Bulgarian State Railways (BSR) is changing the prices of train travel tickets due to the drastic increase in the costs of the company in the last few years.
The increase will be an average of 20% and will take effect from Tuesday, May 7. The prices of the railway cards "Child", "Student", and "Family" will remain unchanged. “Hardly mobile personality “ and “Adult“, which have a symbolic value of BGN 1.00.
The national rail carrier has not changed its fares since the beginning of 2012, except for an indexation in 2020 of 1.8%. Only for the period from 2021 to the end of 2023, the company's expenses increased by 23.2%. This includes increases in the basic costs of fuel, electricity and employee wages, considering that BDZ is one of the largest employers in the country, wrote dnes.bg.
Ticket prices for train travel will be increased by an average of 20% depending on the type of travel document. The prices for booking a reserved seat and a place to travel in a sleeper and couchette car are also updated.
There will also be an increase in subscription cards and "Classic" cards. and “Youth”. They give the right to a 50% discount on the price of a ticket for travel in the second class of passenger and high-speed trains for an unlimited number of trips for one year from the date of issue of the card.
The transportation of children up to the age of 7 will be carried out free of charge upon presentation of a document certifying the age of the child and mandatory issuance of a ticket with zero value. When traveling in a sleeping car and using a separate bed, there is no need to pay half the price of the ticket for children up to 7 years of age.