Slovakia

• ŽSR - Železnice Slovenskej republiky (Slovak Republic Railways)

ŽSK FIP facilities are valid on train services operated by a ŽSSK (Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko).

Children on ŽSR services

For children up to 6 years old

For free travel the child must be accompanied by person older than 16.

• Free travel in 2^nd class (neither ticket nor ID card is required).
• Free travel in 1^st class (maximum 2 children, must be accompanied by fare-paying adult. Additional children pay 50%).

In EuroCity trains no supplements (except where children travel in 1^st class and are paying 50%, a €1 supplement is payable).

In SuperCity trains pay a supplement of €1 in 2^nd class, €3 in 1^st Class.

In InterCity trains, a seat reservation inclusive supplement may be bought.

For children up to 16 years old – free travel

Registration is necessary for children 6 - 16 (sixteenth birthday) irrespective of nationality.

Registration must be done by the legal representative of the child using the following documentation:

• Photo (2cm x 3cm) of the child
• ID card of the child
• If the child does not have their own ID card, the child’s birth certificate and the ID card of the legal representative is sufficient.

Where can you register?

• at a ticket office which uses the KVC system (immediate registration is usually possible).
• at a ticket office staffed by ZSSK personnel (registration usually within three days).

Documentation to be shown in the event of on-train ticket check:

• “free” ticket
• Permit issued at the time of registration
• See www.slovakrail.sk/en/zero-fare.html for more information.

Free travel availability

• On any Os or REX train for the route specified on the ticket within the validity period.
• On the specific R, RR, Ex, EN, EC or SC train as printed on the free ticket.
• On EC trains a 1 Euro mandatory reservation fee is payable.
• On SC trains a 5 Euro mandatory reservation fee is payable.
• Free travel is not available on IC and Railjet xpress trains.

For children up to 16 years old – reduced rate travel

If they do not take advantage of the free travel arrangement, then they travel at 50% of the standard 1st or 2nd class fare.

For travel in InterCity trains a supplement of 1 Euro is payable; for travel in SuperCity trains the supplement is 1 Euro in 2nd class, 3 Euro in 1st class.

In InterCity trains children aged 6 to 16 may also take advantage of the supplement which includes seat reservation.

For on train ticket checks you must have an official document (with photo) showing age, date of birth, and (where appropriate) birth number.

TIP FROM ZSSK: children up to 10 years of age do not need to have their own berth (bed) or couchette; 2 children up to the age of 10 may share but further children require their own berth/couchette. Children aged 10 and above must have their own berth/couchette. The fare payable for the berth/couchette depends on the number of berths/couchettes used.

For persons aged 16 and older

The adult fare applies.

General travel on ŽSR services

The following table supplied by ŽSR defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the ŽSR railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.

FIP discounted ticket purchase is not available from the ZSSK website (even if the discount appears to be available).

On mandatory reservation trains, seat reservations must be purchased in advance.

Passengers will have to pay the following supplements:

• With EC (EuroCity), a supplement of €1 applies (1st and 2nd class). Note: children under 6 years old (maximum two) do not pay extra; each additional child pays half the ticket price with a supplement of €1.
• With SC (SuperCity) trains, a supplement of €3 is applied, which includes a seat.

When using trains with compulsory reservations, the reservation fee must be paid in full. Seat reservations must be purchased in advance of travel.

On trains with compulsory seat reservations, the reservation fee must be paid before travel. 1st class - €2; 2nd class - €1

ZSSK (ŽSR) FIP facilities are valid on:

• TEŽ narrow-gauge services in the Tatra region (Tatranská elektrická železnica)
• rack railways operated by ŽSR/ZSSK (i.e. Štrbské Pleso–Štrba).

FIP facilities are not valid on:

• ŽSR/ZSSK bus services, except rail replacement services.
• cable cars

FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on train when starting a journey at a station where the ticket office is unstaffed.

Break of journey is allowed without limitation of distance or formalities, unless otherwise indicated for a given reduced fare. An interrupted journey can only be started on the first day of validity of the travel ticket.

Break of journey does not extend the validity of the ticket. A change of train between two stations in the same municipality is not considered an interruption of a continuous journey.

During an interrupted journey, the validity of the ticket for a seat, sleeping car or berth ends at the station where the journey was interrupted.

Other Operators

ŽSR FIP facilities are not available on other transport providers in Slovakia including RegioJet, LEO Express, Čiernohronská železnica (Čierny Hron Railway).