Southern Directory - Seniors Card - NSW Government

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Public transport concessions
Sydney Metropolitan Area &
Outer Metropolitan Areas
Seniors Card holders are entitled to a number
of public transport concessions in NSW.
$2.50 Pensioner Excursion Ticket (PET):
is available to Seniors Card holders for all
day, multi-modal travel within the greater
metropolitan area on the following services:
• CityRail, within an area bounded by
Dungog, Scone, Bathurst, Goulburn,
and Bomaderry
• The four AirportLink stations, including
the domestic and international airport
stations (an additional concession
Gate Access Fee applies)
• Local bus services (government and
private), within the metropolitan and
outer metropolitan bus contract areas
bounded by Port Stephens, Maitland,
Lithgow and Kiama
• Sydney Ferries and Newcastle Ferries
• Light rail. The PET is not sold on board
and must be purchased before boarding
a light rail service. Information on where
to purchase PETs is available from
Transport Info by calling 131 500 or at
www.131500.info.
The PET is NOT available for use on:
• Ferry services other than Sydney Ferries
services, except for local residents, registered
with the operator, who may use a PET on
certain ferry services to access the broader
metropolitan and outer-metropolitan
public transport network
• Special or premium services, like cruises or
tourist services
• Special Event bus services, such as to
Moore Park for sporting events (however
the PET can be used on the regular route
services to the same destination)
• Monorail services.
Half fare concession tickets:
Seniors Card holders are entitled to purchase
half-fare concession MyZone tickets, where
that represents a better value for money
option. Information on where to purchase
MyZone tickets is available from Transport
Info by calling 131500 or at www.131500.info
Rural and Regional Areas
$2.50 Regional Excursion Daily (RED)
tickets provide for all-day travel on local bus
services (excluding school services) in rural
and regional areas. In areas where more than
one operator provides services within the local
network, the RED ticket will enable transfers
between bus services without payment of an
additional fare.
RED is not available for use on bus services
within the Sydney metropolitan/outer
metropolitan areas or on CountryLink
rail and coach services. RED can be used
on local bus services that commence in
a rural and regional area and extend into
the metropolitan or outer metropolitan
areas. However, a metropolitan PET (or
half fare ticket) must be purchased for any
further travel on metropolitan rail, bus and
government ferry services.
The $2.50 CountryLink Pensioner Excursion
(CPE) ticket: provides for extensive one way
local and regional travel on CountryLink rail
and coach services in regional areas outside
of CityRail’s Sydney and Newcastle areas
(bounded by Nowra, Moss Vale, Lithgow,
Muswellbrook, Dungog, Karuah and Booral).
To ensure the ongoing sustainability of
CountryLink services, ticketing arrangements
do not allow for CPE tickets to be combined
with another CountryLink or CityRail ticket to
gain a cheaper fare on the same service/trip.
CPE tickets need to be booked, and bookings
can be made up to 7 days in advance.
info@seniorscard.nsw.gov.au