Riding DPMK
Fares from the August 2025 tariff, the SMS ticket done right, where to buy, night lines — and your compensation rights when the bus never comes.
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Fares from the August 2025 tariff, the SMS ticket done right, where to buy, night lines — and your compensation rights when the bus never comes.
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Trams, trolleybuses and buses run one transfer-friendly network under DPMK — no zones inside the city, one ticket covers any changes within its time. Prices below are the tariff effective 1 August 2025.
Holidays
Dopravný podnik mesta Košice (DPMK)
| Rider | Cash fare | Monthly pass |
|---|---|---|
| Adult singleWith the travel card: €1.10 / €1.30. Longer passes: 90-day €80, 180-day €140, 365-day €240. | 30 min €1.20 / 60 min €1.40 (paper) | €30 (30-day pass) |
| Reduced — children, students, eligible seniorsWith the travel card: €0.55 / €0.65; passes 90-day €40, 180-day €70, 365-day €120. Exact eligibility rules are on dpmk.sk. | 30 min €0.60 / 60 min €0.70 (paper) | €15 (30-day pass) |
| Day and multi-dayWith the travel card: €3.80 / €7.60; reduced day tickets are half price. | 24 h €4.00 / 3-day €8.00 (paper) | — |
| SMS ticket (60 min)Text any letter to 1166 about three minutes before your connection — you must board with the ticket already received on your phone. | €1.50 | — |
| Weekend group (60 min)Two adults plus up to six children together, weekends only. | €1.50 | — |
Ticket machines at stops
Paper singles and day tickets.
DPMK customer centre
Travel cards issued and topped up, passes, and where complaints are handled in person.
E-shop and newsstands
Card top-ups and passes online; paper tickets also at contracted newsstands.
One integrated network of trams, trolleybuses and buses — Košice is one of only two Slovak cities with a tram system. Line timetables live on dpmk.sk, and imhd.sk/ke keeps searchable per-stop departure boards.
Night routes N1–N7 keep the city moving after the daytime network winds down. The ordinary tariff applies — the old separate night ticket was abolished in the 2025 tariff.
IDS Východ — regional trains and buses
Around the city, regional ZSSK trains and suburban buses are integrated in the zone-based IDS Východ tariff (updated 1 September 2025). City DPMK tickets and IDS zone tickets are separate systems with combined options for commuters — idsvychod.sk has the zone map.
Fares and schedules change — the operator’s own pages and phone line are the last word.
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