One-time fare for public transport travel doubled and will be 1 GEL instead of 50 tetri

The one-time fare in the capital has doubled. As Interpressnews was told in the Tbilisi City Hall, in case of one-time travel, the tariff, which was 50 tetri before, will be 1 GEL.

"Passengers will be able to choose the package they want from the payment system. In case of a one-time trip, the fare will be 1 GEL, with which the passenger can use the subway, bus, minibus or the cable car near the university for 90 minutes. In addition, if a citizen buys a season ticket, s/he will no longer pay 80 tetri in a separate minibus and will use any municipal transport, ie if you pay 80 tetri in a yellow minibus today, you will not have to pay anything extra from 2022. It will be the same in case of one-time payment of 1 GEL. Minibuses will be replaced and a unified payment system will be launched.

As for free and preferential travel, several categories of passengers will benefit, including: socially vulnerable people, students, pupils, teachers, etc.," Tbilisi City Hall told Interpressnews.

For reference, a 90-minute card for public transport will cost 1 GEL, a 1-day card - 3 GEL, a 1-week - 20 GEL, a 1-month - 40 GEL, a 3-month - 100 GEL, a 6-month - 150 GEL, and 1-year cards - will cost 250 GEL. The unlimited season ticket system will come into force on February 1.