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Can you pay by card or buy a ticket on a Skånetrafiken bus?

Where tapping a bank card works on Skånetrafiken buses and where it does not.

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Short answer

On Skånetrafiken's city buses you can buy a ticket by tapping a Visa, Mastercard or Maestro card, but regional buses stopped selling tickets on board on 1 January 2024. Tapping once buys an adult single ticket valid for one hour in the city zone.

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Why

  1. According to Skånetrafiken's travel terms, you can buy tickets on its city buses by tapping a contactless Mastercard, Visa or Maestro/Electron card approved by your bank.
  2. The same terms say one tap buys a single adult ticket valid for one hour within the city zone, and a second tap after an hour, within 24 hours, buys a 24-hour ticket.
  3. According to Skånetrafiken, ticket sales on board regional buses were removed from 1 January 2024.

Details

Other ways to buy are the Skånetrafiken app, where Swish, a payment card or a monthly invoice can be used, ticket machines at all stations, the website, customer centres and agents. Skånetrafiken says over 85 percent of travellers buy in the app. For Danish connections, see Skånetrafiken to Øresund and the guide to urban transport, and for costs, see how much a trip to Sweden costs.

Tip

If you travel on a regional bus, buy the ticket in the Skånetrafiken app before you board.

What may differ

City buses and regional buses follow different rules: tapping a card works on city buses, while regional buses sell no tickets on board.

Common misconception

Skånetrafiken's buses sell tickets for cash.

What actually happens

Skånetrafiken says tickets can be bought by bank card on board its buses, and regional buses stopped selling tickets on board on 1 January 2024. Its travel terms do not mention cash.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check Skånetrafiken before you travel.

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