Where to buy the ticket you need
Not all types of tickets can be purchased everywhere. The chart below illustrates ticket availablity for different types of tickets via different means.
| Sale point | Single-trip tickets | All-day tickets | Prepaid tickets |
| Yellow ticket machines | Yes (2 to 6 zones) | Yes | No |
| Red ticket machines | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (for existing cards) |
| The IDS BK app | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | No |
| E-shop (idsbk.sk) | No | No | Yes |
| News agencies | Yes (2 to 3 zones) | No | No |
| Post offices | No | No | Yes (for existing cards) |
| DPB ticket offices | Yes (2 to 5 zones) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
| Slovak Lines offices | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
| ZSSK ticket offices | Yes (all kinds) | Yes | Yes (all kinds) |
| DPB buses & trams | Yes (for DPB cards) | Yes (for DPB cards) | No |
| Slovak Lines buses | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | No |
| ZSSK trains* | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (for existing cards) |
| RegioJet trains | Yes (validated immed.) | Yes (validated immed.) | No |
DPB ticket offices
The chart below shows locations and opening hours* of Dopravný podnik Bratislava's ticket offices.
| Location | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Note |
| Main railway station (in front of the station building) | 05:30 – 09:45 10:15 – 17:30 18:00 – 20:30 |
08:00 – 12:00 12:30 – 16:00 |
|
| Vinohrady railway station (tram terminus) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed | |
| Olejkárska 1 (the DPB building) | 06:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 17:00 17:30 – 20:00 |
closed | |
| Hodžovo námestie (public subway) |
06:00 – 20:00 | 08:00 – 16:00 | |
| Most SNP (bus terminus) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed | closed 28.6. - 31.8.2021 |
| M. Sch. Trnavského 9 (Švantnerova stop) | 07:30 – 12:00 12:30 – 15:00 (– 17:00 on Mondays) |
closed | |
| Mlynarovičova 14 (Mlynarovičova stop) | 06:00 – 14:30 15:00 – 18:00 |
closed |
Note: all ticket offices are closed on Sundays, also, temporary changes of opening hours are being published on Dopravný podnik Bratislava's website.
* It is neccessary to find a conductor and ask for a ticket as soon as possible.