Tickets for public transport in Bucharest

Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Tickets

Paper tickets are now a thing of the past in Bucharest, so to use a bus, trolleybus or tram you will need to buy an Activ Card before climbing aboard.

These cards cost 3.70 lei, are valid on all froms of public transport (including the metro) and can be bought from the little kiosks next to major stops. They need to be loaded with credit (minimum 5 lei, maximum 50 lei) and are reusable: you can reload them as many times as needs be. The card is then debited each time you validate it at one of the orange devices located on buses, trams and trolleybuses, or at the entrance to the metro. One trip by surface transport costs 1.30 lei, a metro trip costs 2 lei. 

Ticket inspectors (controlor) are ubiquitous, and if you are caught without a ticket you’ll pay a fine of 50 lei. Pickpockets are rife on all forms of public transport in Bucharest.

Metro Tickets

Tickets valid for two journeys cost 4.00 lei, tickets valid for ten journeys cost a bargain 10.00 lei.

Activ cards can be used on the metro. 

NOTE:

On all forms of public transport children under the age of seven travel free. After that age they need a full-price ticket.