Metro Tasmania

Concessions

Adult Concessions

The adult concession single trip ticket allows a concession passenger to travel unlimited distance on a single journey, within a 90 minute transfer window. This can be achieved with either the single trip ticket purchased from the driver or the Metro 10 multi ride tickets purchased from a Metro Ticket Agent.

The Day-Tripper ticket allows unlimited travel for concession card holders after 9:00am, while the All-Day Tripper ticket allows a concession passenger unlimited travel on the day of purchase. (The All-Day Tripper is a cash only ticket, purchased on the bus from the driver on the day of travel)

Concession passengers can also purchase a monthly ticket from a Metro Ticket Agent, which permits unlimited travel for one month from the date of first validation.

The holders of the following cards are eligible to travel at adult concession fares:

• Health Care Cards;
• Health Benefit Cards;
• Seniors Cards;
• Full-time students aged 19 and over, and including the year in which they turn 19 and are attending the University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College, Australian Technical College or TAFE Tasmania;
• Centrelink or Veterans Affairs Pensioner Cards;
• Persons aged 70 or over;
• Persons who are classified as War Widows by Veterans Affairs; and
• Adult Concession Bus Tokens issued by a recognised employment agency or authorised supplier.

All concession passengers are required to present proof of their entitlement as outlined above to the driver at the time of purchase of a concession fare or when requested.

Student/Child

Children under 16 years of age are eligible to travel at the student/child fares. Senior secondary and tertiary students attending the University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College, Australian Technical College or TAFE Tasmania and who are up to the 18 years of age (including the year in which they turn 18) are also eligible to travel at the student/child fare. All students are required to present a Metro approved student ID card to the driver at the time of purchase of a student/child fare or when requested.

Student/child passengers can travel unlimited distances on a single journey, within a 90 minute transfer window. This can be achieved with either the single trip version purchased from the driver or the Metro 10 multi ride tickets purchased from a Metro Ticket Agent.

The Day-Tripper ticket allows unlimited travel for eligible students after 9:00am, while the All-Day Tripper ticket allows a concession passenger unlimited travel on the day of purchase. (The All-Day Tripper is a cash only ticket, purchased on the bus from the driver on the day of travel)

Student/child passengers can also purchase a monthly ticket from a Metro Ticket Agent, which permits unlimited travel for one month from the date of first validation.

Free Student Travel Passes

Students with a Free Student Travel Pass issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources can travel to and from the school in the area stated on the pass, between 6:30am and 6:00pm for free. Travel outside these hours, or for other purposes, requires the payment of the appropriate student/child fare.

Students travelling from an urban fringe area and requiring transfer onto an urban bus sevice to complete their journey to school, may be eligible to for a Free Student Transfer Pass. For more information about Free Travel or Transfer Pass go to www.transport.tas.gov.au/passenger_forms

Free Travel

The following passengers are entitled to free travel:

• Children under five years accompanied by an adult, provided they are not travelling to/from school or a day care centre.
• Tasmanian Police Officers in uniform;
• St Johns Ambulance volunteers in uniform;
• Blind persons including attendant;
• World War One veterans and spouses; and
• TPI & EDA pensioners.

NOTE: Blind persons, TPI & EDA pensioners, World War One veterans and spouses need to be registered with Metro to be eligible for the free travel.

For more information about concessions phone the Metro Hotline on 13 22 01