Tickets and Passes Metro Sofia

How can I use the metro in Sofia?

Contactless credit or debit card

  • No need to purchase tickets or cards
  • Ideal for occasional or visiting travelers
  • Validate your card at blue devices in barriers or buses/trams
  • This is "Ticket 30+" which allows transfers within 30 minutes for 0.80 €
  • Using the same bank card more than twice in a day incurs 2 € "Day Ticket" charge
  • The bank transaction is processed after midnight - single trip: 0.80 €, two trips: 1.60 €, three or more trips: 2 €

Paper ticket

  • Available at cashier desks or ticket machines in metro stations
  • Valid for a single trip in the metro, with unlimited changes between metro lines
  • Ticket price: 0.80 €

Sofia City Card

  • Available for purchase at metro station cashier desks and Center of Urban Mobility desks
  • Can be personalized with a photo and names or non-personalized
  • Load tickets and passes onto the card simultaneously
  • Ticket options include Tickets 30+, Tickets 60+, and various period passes (daily, 24-hours, 72-hours, monthly, yearly, Sofia Pass)
  • Once all loaded tickets or passes expire, you can load more
  • One-time cost of the card: 1.50 €
  • Ideal for frequent public transportation users in Sofia, especially residents

Ultralight

  • Available for purchase at metro station cashier desks and Center of Urban Mobility desks
  • Load tickets and passes onto the card simultaneously
  • Ticket options include Tickets 30+, Tickets 60+, and some period passes (daily, 24-hours, 72-hours)
  • Once all loaded tickets or passes expire, you can load more
  • One-time cost of the card: 0.40 €
  • Ideal for visitors to Sofia or infrequent users of public transportation in Sofia

Prices of Tickets and Passes Metro Sofia

0.80 €

Single ticket
  • Purchase tickets from ticket machines at metro station entrances or cashier desks
  • Validate the ticket at the entrance barriers of the metro stations
  • The ticket is valid for metro travel within 30 minutes from the time of issuance
  • This ticket is exclusively for metro usage

0.80 €

Ticket 30+
  • Enables transfers from the metro to other transportation modes or lines within 30 minutes of the first validation
  • No time limit for the duration of the trip as long as the transfers occurs within 30 minutes after initial validation
  • Changing metro lines does not count as a transfer
  • Tickets can be loaded onto Sofia City Card or Ultralight
  • Validation is possible with contactless credit or debit cards

1.10 €

Ticket 60+
  • Enables transfers from the metro to other transportation modes or lines within 60 minutes of the first validation
  • No time limit for the duration of the trip as long as the transfers occurs within 60 minutes after initial validation
  • Changing metro lines does not count as a transfer
  • Tickets can be loaded onto Sofia City Card

2.00 €

Day Pass for All Lines of the Public Transportation
  • Valid for all metro lines, trams, trolleybuses, and buses in Sofia
  • Can be loaded onto Sofia City Card or Ultralight
  • Offers unlimited trips throughout the calendar day

3.00 €

24-Hours Pass
  • Valid for all metro lines, trams, trolleybuses, and buses in Sofia
  • Activates immediately upon purchase and remains valid for 24 hours
  • Purchase in advance for a specific future date, and the pass will be valid from 0:00 to 23:59 on that date
  • Can be loaded onto the Sofia City Card or Ultralight

7.60 €

72-Hours Pass
  • Valid for all metro lines, trams, trolleybuses, and buses in Sofia
  • Activates immediately upon purchase and remains valid for 72 hours
  • Purchase in advance for a specific future date. Validity starts from 0:00 on the first date and lasts until 23:59 on the third day
  • Can be loaded onto the Sofia City Card or Ultralight

17.50 €

Personalized 1-Month Metro Pass
  • Valid exclusively for all metro lines
  • Not applicable to other modes of transportation
  • Pass features a photo and the owner's name
  • Non-transferable and can only be used by the pass holder
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

21.00 €

1-Month Metro Pass
  • Valid exclusively for all metro lines
  • Not applicable to other modes of transportation
  • No personalization with name or photo required.
  • Transferable and can be used by different individuals
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

25.50 €

Personalized 1-Month All-Mode Pass
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • Pass features the name and photo of the owner.
  • Non-transferable and can only be used by the pass holder
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

35.50 €

1-Month All-Mode Pass
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • No personalization with name or photo required.
  • Transferable and can be used by different individuals
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

12.70 €

Personalized 1-Month All-Mode Pass for Youth under 25 years old
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • Pass features the name and photo of the owner.
  • Non-transferable and can only be used by the pass holder
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

185.00 €

Personalized Yearly All-Mode Pass
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • Pass features the name and photo of the owner.
  • Non-transferable and can only be used by the pass holder
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card
  • Payment Options for Personalized 1-Month All-Mode Pass: 1st settlement: Pay upon purchase, valid for 3 months. Cost: 75 €; 2nd settlement: Pay within 3 months, valid for 3 months. Cost: 60 €; 3rd settlement: Pay within 6 months, valid for 6 months. Cost: 54 €.

305.00 €

Yearly All-Mode Pass
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • No personalization with name or photo required.
  • Transferable and can be used by different individuals
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card
  • Payment Options for Yearly All-Mode Pass: 1st settlement: Pay upon purchase, valid for 3 months. Cost: 125 €; 2nd settlement: Pay within 3 months, valid for 3 months. Cost: 100 €; 3rd settlement: Pay within 6 months, valid for 6 months. Cost: 80 €.

127.00 €

Personalized Yearly All-Mode Pass for Youth under 26 years old
  • Valid for all modes of transportation in Sofia.
  • Includes metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
  • Pass features the name and photo of the owner.
  • Non-transferable and can only be used by the pass holder
  • Can be loaded onto: Sofia City Card

0.00 €

Kids under 7 years old
  • Children under 7 years old travel free of charge in public transport

20.00 €

Fine for Failure to Present Valid Ticket
  • If you are unable to present a valid ticket during a ticket inspection, a one-way ticket will be issued by the controller.
  • The fine for not having a valid ticket is 20 €
The conditions and prices of the cards for pupils, students, pensioners and other special cards can be found at the site of Urban Mobility Centre