26 (until the day before turning 26) cestovat za zvýhodněné jízdné, pokud prokáží nárok, a to:
- An ISIC card demonstrably valid for the school year concerned, as shown by a renewal sticker or otherwise
- Student card for the entire current school/academic year
Proof of student status must also be presented during ticket inspection. Without one of the documents listed above, the ticket is invalid.
A fee is charged for issuing a smart card or PID card, and personal details and a photograph are required.
Check the conditions concerning the type of study, duration of entitlement and documents for study abroad in the current PID tariff, Article XIV/B/7.
Senior aged 60 to 65
Region – full fare
V Regionu není v této slevové kategorii seniorům od 60 under 65 (until the day before turning 65) do not receive a regional fare discount.
Different rules may apply on interregional routes – see the PID tariff .
Senior aged 65 and over
Region – 50% discount
V regionu mohou senioři od 65 let cestovat za zvýhodněné jízdné, pokud prokáží nárok (svůj věk), a to:
- An official card, i.e. an identity card or another card or document issued by a legal entity showing the holder’s first name, surname, date of birth and photograph.
- A smart card registered in the PID Lítačka system with the appropriate age entitlement
- PID “Senior 65+” card
A fee is charged for issuing a smart card or PID card, and personal details and a photograph are required.
A senior who does not prove their entitlement in the prescribed manner must buy a full-fare ticket.
Person accompanying a child under 3
Region – full fare
There is no regional fare discount in this category. The person accompanying the child must buy a full-fare ticket.
Holder of a Czech ZTP or ZTP/P disability card
Region – 75% discount
A holder of a Czech ZTP or ZTP/P disability card can use special reduced-fare single tickets and passes in the region on presentation of that Czech card.
Anyone who does not prove their entitlement in the prescribed manner must buy a full-fare ticket.
Bezplatně se přepravuje pouze průvodce držitele českého průkazu ZTP/P, kterým může být buď doprovázející osoba, nebo vodící pes, pokud se přepravují současně s tímto držitelem (bezplatně se přepravují též kompenzační pomůcky, které držitel českého průkazu ZTP/P potřebuje po dobu přepravy nebo následný pohyb).
Person in social need
Region – full fare
There is no regional fare discount in this category. People with third-degree disability may be eligible for reduced fares under the category People with third-degree disability.
Person receiving the subsistence component of state social assistance
Region – full fare
There is no regional fare discount in this category.
People with third-degree disability
Region (including zones 0 and B) – 50% discount
A person with third-degree disability receives a third-degree disability pension or is recognised as having third-degree disability under § 39(2)(c) of Act No. 155/1995 Coll. on pension insurance, as amended. Under that Act, third-degree disability is associated with a reduction in the insured person’s working capacity of more than 70%.
V Regionu mohou osoby invalidní ve třetím stupni cestovat za zvýhodněné jízdné, pokud prokáží nárok, a to zároveň těmito dokumenty:
- a fare-discount certificate for people with third-degree disability issued by the Czech Social Security Administration in the form of:
- a QR code printed on paper
- an electronic QR code in a PDF document
- an electronic QR code stored in the OneTicket mobile app
- an identity document (a valid, officially issued personal identification document containing a photograph or digital image, the passenger’s first name, surname and date of birth)
A person with third-degree disability who does not prove their entitlement in the prescribed manner must buy a full-fare ticket.
Check how the pass is issued in the current PID tariff or at a PID information centre.
Holder of a certificate of resistance and opposition to communism or a war veteran’s certificate (card)
Region (Central Bohemian Region only) – special annual pass
This category covers a certificate holder under Act No. 170/2002 Coll. on war veterans or Act No. 262/2011 Coll. on participants in resistance and opposition to communism, as amended, who is not entitled to a discount or free travel in another category
The Czech Ministry of Defence issues the resistance certificate, war veteran’s certificate and war veteran’s card on application.
There is no age limit. The pass is available to all applicants who meet the above conditions and the statutory requirements.
V Regionu pouze na území Středočeského kraje (nelze na území hl. m. Prahy v pásmech P, 0 a B a mimo území Středočeského kraje, např. tarifní pásma 11, 12) mohou držitelé Osvědčení (Průkazu) cestovat za zvláštní roční předplatné, pokud prokáží nárok, a to:
- an identity document and a certificate of resistance and opposition to communism
- an identity document and a war veteran’s certificate
- an identity document and a war veteran’s card
Entitlement must be proved again each time a ticket is bought.
The annual pass for certificate (card) holders is issued only at DPP customer service points and
IDSK information centres in the Central Bohemian Region, including the mobile PID Point information centre.
Anyone who does not prove their entitlement in the prescribed manner must buy a full-fare ticket.
Zvýhodněnou tarifní kategorii není možné přiřazovat k papírovým průkazkám PID. Zvýhodněné jízdné je poskytováno výhradně v elektronické podobě vázané na osobní identifikátor cestujícího.
Reduced-fare single tickets and other types of passes are not available in this category.
Common conditions
Region – rozumí se vnější tarifní pásma 1 až 13, není-li uvedeno jinak.
Different rules may apply on interregional routes within the Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Pardubice, South Bohemian, Plzeň and Vysočina regions – see the PID tariff.
All requirements for the relevant fare category must be met to receive a discount (see details below).
This information does not apply to route AE. This article is for guidance only. The binding rules are those in the PID tariff, PID conditions of carriage.