Jump to main content
Find route Where do you want to go?

Fares and discounts for buses, light rail and some boat services in Vestland

Valid from 1 January 2025.

1. General rules

These rules apply to Skyss buses in Vestland, the Bergen Light Rail and the following boat services in Vestland:

  • Askøybåten – boat service between Kleppestø and Strandkaiterminalen in Bergen
  • Nordhordlandsbåten – boat service between Knarvik/Frekhaug and Strandkaiterminalen in Bergen
  • Florabassenget – the boat services Florø–Askrova–Stavang–Svanøy and Florø–Barekstad–Batalden–Fanøy–Rognaldsvåg–Kinn

Vestland County is split into ten fare zones, and prices are based on the number of zones you travel through. The fare charts show the current fares. For all tickets, a maximum fare applies after four or more zones. All fares are rounded to the nearest krone.

Special rules on ticketing, discounts, fares and purchasing apply to the airport express services in Førde and Sogndal (see Section 6).

When taking a vehicle on a boat, special rules on discounts and payment methods apply (see Section 8).

1.1 Tickets/ID

You must be able to show a valid travel document to the staff and ticket inspector at any time during your journey. Travel documents comprise a valid ticket for the route and time of boarding, and valid ID for any discounts (ID, student card, concessionary card, etc.). If your journey involves an interchange and your ticket expires before you board the next service, you must buy a new ticket. All discounts apply regardless of country of residence and nationality.

The ticket format may vary depending on where the ticket was bought:

  • The Skyss Billett app: The ticket is in the app.
  • The skyss.no website: You can choose between adding the ticket to your Skyss card, printing it or receiving it by e-mail or SMS.
  • Ticket machine: The credit/debit card you pay with also serves as a ticket. You can also request to receive the ticket by SMS.
  • On board: You will be given a paper ticket. If you pay by credit/debit card on boats or buses in the former county of Hordaland, the card also serves as a ticket.
  • Customer service centre at Bergen bus station: You will receive a paper ticket if you buy a single or 24-hour ticket. To buy a season ticket, you must have a Skyss card.

1.1 Boarding

In the Bergen area

On the Bergen Light Rail, you cannot show your ticket to the driver. When travelling by bus or boat in the Bergen area, you do not need to show your ticket when boarding. You can board using either the front or rear doors of the bus. However, if you are travelling on a bus or boat that continues outside the Bergen area, you will need to show your ticket when boarding.

Outside the Bergen area

Outside the Bergen area, you must always show your ticket when boarding a bus or boat. When travelling outside the Bergen area with a pram/pushchair, luggage or a bicycle, or if you need to board via the rear door for some other reason, you must go up to the driver to show your ticket after boarding. If you use a wheelchair or rollator/walking frame, or for any other reason cannot go up to the driver, they will come to the back of the bus to inspect your ticket.

Wherever you are travelling in Vestland, drivers, crew members and ticket inspectors can at any time request to see your ticket.

1.2 Fare cooperation

Skyss cooperates on fares with other public transport operators. When travelling with another public transport operator, you must be able to show a receipt for a valid Skyss ticket on inspection.

1.2.1. Trains

The following Skyss tickets are valid on trains in Vestland (Vossebanen and Arnalokalen):

  • singles, 24-hour tickets and season tickets in zone A between Bergen and Arna/Trengereid
  • season tickets (7-day, 30-day and 180-day) in zones A, E and F between Bergen and Voss
  • 30-day young person’s ticket between Bergen and Myrdal

Vy has its own discounts and rules for groups of people travelling together, companions and animals, as well as its own rates for on-board surcharges. More details can be found at vy.no.

3.2.2 Express coaches

The following Skyss season tickets are valid on the express coaches operated by Vy and NOR-WAY Bussekspress in the county of Vestland:

  • 30-day and 180-day season tickets
    • You must have a season ticket for the zones in which you are travelling by express coach. If you will be travelling outside the zones for which you have a valid season ticket, you must buy a single from Vy or NOR-WAY. You will only need to pay for the part of the journey for which you do not have a season ticket.
  • 30-day young person’s ticket

A Skyss single is valid on the following express coaches:

  • Haukeliekspressen (NW180) on the section Odda–Røldal–Etne
    • The single must be valid in zone D. You can buy your ticket through Skyss’s sales channels, on the bus or through NOR-WAY’s channels. Tickets bought through NOR-WAY’s sales channels are only valid on NW180 Haukeliekspressen and cannot be used on services operated by Skyss. The only exception is if you buy a ticket for Haukeliekspressen from NOR-WAY and the ticket is valid for all or parts of the section Seljestad–Bergen. In that case, you may use your ticket on route 930 operated by Skyss.

In order to be guaranteed a seat on an express coach, you must book in advance. You can do this through the sales channels provided by Vy or NOR-WAY.

If you want a single or another ticket type for an express coach, you must buy it through the sales channels provided by Vy or NOR-WAY.

Routes where Skyss tickets are not valid:

Skyss tickets are not valid on express coaches on routes where there is also a frequent Skyss service. This applies to all the express coach services around Bergen on the following routes:

  • Bergen bus station–Knarvik
  • Bergen bus station–Hallhjem
  • Bergen bus station–Trengereid

On these routes, you must buy a separate ticket from Vy or NOR-WAY.

Similarly, Skyss tickets are not valid on the airport express bus in Bergen.

2. Purchasing tickets

2.1 The Skyss Billett app

Skyss Billett is a mobile app for iOS, Android and Huawei devices. You can use it to buy all types of single, 24-hour and season tickets covering all of Vestland.

Payment methods: debit/credit card, Vipps, mobile account

2.1.1. Mobile account – travel account on your mobile phone

A mobile account is one of the payment methods in the Skyss Billett app. The minimum amount you can add to your mobile account is NOK 200, and the maximum balance is NOK 5,000. In order to pay with your mobile account, the balance must be at least equal to the purchase price. How to top up your mobile account:

  • Use VISA, Mastercard or Vipps.
  • Perform a bank transfer. Send an SMS with the word “KID” to 2412 for more information.

2. Website

On the skyss.no website, you can buy all types of single, 24-hour and season tickets covering all of Vestland. To buy a season ticket, you must have a Skyss card. When buying a single or 24-hour ticket, you can use the Skyss card, print the ticket or receive it by SMS or e-mail.

Payment methods: debit/credit card, Vipps.

2.2.1 The Skyss card

The Skyss card is a travel card for public transport in Vestland which you can use when buying tickets on the skyss.no website.

2.3 Ticket machines

You can buy tickets at the ticket machines found at all stations on the Bergen Light Rail. The credit/debit card you pay with also serves as a ticket.

Payment methods: debit/credit card.

2.4 SMS ticket 

You can buy singles for buses, the Bergen Light Rail and some boat services by sending an SMS to 2412.

The SMS ticket is valid for 90 minutes from when you receive it as an SMS (text message). The expiry time is stated on the ticket. The ticket can only be used on the phone which it was bought with, and it will not be valid if it is forwarded to another phone.

Payment method: mobile phone contract 

2.5 On board

You can buy single and 24-hour tickets on board buses and boats. You will receive a paper ticket, and you must have valid travel documents on hand for inspection. If you pay by credit/debit card on boats or buses in the former county of Hordaland, the card you pay with will also serve as a ticket.

Payment methods: debit/credit card, cash.

2.6 Customer service centre

At the Skyss customer service centre in Bergen bus station, you can buy all types of tickets covering the former county of Hordaland.

Payment methods: debit/credit card, cash.

3. Ticket types

3.1 Single ticket

A single ticket for one zone is valid for 90 minutes from when it is bought/activated. For each additional zone, the ticket is valid for a further 30 minutes.

Single tickets are available for the categories adult, child, student, concession and military.

3.2 Season ticket 

All season tickets are transferable and can be used by several people, but only by one person at a time. The person using the ticket must have the ticket to hand and meet the conditions for any discounts based on age or other criteria.

If you travel outside the zones for which you have a valid season ticket, you must buy a single ticket. You will only need to pay for the zones for which you do not have a season ticket.

3.2.1 24-hour ticket

With a 24-hour ticket, you can travel as much as you like within a specified number of zones. 24-hour tickets are available for the categories adult, child, student and concession.

3.2.2 7-day, 30-day and 180-day tickets

With a 7-day, 30-day or 180-day ticket, you can travel as much as you like within a specified number of zones. 7-day, 30-day and 180-day tickets are available for the categories adult, child, student and concession.

3.2.3 Young person’s ticket

You can use a 30-day young person’s ticket from when you turn 16 up to and including the month you turn 21. Students at upper secondary school who have not yet turned 16 may also buy a young person’s ticket, but to do so they must present their certificate of admission.

A young person’s ticket is valid on all Skyss bus routes throughout Vestland and on the Bergen Light Rail. It is also valid on certain other forms of public transport.

Other bus services

You can use a young person’s ticket on

  • Kolumbus bus services (including night buses) in the municipalities of Haugesund, Karmøy, Bokn, Tysvær and Vindafjord in the county of Rogaland
  • Trygt heim services
  • the airport express services in Førde and Sogndal

Note! A young person’s ticket is not valid on the airport express service in Bergen.

Boats/passenger ferries

You can use a young person’s ticket on

  • all boat services in Vestland except
    • the Osterfjorden service
    • Geitanger–Knappskog
    • Hardanger tourist route (Norheimsund–Herand–Utne–Kinsarvik–Lofthus–Ulvik–Eidfjord)
  • Norled’s express boats between Sogn and Bergen and between Nordfjord and Bergen (You can book a seat on board if you are travelling on a young person’s ticket. For more details, see norled.no.)

Car ferries

You can use a young person’s ticket on all car ferries in Vestland.

Express coaches

You can use a young person’s ticket on the express coaches operated by Vy and NOR-WAY Bussekspress in Vestland, except on the following routes:

    • Bergen bus station–Knarvik
    • Bergen bus station–Hallhjem
    • Bergen bus station–Trengereid

In order to be guaranteed a seat on an express coach, you must book in advance. You can do this through the sales channels provided by Vy or NOR-WAY.

Trains

You can use a young person’s ticket on departures between Bergen and Myrdal (Vossebanen and Arnalokalen).

A young person’s ticket cannot be used on regional/intercity trains (trains between Bergen and Oslo) or on Flåmsbana.

A young person’s ticket is not valid on other privately run bus, coach, boat or ferry services in Vestland.

Remember to keep your receipt!

You must have your receipt and ID to hand when travelling by coach, train or express boat.

4. Categories

Passengers pay different prices depending on which category they are in.

4.1. Adult

People aged 18 to 67 are considered adults and pay the full fare for all ticket types.

4.2 Child

Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge. Children aged 6 to 18 pay around half the full fare for single, 24-hour and season tickets.

If there is any doubt about a child’s age, staff and the ticket inspector may request to see valid ID.

4.3 Concession

Concession tickets cost around half the full price for single, 24-hour and season tickets.

Concessionary discounts apply to

  • people over the age of 67
  • people with a concessionary card from NAV
  • blind or deafblind people with a special ID card
  • spouses or partners (registered pursuant to the Marriage Act) accompanying someone with a concession ticket

You must be able to show that you are entitled to a discount if requested by staff or the ticket inspector. For passengers over the age of 67, any photo ID showing their age is considered valid.

Concession tickets for passengers under the age of 67 are valid on presentation of a special ID card and photo ID:

  • People receiving a disability pension pursuant to the National Insurance Act with a degree of disability of at least 50 per cent, and people receiving an equivalent disability pension from another EEA country must present their blue concessionary card from NAV and photo ID.
  • Disabled refugees receiving supplementary benefit must present their blue concessionary card from NAV and photo ID.
  • Blind people not in receipt of a disability pension must present a special ID from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted.
  • Deafblind people entitled to free travel for one companion must present a special ID card (green concessionary card) from the National Resource Centre for the Deafblind and photo ID.

NAV is responsible for producing concessionary cards for people who are entitled to them. Blind people not in receipt of a disability pension and deafblind people receive a special ID card from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted or from the National Resource Centre for the Deafblind.

4.4 Student

Students receive a discount of around 40 per cent on single tickets, 24-hour tickets and 7-day, 30-day and 180-day season tickets.

The following people are entitled to a student discount:

  • Full-time students/pupils at upper secondary school, vocational school, university college, university or other educational institutions that qualify for support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. The scheme also covers Norwegian students abroad. The course must last at least three months, and in the case of higher education the course must earn at least 30 ECTS credits per semester. For upper secondary education, the course load must be equivalent to a full year of study.
  • Full-time apprentices and training candidates who satisfy the requirements in the Education Act, Chapter 4.
  • Adult non-native speakers who are studying Norwegian and social studies on a full-time basis, and refugees participating in the Introduction Programme.

If requested by the driver or ticket inspector, you must be able to document that you are in education or training in the current semester. A valid ID must show your name, date of birth, place of study and that it is valid for the current semester. The following forms of ID are valid:

  • student card/ID on your mobile phone confirming that you are a student this semester
  • documentation from your place of study confirming that you are attending this semester, together with a credit/debit card, driving licence, passport or other photo ID

Students who are studying abroad must have an ISIC card. (ANSA cards are not accepted.) International students must have ID and a letter of acceptance from their place of study.

Valid documentation for apprentices/training candidates:

  • personal ID card from the company marked “lærling” (apprentice) or “lærekandidat” (training candidate)
  • copy of their apprenticeship contract (in digital or paper format)
  • confirmation from the company that you are an apprentice/training candidate, including duration of the apprenticeship contract, name and date of birth

Student ID for the spring semester is valid until August, and student ID for the autumn semester is valid until the end of January. If you are about to finish your studies, the final date for using a season ticket with a student discount is 31 August or 31 January. If you are unable to show the ticket inspector valid proof that you are entitled to a student discount, you must pay the relevant penalty charge.

4.5 Military

Personnel doing their national service pay around half the full fare for single tickets on journeys over 15 kilometres. The military discount applies for the period of service specified on the ID card issued by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (FD-ID). The FD-ID card serves as proof of entitlement to the discount. When travelling for military screening, the summons letter serves as proof. The military discount only applies to Norwegian citizens attached to the Norwegian Armed Forces.

4.6 Companions

Companions of people with disabilities who have a companion card and a valid ticket travel free of charge on Skyss public transport. The companion does not need a separate ticket.

Trains: If you use a Skyss ticket when travelling by train in zone A (between Bergen and Trengereid), the same conditions apply as on buses, the Bergen Light Rail and boats. For train journeys outside zone A, separate rules apply.

5. Discounts

If you are travelling in a group, you can get a discount. You can also get a discount if you combine your boat journey with a bus/coach journey.

5.1 Families

Passengers over the age of 18 with a valid ticket can take up to four children aged 6 to 18 with them free of charge. Children under the age of 6 always travel free of charge.

The family discount is also valid on trains (Vossebanen and Arnalokalen) for singles and 24-hour tickets in zone A between Bergen and Arna/Trengereid and for season tickets (7-day, 30-day and 180-day) in zones A, E and F between Bergen and Voss.

5.2 Groups

If you buy single tickets for ten or more people at the same time, you get a 17 per cent group discount on adult tickets. Children, students, concessions and military personnel do not receive a group discount, but they are included when calculating the total number of people in the group. Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge and are not included in the number of passengers.

The group discount cannot be combined with other discounted tickets.

Contact Vy if you have any questions about group discounts on trains.

5.3 Combined bus–boat journeys

Discounts are available on season tickets for combined bus and boat journeys. The discount varies depending on the route.

5.4 Frequent traveller discount

The frequent traveller discount applies to adult single tickets bought in the Skyss Billett app. The frequent traveller discount is calculated based on ticket purchases over the past 30 days. The more single tickets you buy, the cheaper the next single ticket becomes. You get a discount right from the second ticket you buy. The maximum discount is 40 per cent of the full fare.

6. Airport express services in Førde and Sogndal

Skyss operates airport express services to and from Førde Airport and Sogndal Airport. For journeys on these airport express services starting or terminating at the airport, separate fares and rules apply:

  • Single tickets are available in the categories adult, child, concession and military. Children, concessions and military personnel pay half the full fare.
  • You must buy your ticket on board and pay by cash or debit/credit card.
  • A 30-day young person’s ticket is valid on the airport express services.

NB: Family, group and frequent traveller discounts do not apply.

For short journeys on these airport express services which do not start or terminate at the airport, the following rules apply:

  • You pay the normal price (zone-based fare).
  • You may use a season ticket (7-day, 30-day or 180-day).

7. Luggage, etc.

7.1 Hand luggage

There is no fee for hand luggage.

7.2 Prams/pushchairs, wheelchairs and skis

Provided there is space, you may bring a pram/pushchair, wheelchair or skis free of charge.

7.3 Animals

Animals travel free of charge. Separate rules apply on trains.

7.4 Bicycles and scooters

Bus/Bergen Light Rail: Provided there is space, you may bring a bicycle/e-bike or a large scooter/e-scooter. You will have to pay around half the price of a single ticket for these bicycles/scooters. Folded bikes are considered hand luggage.

On Askøybåten, on Nordhordlandsbåten, in Florabassenget and on the Kaupanger quay–Frønningen stretch: Provided there is space, you may bring a bicycle/e-bike or a scooter/e-scooter free of charge.

8. Taking a vehicle on a boat

You can take a vehicle on some boat services in Vestland. In Florabassenget, this applies to the following routes:

  • 291 Florø–Veiesund–Stavang–Askrova–Svanøy
  • 292 Florø–Barekstad–Batalden–Fanøy–Rognaldsvåg–Kinn


Fares for vehicles including the driver are based on the fare and discount rules established by the AutoPASS regulations. Fares for vehicles including the driver on the following boat services can be found at autopassferje.no/priser/. There is limited space for vehicles, so you should book in advance. You can find up-to-date information about how to book at skyss.no.

NB: Currently, you must pay the fare for your vehicle by debit/credit card or cash to the crew members on board.

Passengers in the vehicle require a normal ticket for zone H. You can buy tickets for passengers on board, in the Skyss Billett app, on our website or by SMS.

9. Refunds

Single and 24-hour tickets are not refundable. 7-day, 30-day and 180-day tickets and young person’s tickets are refundable. Contact the Skyss customer service centre to calculate any residual value and to have it transferred to your bank account if applicable.

10. School transport ticket

The school transport ticket is personal and can only be used by students who have been granted free school transport. With a school transport ticket, you can travel twice per school day: once from your home to the school and once from the school to your home. If you will be travelling more often than this, or to other locations, you must buy a separate ticket.

Students can choose whether they want to have the school transport ticket in the Skyss Billett app or on a Skyss school card.

School transport tickets for primary and lower secondary school are valid from 06.00 until 19.00, and school transport tickets for upper secondary school are valid from 06.00 until 22.00. Tickets are valid for the period for which the student has been granted free school transport and are only valid on school days. In other words, they cannot be used on non-school days, such as weekends, planning days and school holidays.

If you have lost or forgotten your school transport ticket, you must buy and pay for a ticket for the journey to school yourself. Schools are responsible for distributing the physical school cards, so you must contact your school if you need a replacement card. You can find more information about school transport tickets for mobile phone and the relevant rules in the regulations concerning school transport on skyss.no.