Pass ID for pensioners

To issue a pass ID, a good-quality ID photo with an empty background is required the size of which must not exceed 3.5×4.5 cm. A printer and photo paper can also be used, but it is not acceptable if the photo shows additional objects or people. BKK Pass IDs can be issued and their validity extended at BKK ticket offices and customer service centres – please check locations with the help of the map-based sales point finder. When purchasing a pass, you will need to enter your Pass ID number – the 9 digits printed next to the QR code (on the left).

1. How to use the Pass ID for pensioners

A Pass ID for pensioners is required to use the following passes: monthly Budapest-pass for pensioners, Quarterly Budapest-pass for pensioners, Discounted annual Budapest-pass for pensioners.

In addition to the pensioner Budapest-passes, those who have a "pensioner’s travel voucher" (“ellátottak utazási igazolványa”), are also entitled to a discounted Pest County Pass. For them, the use of the reduced Pest County Pass is recommended, they do not need a pensioner pass ID.

Only the pass ID for pensioners shown below is valid for travel.

2. Issuance, Validation and Replacement of Pass IDs for pensioners

Issuance of Pass IDs for pensioners

Pass IDs for pensioners are validated only on the basis of the following documents and the assigned validity periods:

• On the basis of the Pensioner’s travel voucher (“ellátottak utazási igazolványa”), until the expiry date of the travel voucher (holders of the travel voucher are also entitled to a discounted Pest County Pass without a Pass ID)
• Until the expiry date indicated on the certificate, on the basis of the certificate issued by district offices about benefits for persons of active age. If the validity period of the certificate is more than one year, or no deadline is indicated, then the validity period is one year from the issuance date of the certificate.

Passengers eligible for the discount need to present their photo ID (personal ID, driving licence, passport) for the proof of identity when the Pass ID for pensioners is issued and validated. The documents specified must be presented when the Pass ID is issued (or extended) and, in the event of a check, the valid Pass ID and the valid pass purchased with its serial number must be shown to the inspector.

Pass IDs for pensioners can be issued to or have its expiry date validated by another person in the name of the Customer if the entitlement can unambiguously be verified on the basis of the presented certificates, IDs and photos (in case of the extension of the validity period of the pass ID: photo shown on the pass ID).

If the validity period is extended, the new validity period is calculated in accordance with the application of validity periods described under the rules of pass ID issuance.

If there is no space left on a pass ID for validation, a new pass ID has to be issued in accordance with the rules specifying the issuance of pass IDs.

Pass IDs for pensioners are valid for 10 years from the date of issue and dates beyond that period will not be indicated on the IDs.

3. Further important information

• The travel vouchers are valid from 1 January in the year of issuance to 31 March of the following year, and are issued by the Central Administration of National Pension Insurance (Hungarian Pension Fund) and sent until 31 March each year to those persons who do not turn 65 before 1 April of the year when the given voucher is sent. 
• Persons who were sent but no longer have the pensioner’s travel voucher (e.g. the voucher has been lost or stolen), can present the certificate issued by the Central Administration of National Pension Insurance (Hungarian Pension Fund). The certificate must indicate the year for which the travel voucher has been issued and delivered. Along with the certificate, a photo ID and certificate of address have to be presented for the proof of personal identity. With these documents, the validation of the pass IDs for pensioners can be requested at the following locations: Baross tér Customer Service Centre, Deák Ferenc tér Customer Service Centre, Main Customer Service Centre.
• Persons entitled to disability allowance can present also the certificate which is issued about this allowance by the Central Administration of National Pension Insurance (Hungarian Pension Fund). The certificate must indicate the year for which the travel voucher has been issued and delivered. Along with the certificate, a photo ID and a certificate of address have to be presented for the proof of personal identification. 
• The voucher of repatriated Hungarian citizens is issued by the Central Administration of National Pension Insurance (Hungarian Pension Fund), based on documents credibly certifying resettlement and pension.

Related materials:

• sample of recommended notarised certificate of active age customers PDF (0,3 MB)