Ukrainians will have to pay – one of the free services was canceled in Poland

After February 24, Polish carriers in different cities supported Ukrainian refugees and allowed them to use public transport free of charge if they had a passport of a citizen of Ukraine.

According to the Capital Transport Union of the Gdansk Bay, from May 1st Ukrainians need to buy tickets for public transport.

This was explained by the fact that local budgets don’t have enough money to finance services. The changes concern some Pomeranian cities in Poland. In particular, these are the following cities:

• Gdansk;
• Gdynia;
• Sopot;
• Weigerovo.

Where else can you ride for free

The service of free travel for Ukrainian refugees is reserved for trains PKP Intercity, Polregio, urban railway Tricity.

In Lublin Ukrainians can ride transport for free. However, local governments from abroad will finance tickets for them. Warsaw maintains the service of free travel for citizens of Ukraine until the end of May.

Public transport in Europe

Since the beginning of the war, most European countries have supported Ukrainian refugees and introduced free travel for them on buses, trams, subways and railways. However, in each city everything is individual, so it will not be superfluous to know the usual tariffs for public transport in Europe.

In Poland different cities have different fares, but the payment system is the same everywhere. There are one-time tickets with the possibility of transfers, there are for a certain period of time, daily and travel cards. The ticket is valid in different types of transport, prices start from PLN 3.4 (UAH 24) to PLN 24 (UAH 166).

Such a system operates in the Czech Republic where they sell tickets for all types of public transport. You can buy a ticket for 30 minutes, for 90 minutes, for a day and for 3 days. Cost fluctuates from 30 to 330 crowns (40 – 434 UAH).

In Slovakia tickets – one-time tickets, per diems, as well as travel cards for buses, trams and trolleybuses. According to zoning and travel time, the cost of a single ticket varies from 0.9 to 4.1 euros (approximately from 29 to 133 hryvnia).

In Germany can buy:

• a ticket for 4 trips to the 3 nearest stations for 6 euros (195 hryvnias);
• single ticket for 3 stops for 2 euros (65 hryvnias);
• single ticket for 2 hours for euro (97 hryvnia);
• buy 4 trips lasting up to 2 hours for 9.4 euros (305 hryvnias).

Separately, they sell additional transfer tickets for 1.8 euros (58 hryvnias) and travel cards for 24 hours for 8.8 euros (285 hryvnias).

Previously, we talked about who has the right to free travel in public transport in Ukraine. Find out also how much it costs to live in Canada – the cost of food, housing and transport.