Middelkerke

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Free Buzzy Pazz for 6 to 18 year olds

Residents of Middelkerke from 6 to 18 years old can obtain a free Buzzy Pazz from the city authorities. For children who turn 6 during the year, a travel pass may be requested 3 months before their 6th birthday at the earliest.

Is your child entitled to a free travel pass? If so, you will receive a letter from the City of Middelkerke with information about how to apply for the travel pass. Anyone entitled to a free pass must register online, after which the MOBIB card will be sent out or the travel pass activated. An application can also be made at the Lijnwinkel in Ostend or at the mobile Lijnwinkel in Nieuwpoort.

If you don’t yet have a MOBIB card, you will receive a personalised MOBIB card displaying your photo and with your travel pass on it, free of charge. 

• De Lijn takes this photo from the National Register. If a photo is not available there, you can submit one online.

• If for some reason we cannot recognize you as an entitled person, you will receive an email from us within 7 working days after your registration via the website to tell you what to do in that case.

If you continue to have problems, just call in at a Lijnwinkel store in Oostende or at the mobile Lijnwinkel in Nieuwpoort. They’ll be happy to help.

Check that your travel pass has been placed on your MOBIB card:

• At the validation machine on the vehicle by pressing the information button.

• By creating an account at www.delijn.be; you will then be able to see exactly what tickets are on your card.

Note: Even if you have a free travel pass, we expect you to validate it whenever you board a vehicle.

The travel pass is valid until the end of the year or until the last day of the month in which the holder turns 19.

Buzzy Pazz discount for 19 to 24 year olds

Young people between 19 and 24 years old receive a 25% discount on the Buzzy Pazz (up to and including 24 years old). They can order the Buzzy Pazz via the De Lijn website. The discount is automatically deducted from the cost price.

Free public transport on Thursdays

The municipality of Middelkerke offers its residents a free ticket on Thursdays, valid for 1 outward and 1 return journey with De Lijn within the municipal boundaries of Middelkerke. This ticket is not valid on the Coastal Tram.

Do you have a valid travel pass? Show it to the driver when boarding. All other travellers can obtain a free ticket by text or through the De Lijn website.

Via the website

• Go to middelkerkemarkt.

• Complete a one-off registration with your surname, first name, email address and telephone number.

• Then choose the number of free bus tickets you want to purchase (maximum 10).

• If you are at the bus stop on a Thursday, go to middelkerkemarkt on your smartphone and activate one or more tickets by tapping the ‘Activate’ button. You can use an active ticket for one outward and one return journey under the above-mentioned conditions.

• Show your active ticket to the driver when you board.*

Important:

• You can only activate a purchased ticket on a Thursday.

By text

• Text MIDDELKERKE MARKT to the number 4884 when you are at the stop on a Thursday.

• You will then receive an ticket which entitles you to one outward and one return journey under the above-mentioned conditions.

• Show the ticket to the driver when you board.*

Tip:

Do you want to use one mobile phone to order multiple tickets? Text the order code followed by the number of tickets you want to receive. You will then only pay the operator charge of 0.25 euros once.

Important:

• You will only receive a valid ticket on Thursdays.

• Your telecom operator will charge you 0.25 euros to send your ticket.

* As a temporary coronavirus measure, you cannot board at the front of the vehicle. You must of course have a valid ticket with you.

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