“Paper Tickets Only Available in Sofia Metro as Council Extends Validity Period”

Only and only in the metro of all public transport in Sofia will it be possible to travel with a paper ticket. This was decided by the municipal councilors at the SOS session, after extending the period of validity of the paper transport document, BTV reported.

Initially, it could only be used until the first of June, but the deadline was extended on the proposal of the Monitoring Committee of the new ticket system. The report is published on the SOS website.

The one-time ticket in Sofia will continue to be sold at the ticket offices in the metro

In the summer of 2022, SOS adopted a new tariff policy to systematize and organize in a new way the transport documents in Sofia’s public transport. In urban transport, paper tickets were last used until March and have now been completely replaced by electronic transport documents of the ticket system. The arguments of the Monitoring Committee are that many people use the paper ticket and its abolition would make it difficult for citizens. It can only be purchased at the subway ticket office.

CGM reports that electronic transport documents for public transport in Sofia are enjoying interest and their sales are increasing. This applies especially to the 30+ and 60+ tickets, which receive the greatest approval from residents of Sofia and guests of Sofia.