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Lviv Public Transport: The Complete Guide

05.01.2025

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While planning a visit to a new city, you should definitely learn how the local transport system works. Together with Lviv Tourist Information Center, we share some tips that will help you to avoid stressful situations and move around Lviv comfortably.

In our city, there are such types of public transport as trams, trolleybuses, buses and minibuses called marshrutkas.

 

Fare payment

Since December 2023, a unified fare payment system has been in place for all types of public transport in Lviv. For the convenience of passengers, a trip can be paid for both in cash and non-cash, although the fares differ.

Сost of one one-way single ticket is:

  • UAH 13 - with city transport card  LeoCard
  • UAH 13  - ticket in the LeoCard mobile application
  • UAH 15 - with a credit card or NFC device
  • UAH 25 - in cash from the driver

 

 

LeoCard. Where to buy and how to top up the card amount

Paying with LeoCard is the most profitable way to pay for public transport in Lviv.

A card costs UAH 60, and a deposit of UAH 10 is required.

To use the card, you need to top it up. You can do this in several ways:

You can purchase a general use LeoCard transport card at the following address:

  1.  Tourist Information Centers (Dvirtseva Square, Rynok Square, 1. Only for non-cash payment!)
  2. EasyPay terminals. The nearest terminal near you can be found at https://terminals.easypay.ua/map 

 

Map of LeoCard sales points

How to check the card balance?

You can check the balance on your transport card using a validator in the vehicle. On the validator, select the "Information" section and attach the card. The screen will display information about the card's validity period and the balance.

You can also check your card balance at EasyPay terminals, via the mobile application or via the EasyPay website  and also in  Tourist Information Centers (Dvirtseva Square, Rynok Square, 1)

Cashless fare payment (LeoCard, bank card, NFC device, an application LeoCard)

To make a cashless payment, the passenger must attach a LeoCard or a credit card or an ApplePay\GooglePay device to the validator in the vehicle. After that, a single beep should sound and a green mark should appear on the screen. This means that the payment has been credited.

*You can pay for 3 additional tickets or luggage with one LeoCard or bank card

LeoCard app. To pay for travel in this way, you need to:

  • download the application (AppStore або Google Play), register
  • select a ticket, indicate the number of passengers and tickets you plan to purchase
  • After that, you need to pay and activate the ticket, which will contain a QR code
  • Then the phone with the ticket should be brought to the QR code reader on the validator in the transport (in the upper right corner of the screen)
  • If the payment was successful, a green mark (✅) will appear on the validator

A paper ticket is not issued. 

Also read : Everything You Always Wanted to Know About… Transport in Lviv! Online Booklet

Monthly passes for tram and trolleybus

Those passengers who use the electric transport (trams and trolleybuses) have the opportunity to purchase monthly passes. You can buy them:

  • via the QR codes for EasyPay and Privat24 in the vehicle
  • on the Lvivelectrotrans website
  • in the sales points in cash (list of sales points)

Price:

  • UAH 420 - electronic pass 
  • UAH 430 - paper pass

Regular monthly tickets can be purchased at the points of sale, the addresses are here.

Cash fare payment

If you need to pay for the fare in cash, you can do so, but the cost of the trip will be UAH 25.

You can buy a single paper ticket from the vehicle driver. The ticket contains a QR code with information about the route number, day and time of purchase.

You should keep the ticket until the end of the trip and present it to the controller in case of inspection.

Validation control

During your trip, the controller may ask you to confirm the validation of your fare.

If you paid with a LeoCard, a physical bank card or an NFC device, attach them to the controller's validator. 

If the fare was paid through a mobile application, show your validated ticket in the application.

*The cost of luggage transportation 40x60x20 cm is equal to the cost of the ticket (UAH 13 for LeoCard, UAH 15 for non-cash, UAH 25 for cash)

*Fine for unpaid/unvalidated travel - UAH 300

Пошук оптимального маршруту та GPS-дані громадського транспорту

Finding the best route and GPS data on public transport

To find the fastest and most convenient route and to track the location of the public transport you need, we recommend using various auxiliary websites and applications:

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