Rail Travel Self-Service System

Self-Dispatch System

ZSSK operates the so-called self-dispatch system (SDS) only on selected lines. The aim is to improve the transport-effectivity of the selected lines as well as to make more effective use of the working time of our train-personnel.

The operating system on these selected routes differs from the regular system. The passenger is obliged to purchase the train ticket before boarding the train or to have the zero-fare transportation card with him/her. On the lines with SDS, the train tickets and cards are being checked more frequently.

Lines with the self-dispatch system

  • Line Nr. 114 Kúty – Skalica na Slovensku
  • Line Nr. 116 Kúty – Trnava
  • Line Nr. 120 Žilina – Trenčín-Zlatovce, only on trains of category Os
  • Line Nr. 123 Trenčianska Teplá – Horné Srnie – Vlárský Průsmyk
  • Line Nr. 126 Žilina – Rajec
  • Line Nr. 127 Žilina – Čadca, only on trains of category Os
  • Line Nr. 128 Čadca – Makov
  • Line Nr. 129 Čadca – Skalité
  • Line Nr. 132 Bratislava-Nové Mesto – Bratislava-Petržalka – Rusovce – Rajka
  • Line Nr. 133 Trnava – Galanta
  • Line Nr. 151 Úľany nad Žitavou – Zlaté Moravce
  • Line Nr. 152 Levice – Štúrovo
  • Line Nr. 153 Zvolen – Šahy – Čata
  • Line Nr. 160 Košice – Moldava nad Bodvou mesto
  • Line Nr. 162 Lučenec – Utekáč
  • Line Nr. 170 Zvolen os. st. – Banská Bystrica a Horná Štubňa – Vrútky, only on trains of category Os
  • Line Nr. 172 Banská Bystrica – Brezno mesto, only on trains of category Zr and Os
  • Line Nr. 180 Liptovský Hrádok – Žilina, only on trains of category Os
  • Line Nr. 191 Humenné – Medzilaborce mesto
  • Line Nr. 194 Prešov – Bardejov
  • Line Nr. 196 Humenné – Stakčín

 

Lines with applied SDS in the High Tatras:

  • Line Nr. 182 Štrba – Štrbské Pleso (OŽ)
  • Line Nr. 183 Poprad-Tatry – Štrbské Pleso (TEŽ)
  • Line Nr. 184 Starý Smokovec – Tatranská Lomnica (TEŽ)
  • Line Nr. 185 Poprad-Tatry – Studený Potok – Tatranská Lomnica

 

For the lines with SDS, we recommend purchase of the seasonal (weekly or monthly) ticket. If travelling regularly, you can save up to 50 % compared to buying separate single tickets.

 

More information on the seasonal tickets

General conditions of travelling on lines with SST (Self-Service Ticketing)

    • The transport conditions and tariff specifi ed in the ZSSK Contract of Carriage apply
    • The passenger must board the train with a valid ticket purchased in advance
    • A passenger entitled to 100% fare reduction on lines with SST only needs a valid 100%
      discount card, no ticket is needed. (On all ZSSK regional trains of categories Os, REX and Zr
      passengers can travel with valid 100% discount card, no ticket is needed).
    • Passengers without valid ticket on the train will pay a penalty in addition to the fare:
      – 40 € when paying on the train (on the spot),
      – 50 € if paid within 24 hours at the ticket-desk,
      – 70 € after more than 24 hours up to 14 days at the ticket-desk, after 14 days the debt
      amounts will be forced respectively.

Train-ticket purchase options

Pre-sale:

the closest operating ticket-desks:

  • Line Nr. 114: Kúty
  • Line Nr. 116: Kúty, Trnava
  • Line Nr. 120: Žilina, Trenčín
  • Line Nr. 123: Trenčianska Teplá
  • Line Nr. 126: Žilina
  • Line Nr. 127: Žilina, Čadca
  • Line Nr. 128: Čadca, Turzovka
  • Line Nr. 129: Čadca
  • Line Nr. 132: Bratislava-Petržalka
  • Line Nr. 133: Trnava, Sereď, Gáň a Galanta
  • Line Nr. 145: Prievidza
  • Line Nr. 151: Nové Zámky, Šurany
  • Line Nr. 152 a 153: Štúrovo, Levice
  • Line Nr. 160: Košice
  • Line Nr. 162: Lučenec
  • Line Nr. 170: Zvolen os. st., Banská Bystrica a Vrútky
  • Line Nr. 172: Banská Bystrica
  • Line Nr. 180: Žilina, Vrútky a Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Line Nr. 185: Poprad-Tatry, Tatranská Lomnica
  • Line Nr. 191: Humenné, Medzilaborce
  • Line Nr. 194: Prešov, Bardejov
  • Line Nr. 196: Humenné, Snina mesto

 

  • in stationary machines in trains on routes TEŽ and OŽ:
    • 24-hour ticket is valid for repeated journeys on the line Poprad-Tatry – Tatranská Lomnica via Studený Potok, also on all lines TEŽ aOŽ (182, 183, 184) for 24 hours from stamping.
Line Nr. Route Regular* / Reduced* Validity
182 Štrba – Štrbské Pleso (OŽ) 6 € / 3 € 24 h TEŽ
183 Poprad-Tatry – Štrbské Pleso (TEŽ) 6 € / 3 € 24 h TEŽ
184 Starý Smokovec – Tatranská Lomnica (TEŽ) 6 € / 3 € 24 h TEŽ

*The price also includes bicycle or luggage transport on the TEŽ and OŽ railway lines.

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