Tickets and additional services

Find information regarding tickets, ticket categories, and additional services on this page.

Read more: Ticket purchase and payment | Ticket change and cancelation

Choosing the right ticket

Your ticket has to be with you for the entire travel and you are responsible for choosing the correct itinerary (date, departure time, customer/ticket category ), in addition to the correct e-mail address and phone number. You must also be able to display a valid identification for discounted tickets.

Children 0-6 years

Children 7-15 years

Youth 16-25 years

Student: students up to 30 years old.

Adults 26-64 years

Senior 65 years +

All travelers must have a valid ticket. The travel document must be shown to the driver and retained throughout the journey. When purchasing discounted ticket, age must be validated by valid id.

Students
Students are offered a 20% discount when traveling with Vy bus4you and Vy express. Select the student category when booking your ticket and the ticket will be automatically discounted. We accept Swedish student cards: Mecenat and STUK, together with an ID. 

Child 0 – 5 years

Child 6 – 17 years

Youth 18 – 25 years

Student
Students up to 30 years old.

Adult
26 – 66 years

Senior 67 +
Over the age of 67. This ticket also applies to passengers with a valid "honnørkort" issued by NAV.

Assistant
Assistants get a 50 percent discount on adult tickets. This only applies to passengers in need of medical assistance. Valid documentation is needed. 

Conscripts
Valid identification must be submitted in case of doubt regarding the right customer category. 

Students
You can buy a student ticket if you are in higher education at a Norwegian college or university. You must be able to present a valid student certificate. Student cards and digital certificates are accepted. The fee for the current semester must be paid, and the wafer/receipt for this must be presented.

Students attending high school or secondary school can buy tickets as children (up to 17 years).

For students studying abroad, only ISIC cards are valid as student certificates. Student discount is not given to participants for short-term evening courses or language courses.

Family
You can get a family discount on the airport bus FB11 between Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg and Oslo Airport. 

  • Four children under the age of 18 can travel free of charge when accompanied by two adults who have purchased regular adult tickets.
  • Two children under the age of 18 can travel free of charge when accompanied by one adult who has a regular adult ticket.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. 

Groups
Travel as a group and save money. If you are ten or more people traveling together, you can get a 15 % discount on the regular price.

The discount applies to trips with Vy express from Monday to Thursday. Use the promotional code GRUPPE15 when booking your tickets here on vybuss.com or in the Vy Buss app.

Please note:

  • The discount is not valid for Vy airport buses, Vy shuttle, ski buses, line VY25, or line VY26.
  • The discount cannot be combined with other discounts.
  • Each ticket must be over 100 NOK.

You can add services when purchasing a ticket online. Services may differ between different lines.

Cancellation insurance
A cancellation insurance will allow you to cancel your ticket up to one hour before departure and get a refund of the ticket price.

Read more about ticket change and cancellation

Extra luggage
In addition to hand luggage, travelers can carry up to two luggage per person. If needed extra luggage can be added.

Please note that there are different rules for luggage on Norwegian and Swedish bus lines. Read more by clicking here

Special luggage
Examples of special luggage can be golf bags, surfboards etc.

Bicycles are not defined as special luggage. Read more by clicking here

Comfort package 
Our comfort packages include a neck pillow and a blanket.

Seat reservation
For most of our express bus routes, you have the option to reserve a specific seat for an additional fee. If you choose not to reserve, a seat will be randomly assigned by the driver.

Commuter cards are available for those who travel often on the same route. This means pre-purchased travels with the advantage of knowing the price per trip, which is usually significantly lower than if you pay for one trip at a time. We offer several different types of commuter cards in Norway and Sweden. See details in the menus below.

Click here for more information regarding commuter cards.

Secure a seat on a trips with Vy express within Vestland county for NOK 19 if you have a 30- or 180-day youth or commuter card from Skyss.

The offer is valid on the following routes when traveling within Vestland county (Norway): VY146 | VY170 | VY430 | VY450 | VY190

  • It is not possible to use the offer on journeys crossing county borders (except for trips to/from Haugesund).
  • You must be able to present a valid Vy express ticket and a youth/commuter ticket from Skyss when boarding. The youth or commuter ticket must be valid for all Skyss zones along your intended route.

Click here to view the Skyss zone map

How to reserve a seat

  1. Place your booking as usual at vybuss.com
    The offer only applies to one-way tickets. For round trips, bookings must be made separately in two transactions.

  2. Enter the Promotion Code
    Enter the campaign code in the field “Add promotional code
    • Use the code ungvest if you have a 30-day / 180-day youth ticket.
    • Use the code periodevest if you have a 30-day / 180-day commuter ticket.

 



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