Public transport changes from July 1st, 2023

From July 1st 2023, students can get discounted public transport fares as part of the Government’s Budget 23.

Free travel for children aged 5 to 12 years

• From 1 July, children aged 5 to 12 years can travel for FREE on our 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 our 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 our 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 our 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.

Please visit the AT website here to find a full breakdown of the new fares for all ages.