Getting around Košice by public transport
City transport in Košice is run by Dopravný podnik mesta Košice a.s. Punkto holds 66 lines (trams, buses, regional buses) and 275 stops in the city; the timetable is valid until 27 October 2026. This page gathers what a visitor arriving in the city needs: tickets, the railway station and, where the timetable has them, the airport and night lines.
Tickets and paying
The basic (full) fare on Košice city transport starts at €1.10 when paying by card and at €1.20 in cash. A temporary discount begins on 12 October 2026: sale −50% until 11.11. The price list was last checked on 7 October 2026.
Paying by card or electronically is cheaper than cash: a basic ticket starts at €1.10 against €1.20 in cash.
Full prices, reduced fares, temporary promotions and the tariff source are on the Košice public transport fares page. Košice public transport fares
From the railway station
Košice
Košice railway station: on a weekday 134 trains leave from it.
Trains run mainly to: Lipany (19 trips, first 04:43, last 22:43); Bratislava hl.st. (16 trips, first 04:07, last 23:45); Prešov (15 trips, first 04:58, last 22:58); Humenné (12 trips, first 05:01, last 09:01 (+1 day)); Čierna n.Tisou (12 trips, first 05:06, last 23:06).
Within 300 m of the station is the city transport stop Košice, Staničné námestie: it is served by lines N1, R1, 2, N2, 3, N3, N4, N5, 6, N6, N7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 33, 38, with 742 departures on a weekday, first 01:45, last 22:20.
Within 300 m of the station is the city transport stop Košice, AS: it is served by lines 102, 104, 112, 1416, with 26 departures on a weekday, first 05:06, last 23:15.
Košice predmestie
Košice predmestie railway station: on a weekday 71 trains leave from it.
Trains run mainly to: Košice (27 trips, first 04:56, last 22:19); Čierna n.Tisou (12 trips, first 05:09, last 23:09); Humenné (10 trips, first 05:04, last 23:04); Moldava n.Bodvou mesto (9 trips, first 05:39, last 22:29); Prešov (9 trips, first 04:46, last 20:46).
Within 300 m of the station is the city transport stop Košice, Malá stanica: it is served by lines 24, 30, with 19 departures on a weekday, first 03:37, last 16:27.
Airport
The stop Košice, Letisko is named as the airport in the timetable. It is served by lines N3, 23.
On a weekday there are 34 departures from it, first 03:07, last 21:53.
Busiest directions: Košice, Staničné námestie.
The Punkto app
Punkto shows live departures where the source provides them, plans journeys with transfers and prices a trip inside the city from the tariff given above. The app can be installed on a phone's home screen, and the city timetables work without a connection.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is a public transport ticket in Košice?
- The basic (full) fare on Košice city transport starts at €1.10 when paying by card and at €1.20 in cash. A temporary discount begins on 12 October 2026: sale −50% until 11.11. The price list was last checked on 7 October 2026.
- How do you pay for public transport in Košice?
- The price list gives two prices: by card or electronically from €1.10, in cash from €1.20.
- Which lines go to the airport in Košice?
- The stop Košice, Letisko is served by lines N3, 23.
- Which city transport stop is next to the railway station in Košice?
- Within 300 m of Košice station is the stop Košice, Staničné námestie, served by lines N1, R1, 2, N2, 3, N3, N4, N5, 6, N6, N7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 33, 38.
Direct connections from Košice
- Košice → Prešov
- Košice → Spišská Nová Ves
- Košice → Michalovce
- Košice → Liptovský Mikuláš
- Košice → Žilina
- Košice → Ružomberok
- Košice → Humenné
- Košice → Bratislava
- Košice → Trenčín
- Košice → Trnava
- Košice → Považská Bystrica
- Košice → Púchov
- Košice → Lučenec
- Košice → Čadca
- Košice → Nové Mesto nad Váhom
- Košice → Piešťany
- Košice → Kysak
- Košice → Margecany
- Košice → Košice predmestie
- Košice → Ťahanovce
- Košice → Kostoľany nad Hornádom
- Košice → Trebejov
- Košice → Poprad-Tatry
- Košice → Drienovská Nová Ves