Inflation and rising prices for products and services have also affected the transport industry. From year to year, tickets for public transport travel are getting higher, which is particularly acute for non-motorized people and seniors. Fortunately, the latter can take advantage of specific discounts, and in some cases they will pay nothing for the journeys. They only need to meet one condition.
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Concessions and discounts for pensioners on public transport. It is enough to meet one condition
In most Polish cities, seniors will benefit from favorable discounts on public transport. Most often, after reaching or exceeding the retirement age (60 years for women and 65 years for men), they can travel on discounted tickets, i.e. 50% cheaper, and when they turn 70, travel is free. In turn, we In Wrocław, Lublin and Bydgoszcz, seniors can count on free travel earlier, after their 65th birthday. The discount is usually entitled to a pensioner’s ID card or a certificate of receipt of a pension, and an identity document.
Favorable discounts for pensioners. Ticket for Seniors in Warsaw
In Warsaw, the so-called. Varsovian Card, which entitles you to purchase a two-zone Senior Ticket for a year at a favorable price of PLN 50. After submitting the application, seniors over 65 years of age can count on it. Therefore, to to be sure that in a given city you use the appropriate discounts for travel, it is best to check them on the official websites of carriers or offices. The more that some cities have gone even further. How?
In some cities, retirees will benefit from discounts earlier. Where?
In some communes, seniors do not have to wait until retirement age to take advantage of cheaper tickets. This is the case, for example, in , where the discount is available to younger pensioners (women aged 55 and older, men and pensioners aged 60 and older). It is enough for them to show a valid ID or a certificate of receiving a pension and an identity document. Other seniors will benefit from reduced tickets after reaching the age of 67, and from the age of 70 they will go for free (an ID document is enough). It is also worth knowing that from February 1, 2022 in Mińsk Mazowiecki, public transport is for everyone.
Source: Gazeta
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