All young people travel almost free with STIB from February
From now on, non-students between the ages of 12 and 24 can also travel almost free of charge with the Brussels transport company STIB. The Brussels government took the decision on Thursday to extend the youth rate for young students who study to non-study young people. They will also enjoy the discounted rate of 12 euros from 1 February instead of 499 euros for an annual subscription.
The Brussels government wants to make public transport more accessible in this way. Any young Brussels resident would be able to move easily and without moving within the Brussels government that can offer this youth rate. young people will develop to make even more use of the high-quality range of our services,” said Prime Minister Rudi Vervoort (PS).
“Learned young is done old”, Minister of Mobility Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) admitted. With the STIB you get to Brussels. It gives you the freedom to discover the city as a whole, and not just the neighborhood you grew up in. freedom and that convenience.”
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The school and student discount, which came into effect in July 2021, has been a great success: with 2019, 46 percent more subscriptions were sold. In 2021 there were 35,812 subscriptions, in 2019 there were 24,447 subscriptions. De Brussels expects similar results for young people not studying.