Concession Fares

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Concession Travel	Acceptable Concession Cards

Concession Travel

Some residents of the ACT are eligible for concession travel on ACTION's services. If you wish to travel on a concession fare, you must show the driver your concession card when you board the bus. If you travel on a concession fare without a concession card you may be fined $50.

Acceptable Concession Cards

ANU, University of Canberra, Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT College and High School Students Identity Card

• University and CIT students must have full-time marked on student ID
• Must have photo identification
• Concession fares at all times
• ACT college and high school students only
• Students 15 years or over are required to show these cards for concession fare, otherwise full fare will be charged

ACTION Students Concession Card

• Issued by ACTION Concession Officer
• Must include full-time status and must include photo
• Concession fares at all times
• Students 15 years or over required to show these cards for concession fare, otherwise full fare will be charged

International Student Identity Card

• Includes University, TAFE, College and High School Students attending Australian educational institutions
• Issued to full-time students
• Concession fares at all times
• Must have photo identification
• Students 15 years or over required to show these cards for concession fare, otherwise full fare will be charged

(CENTRELINK) Pensioner Concession Card

• Issued by CENTRELINK
• Concession fares available

ACTION Concession Card

• Issued by CENTRELINK to eligible benefit recipients
• New Start Allowance; Partner Allowance; Youth Allowance (job seekers only); Sickness Allowance; Additional Parenting Allowance (Partnered); Special Benefit
• Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) clients eligible on interim basis (whilst waiting receipt of PCC Card)
• Health Care Card holders - who are classified as low income earners (see CENTRELINK for details)
• The Health Care Card (HCC) is not accepted by ACTION for travel concession purposes (as not all recipients of this card are entitled to concessional travel)

ACT Seniors' Card

• Issued by Canberra Connect Shop fronts
• Eligible for Concession fares during peak periods and the Pensioner Off-Peak ticket in Off Peak periods
• Interstate Seniors' Card are not accepted by ACTION

DVA Gold Card

• Issued by Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA)
• Concession fares at all times

Vision Impaired Travel Pass

• Issued by ACTION to eligible recipients

*Off-peak periods are between 9am and 4.30pm and after 6pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and public holidays.