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Ticket Pricing:  
Pre-Purchased Tickets " " On-Bus Fares
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" " Cash Fares " " Monthly Tickets
" " Faresaver Tickets " " School Term Tickets
" " Daily Tickets " " Off-Peak Daily Tickets
" " Weekly Tickets " " Free Travel

Pre-Purchased Ticket Prices

Tickets are available from ticket agents.

Prices effective 3 July 2006

Adult
Faresaver 10^ $22.00
Weekly $24.60
Monthly $82.00
Daily $6.60
Shopper's Off Peak Daily* $4.10
Concession
Faresaver 10^ $11.00
Weekly $12.30
Monthly $41.00
Daily $3.30
Pensioner Off Peak Daily *~ $1.40
School Student
Faresaver 10^# $8.20
School term $56.00

On-Bus Fares

On-Bus tickets are purchased from the driver.

Prices effective 3 July 2006.

Adult
Single Trip ^
(90 minutes transfer ticket available on request, at no extra charge)
$3.00
Daily $6.60
Shopper's Off Peak Daily* $4.10
Concession** and School Student
Single Trip ^
(90 minutes transfer ticket available on request, at no extra charge)
$1.50
Pensioner Off Peak Daily *~ $1.40
Daily $3.30

^ 90 minutes transfer option available at no extra charge
* Off Peak: Weekdays 9am - 4.30pm and after 6pm, and all day weekends and public holidays
~ Students are not eligible to use the Pensioner Off Peak Daily tickets
# This ticket provides ten individual bus trips that can be used on school days (Monday to Friday) excluding public and school holidays
** Holders of an ACT Seniors Card are eligible for Concession fares

Faresaver tickets include the transfer option - Transfer tickets allow you to transfer to other bus services within 90 minutes of first validating your ticket at no extra charge.

Children under 5 years and not attending school travel free.

Free school travel may be available to eligible students. Contact the Student Transport Programnew windowfor details or download the Student Transport Program Application form PDF (PDF 80kb)new window.

Cash Fares

You can pay your fare to the bus driver, who will issue a paper ticket as a receipt. You must keep the ticket for the whole trip.

If you will need to change buses, or want to make another bus trip within 90 minutes, you should ask the driver for a cash transfer ticket.

This allows you to transfer to other buses within 90 minutes at no extra charge.

Faresaver Tickets

Faresaver tickets include the transfer option. Transfer tickets allow you to transfer to other bus services within 90 minutes of first validating your ticket at no extra charge.

Adult Faresaver Tickets

These provide ten individual bus trips that can be used at any time. Faresaver tickets include the transfer option - Transfer tickets allow you to transfer to other bus services within 90 minutes of first validating your ticket at no extra charge.

School Faresaver Tickets

This ticket provides ten individual bus trips that can be used on school days (Monday to Friday) excluding public and school holidays.

Daily Tickets

These provide unlimited travel on all of ACTION's standard services or school services on the day of purchase.

Weekly Tickets

These provide unlimited travel on all of ACTION's standard services or school services for seven days from the day the ticket is first validated.

Monthly Tickets

These provide unlimited travel on all of ACTION's standard services or school services for one calendar month from the day the ticket is first validated.

School Term Tickets

These provide unlimited travel on school days only during ACT Department of Education school termsnew window.

Off-Peak Daily Tickets

These provide unlimited travel on all of ACTION's standard services or school services during off-peak periods on the day of purchase. The off-peak periods are between 9am and 4.30pm and after 6pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and public holidays.

Free Travel

Some people are entitled to free travel on ACTION buses, and cyclists using the bus bike rack.

Free school travel may be available to eligible students.  Contact the Student Transport Programnew window for details or download the Student Transport Program Application form PDF ( PDF 80kb)new window.

If you think you qualify for free travel not related to the Student Transport Programnew window, please call ACTION on 13 17 10 or (02) 6207 7611 outside the ACT.