Travel and Concession Cards

Can I get free travel?

 

For young children

Children under the age of 5 can travel for free.

For students

Students with a Free Student Transfer Pass issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources can travel to and from school between 6:00 am and 7:00pm for free.

Travel outside these hours, or for other purposes requires the payment of a student/child fare.

  

You can apply online for a pass. Click here to apply.

What tickets do I need to get for school and non school travel?

Students can use their concession cards for travel for school and non school purposes to get discounted fares, see below. The Free Student Transfer Pass can only be used for school travel.

When can I get a concession card?

·  Children under 16 years of age are eligible to travel at the "Student/Child" fares.

·  Secondary Students 16 years or over who are traveling to and from school, between 6:30 am and 6:00pm (Monday to Friday), are also able to travel at the Student/Child fare.

·  Student/Child passengers can travel unlimited distances on a single journey with additional discounts with a 10-trip ticket.

·  All day travel (after 9:00 am) is available for Child passengers using the popular Day-Tripper ticket.

·  Student/Child passengers can also buy unlimited travel for one Calendar month.

·  Tertiary students pay the Adult fare for single trips. Full-time students at the University of Tasmania or TAFE Tasmania are eligible for the following discount travel:

o  Tertiary Student Metro 10 - allowing unlimited travel for each trip tickets only available through Metro Shop or Metro Agents.

o  Tertiary Student Monthly - allowing unlimited travel for one calendar month for tickets only available through Metro Shop or Metro Agents.

o  Day Tripper tickets - allowing unlimited travel after 9:00 am weekdays, all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays

STUDENT CONCESSION FARE PERMIT:

Full-time Infant, Primary and Secondary students can obtain Student Concession or Off-Peak Day Tripper Tickets from the driver. Multi-Trip Tickets available from Metro Agents.

·  Permits are printed by Metro and sent to the relevant School Principals for issue. 

University of Tasmania Cards are issued by The University of Tasmania to full-time and part-time students. Off-peak Day Tripper tickets are the only concession tickets available from the driver to full-time students after 9am. Full adult fare must be paid for all other tickets. Multi-trip tickets are available for full-time students from Metro Agents.


 

TAFE Cards are issued by TAFE Colleges to full-time and part-time students. Multi-trip tickets are available for full-time students from Metro Agents. Discounts available are shown above. Full adult fare must be paid for all other tickets.

What are my responsibilities in obtaining a travel/concession card?

The usual principles of public transport etiquette apply to travel on Tasmanian buses. A more detailed example can be found on the Code of Behaviour for Passengers here.

This page was last updated November 2009

 

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