Tickets & passes

Buying from ticket vending machines

Learn how to buy Start Romagna tickets and passes from station machines, onboard machines and the ferry machines.

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Tickets and passes from vending machines

Here you can find information on how and where to buy Start Romagna travel titles from self-service machines: station ticket machines, onboard ticket machines and dedicated ferry ticket machines.

How they work

Vending machines are available every day and allow you to buy tickets and, in many cases, passes and multi-ride booklets, using cash or electronic cards. Depending on the type, they may be installed at stops, at ferry boarding points, or directly onboard buses.

Tickets purchased from vending machines must be used and, where required, validated according to the instructions shown on the ticket and on signage onboard or at the stop.

AEP station ticket machines

AEP station ticket machines are available every day and allow you to buy several travel titles for the Start Romagna network, including payments by electronic cards.

Other station ticket machines

There are also simpler ticket machines, always available, mainly dedicated to some urban lines in the Cesena area.

Locations in Cesena

These ticket machines can be found at:

  • Via Ponte Abbadesse, opposite no. 110 (Cemetery area);
  • Viale della Resistenza (next to the Hippodrome, 2 machines);
  • Via Leopoldo Lucchi 135 (Montefiore area).

They sell a €0.50 ticket for Cesena lines 4, 5 and 6, valid all day and not requiring validation.

Coins are required for these machines. The ticket is valid only on the indicated lines and under the conditions shown on the notices on site.

Ferry ticket machines

For the ferry service on the Candiano canal between Marina di Ravenna and Porto Corsini, dedicated ticket machines are available near the boarding points.

How they work

Ferry ticket machines are located at the boarding points in Porto Corsini and Marina di Ravenna and allow the purchase of tickets for pedestrians and cyclists, for immediate use.

They accept both coins and banknotes and provide change.

Onboard ticket machines (Rimini area)

On some buses with higher tourist demand in the Rimini area, an onboard ticket machine is installed, allowing you to buy a ticket directly on the vehicle.

How to buy and use

The onboard ticket machine allows payment with coins, debit cards and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro).

The bus ticket issued by onboard machines is paper and shows:

  • the fare from 1 to 5 zones (with surcharge);
  • date and time of issue;
  • the bus ID number.

The ticket does not need validation. Please note that buying onboard includes a surcharge and the machine does not give change.

You can also buy Metromare 75 minutes or Metromare 24 hours tickets without surcharge.

These Metromare tickets are valid for the entire Rimini–Riccione route, within Rimini’s urban area and in the Riccione/Misano area (zones no. 900, 910, 951, 952, 953, 954, 961, 963, 966).

Fare table – onboard ticket machines

Ticket Price Validity
1-zone ticket €2.00 60 min
2-zone ticket €3.00 75 min
3-zone ticket €4.00 90 min
4-zone ticket €5.00 105 min
5-zone ticket €6.00 135 min

Tickets without surcharge

Ticket Price Validity
Metromare 75 minutes €2.50 75 min
Metromare 24 hours €5.00 24 hours

If there are discrepancies between the information published online and the information shown on vending machines, notice boards and Start Romagna signage, the amounts, usage rules and conditions displayed on site always apply.

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