Train tickets

Adult 10-Trip

Concession 10-Trip

Provides a 50% discount on the equivalent Adult 10-Trip and is for use by school-aged children and those eligible for the Accessible Concession. 

Child Concession

There is a 50% discount for school-aged children, and children under five travel for free. 

Find out more about Child Concessions

Accessible Concession

There is a 50% discount for members of the Blind Foundation and Total Mobility cardholders.

To get the 50% discount you or someone else will need to buy a ticket before you get on board. The person buying the ticket does not need to show a Total Mobility Card or Blind Foundation ID card. A carer can travel with you for free.

You will need to show Metlink staff your Total Mobility Card or Blind Foundation ID card, if asked. 

For trains, there are two types of discounted tickets you can buy: a "Concession 10-Trip" ticket that is good for regular travel. The second type is a "Single Child Cash" ticket good for one-time trips. Single cash tickets cost more because cash tickets cost about 25% more per trip than 10-Trip tickets, and because cash fares are rounded up to the nearest 50c.

Find out more about Accessible Concessions

Off Peak 10-Trip

If your plans are flexible you can travel off-peak with a 25% discount - there is no off-peak discount on cash. Off-peak fares apply all weekend as well. Off-peak hours are:

• 9:00am - 3:00pm and after 6:30pm weekdays
• All day weekends and public holidays

If you catch the train during these hours, your trip is charged at off-peak rates if you use valid off-peak 10-Trip concession tickets. So if you start your trip before 3:00pm and finish your trip after 3:00pm you still only pay off-peak fares. 

Off-peak fares do not apply to cash fares or if you are travelling on another discount including child, tertiary student and accessible.

Tertiary 10-Trip

If you are a full-time tertiary student you can buy a Tertiary 10-Trip by showing your valid student ID with a sticker attached from your Tertiary Education Organisation and receive a 25% discount.

When travelling on the Tertiary Concession you will need to keep your valid student ID handy and show it to Metlink staff if requested. Your concession will remain valid as long as you meet the eligibility conditions for Tertiary Concession.

Find out more about Tertiary Concessions

If you catch the train to and from Wellington Station everyday MonthlyPlus Rail passes are likely to be the most cost effective option for your travel - and you can use these on Metlink buses within the zones specified on the pass. 

These passes can be used for:

• Metlink train trips to and from Wellington Railway station between zone 1 and the outer zone printed on the ticket. There is no Zone 1 to 3 version of the MonthlyPlus for Ngauranga or Johnsonville - you'll need to buy a Rail Monthly pass (see below), or a 30-day Bus pass.
• Metlink bus services within zone 4 and the outer zone printed on the ticket. You can use it on buses from zone 4 to the outer zone on the ticket at any time, and not just to a railway station. Just show the bus driver your MonthlyPlus pass. (Metlink MonthlyPlus passes cannot be used for bus travel within zones 1 to 3 in Wellington city or Johnsonville.)
• Metlink school buses within zone 4 and the outer zone printed on the ticket. For Child MonthlyPlus passes only. (This pass doesn't include bus travel within zones 1 to 3 in Wellington city or Johnsonville.) 

Passes are issued for a calendar month and are available as Adult and Child. You need to show Metlink on-board train staff or the bus driver your pass on request - it will be clipped by train staff the first time you use it on a train.

Monthly passes can be purchased from railway station ticket offices or retailers and you can also purchase your monthly pass online (up to the 20th of each month) and it will be delivered to your letterbox.

What zone to buy

Choose the zone where you board your first Metlink service.

• If you catch a bus from home to the train station, choose the zone where you catch the bus
• If you don't catch a bus from home to the train station - you like to walk, drive, bike, scoot, ride-share or park and ride instead - choose the zone where you catch the train.

Please be aware that passes cannot be used on:

• Bus routes 81, 83, 84 and 85x in Lower Hutt, Eastbourne and Wellington city
• After midnight services
• Bus route 60 and 60e within zones 1 to 3 in Wellington city and Johnsonville
• Non-Metlink bus services (80, 90, 91, 92, 93)

If you don't travel to and from Wellington Railway station but are a regular train commuter or you catch the train between Zones 1 and 3 this is the monthly pass option for you.

This pass is only valid for train travel and you can't use it on Metlink bus services.

Available for travel every day (including weekends) between zones specified on the ticket and offer a saving of up to almost 40% and no further discounts apply. Passes are issued for a calendar month and are available as Adult and Child. You need to show Metlink on-board staff your pass on request - it will be clipped at the start of each month.

Monthly passes can be purchased from railway station ticket offices or retailers and you can also purchase your monthly pass online (up to the 20th of each month) and it will be delivered to your letterbox.