Introduction of family weekend tickets and 75% discount on all public transport tickets

By project REGIO-MOB

Published on 23 September 2022

Slovenia

About this good practice

The challenge after COVID-19 pandemic relates mainly to shifting people back to public transport after they have got used to using private vehicles again.

In order to encourage the use of public passenger transport during weekends and public holidays, the Ministry of Infrastructure has introduced "Family Weekend" tickets for passengers, offering a 75% discount on single and daily single tickets.

Family weekend tickets: The ticket allow families or groups of passengers up to 5 or up to 10 people, including at least one child under the age of 14, an unlimited number of trips by intercity bus or train on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for four consecutive days. The ticket price is 15 euros for groups of up to five people and 30 euros for groups of up to 10 people.

Weekend discount 75 % tickets: Travelers are able to travel all Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 with a 75% discount on all single tickets in intercity bus and domestic rail transport.

The benefits, which are valid from 1 July 2021, are being introduced in order to provide an additional incentive to revive public passenger transport following the COVID-19 epidemic as one of the most sustainable forms of mobility.

By this we aim to limit the volume of personal motorized transport in Slovenia and to contribute to the goals of reducing the negative impacts of transport on the environment and climate.

Resources needed

The state allocates approx. 45 million euros annually to subsidize intercity bus transport, rail transport and city transport.

Evidence of success

The number of passengers transported increased in all types of passenger transport. In 2022, 14,9 million passengers were transported in road public transport, which includes intercity and international transport, or 13% more than year before.
Passenger transport in rail transport increased significantly, namely to 11,9 million passengers or by 46%.

Potential for learning or transfer

This good practice is easily transferable and relevant for public transport in general – reducing the price of using public passenger transport. This kind of action can lead to greater use of public transport.

Following the exchange of experiences done during the extension of the project on Covid-19 impact, a collection of the good practices provided by the REGIO-MOB project partners have been discussed and the lessons learnt will be taken into consideration during the design process in the future.