
The Motion Bus Card is available as reloadable plastic pass at the size of a credit card or as multiple journey disposable single use paper-pass. All kinds of smart cards can be used in three different bus routes within 90 minutes since the first use, without any extra charge. Maximum limits are applied based on the card type. The re-chargeable (plastic) Motion Bus Card can be charged with up to three different period fares (ex. 7 days, 30 days or 365 days) and with cash (e-wallet). The benefits offered by the personalised plastic Motion Bus Card are not transferable. The “personalised" or "anonymous registered" smart card, offers the right of a refund (the balance) in case of loss or damage by paying only the replacement cost. (€2)
There are two types of Motion Bus Card:
Personalized cards are issued at the MOTION ticket offices with proof of Identity / Passport / Birth Certificate. You need to fill in an application and need to be photographed on the spot to obtain the card.
Motion Bus Card can be bought at the following sale points locations:
Personalized card:
Anonymous card:
Both the Personalized and the Anonymous card can save up to 3 period tickets at any time, from any of the public transport companies in Cyprus and Monetary Value (Electronic Wallet). It is always first recognized the period ticket and then the stored monetary value. If the fare product is not sufficient, e.g. there is an Nicosia Public Transport ticket on the card and a monetary value and the passenger uses a bus from another company (Intercity Buses etc), seek and validates the value of the required ticket from the stored monetary value (Electronic Wallet).
Any amount you want up to 50 euros.
You can choose from:
Any product you have topped up on your card (eg a 30-day ticket) is activated from the first time that you validate your card by transferring it to the validation machine in the bus.
Of course not. You can recharge your card whenever you like. The second charge will be activated automatically after the first one.
You can request your card balance from the driver or the operator at the MOTION ticket offices so you can check your balance and see your card information.
Current pricing policy does not change. The pricing policy applies regardless of the installation of the new system, which has the potential to support existing ticket types.
The reduced fare or free rate is not abolished.
In case of loss, theft, malfunction of your personalized card, you should register it as soon as possible at one of MOTION ticket offices and ask for it to be replaced.
To re-issue a personalized card you will also need to provide:
The remaining fare products and / or the monetary value found stored on the old card will be transferred to the new card.
Anonymous MOTION BUS Card does not store the owner's personal information. Therefore, if you lose it, it is stolen or destroyed, it is not compensated, it is not replaced and can be used by third parties.
For this reason, we recommend that urban transport users prefer the version of the personalized MOTION BUS Card to secure their purchases of value.
There is also the option to issue a Registered Anonymous Card for which an application has to be filled in with the details of the passenger and in case of lost, the remaining fare products and / or the monetary value found stored on the old card will be transferred to a new card.
Multi-way Paper Smart Card does not store personal information. Therefore, in case of lost, stolen or destroyed, it is not compensated, is not replaced and can be used by third parties.
Think about the number and frequency of your moves and consider whether your Personalized MOTION BUS CARD suits you.
Any monetary value (e-wallet) and non-activated ticket you have saved will be found as they are. However, if a ticket is activated, as in your case, it will expire exactly 30 days after the first transaction of the ticket.