Procedure for Issuing the €19 Monthly Urban Transport Pass by Heraklion Urban Bus Services

Students of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) studying in Heraklion are informed that, following the signing of the relevant agreement between the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Heraklion and Heraklion Urban Bus Services, the subsidy scheme for the monthly student urban transport pass is now being implemented.

Under the new measure, the cost of the monthly unlimited travel pass is reduced from €45 to €19, allowing eligible students to travel without restriction across the entire urban bus network of Heraklion, and not only on routes to and from university facilities.

The initiative applies to students of the Hellenic Mediterranean University and the University of Crete who study in Heraklion and provides for the subsidy of up to 12,000 monthly passes, while Heraklion Urban Bus Services will make an additional 500 passes available at the same reduced price.

Procedure for Issuing and Collecting the Pass

The passes are issued and collected at the offices of Heraklion Urban Bus Services, located at 4 Roussou Chourdou Street, Heraklion.

HMU students wishing to obtain the monthly urban transport pass at the reduced price of €19 are required to present:

1. Their academic ID card.
2. A photocopy of their academic ID card, which will be submitted to Heraklion Urban Bus Services.
3. Their national identity card.

The measure takes effect from Monday, 26 October 2026.

The Hellenic Mediterranean University advises interested students to bring all of the above documents with them when they visit the Heraklion Urban Bus Services offices, in order to facilitate the pass issuance process.