From 1 July, students can get discounted public transport fares as part of the Government’s Budget 23. Listed below are some of the details:
Free travel for children aged 5 to 12 years
From 1 July, children aged 5 to 12 years can travel for FREE on AT bus, train and ferry services. If their date of birth for their registered HOP card falls between these ages, they are eligible for this discount. We’ll apply this discount for them, so they don’t need to do anything.
50% off child fares for children aged 13 to 15 years
From 1 July, children aged 13 to 15 years will continue to get 50% off the previous child fares on AT bus, train and ferry services. They can also travel for free on weekends and public holidays. If their date of birth for their registered HOP card falls between these ages, they are eligible for this discount. We’ll apply this discount for them, so they don’t need to do anything.
50% off child fares for secondary students aged 16 to 19 years
From 1 July, secondary students aged 16 to 19 years will continue to get 50% off the previous child fares on AT bus, train and ferry services. If their date of birth for their registered HOP card falls between these ages and have an existing secondary student concession, they will be eligible for this discount. We’ll apply this discount for them, so they don’t need to do anything.
50% off adult fares for young people aged 16 to 24 (students who do not have a secondary concession)
From 1 July, young people aged 16 to 24 years can get 50% off regular adult fares on AT bus, train and ferry services. As the date of birth for your registered HOP card falls between these ages, they are eligible for this discount. We’ll apply this discount for them, so they don’t need to do anything.
Here are some things for students to remember when traveling:
- They will need to tag on and off with a registered HOP card.
- Their HOP card needs to have their correct date of birth and can’t have a negative balance (needs to have a balance of $0.00 or more).
- There are some excluded services e.g. tourist ferries (Waiheke and Rakino).
- If the student also has a secondary concession, they will need to have their Student ID card on hand.
You can find a full breakdown of the new fares for all ages on the AT website.