Military discount information
Military personnel serving in the armed forces can purchase a military ticket.
When travelling on Skyss buses, the light rail, and boat routes with zone-based fares, you are eligible for a military discount on all tickets.
Discount rates:
- 50 per cent discount on single tickets for all zones.
- 40 per cent discount on 24-hour tickets and period tickets for 7 or 30 days
A military single ticket for zone A can also be used for train journeys between Bergen and Arna/Trengereid (Vossebanen and Arnalokalen).
The following boat routes have zone-based fares: Kleppestø–Strandkaiterminalen, Knarvik–Frekhaug–Strandkaiterminalen, and boat routes in the Florabassenget area.
Find information about military discounts on boat routes without zone-based fares here.
Who can purchase a military ticket?
Under these regulations, military personnel serving in the armed forces means:
- conscripts in initial military service
- travel to initial military service and return travel on discharge from initial military service
- travel to and from military screening
- military apprentices in their first and second year of training
- travel to and from new enrolment in the Home Guard, or travel to and from refresher training
- students at the Norwegian Defence University College
Ticket inspection
All passengers travelling with discounted tickets must present valid proof of eligibility upon request during ticket inspection.
A summons letter (valid only for travel to initial military service and to new enrolment and refresher training in the Home Guard), a student ID card for the Military Academy, or the Norwegian Armed Forces’ blue identity card are the only valid proof of entitlement to the discount.