Train Fares

Monthly Passes can only be bought from your local ticket agent and from station ticket offices at the Britomart Transport Centre, Papakura, New Lynn and Newmarket.

Other tickets can be purchased on the train, however for travel from Britomart, Newmarket, New Lynn or Papakura it is recommended that you buy your ticket before you board at the station ticket offices.

Below you'll find fares for Auckland's train operator, Veolia Transport Auckland.

For information on discounted travel, please see Child/Secondary Student Discounts, Tertiary Student Discounts, or Senior Citizen Discounts.

For more information about stages, zones and where to buy tickets, please see where and how to pay.

Veolia Tranport Auckland Train Fares

	Adult		Child		Tertiary
	Single Ride	10 Rides	Single Ride	10 Rides	10 Rides
1 Stage	$1.90	$16.00	$1.10	$9.00	$11.00
2 Stages	$3.40	$30.00	$2.00	$17.00	$21.00
3 Stages	$4.50	$40.50	$2.60	$22.90	$27.90
4 Stages	$5.60	$50.40	$3.40	$30.00	$34.70
5 Stages	$6.80	$60.00	$4.00	$35.50	$42.10
6 Stages	$7.90	$69.00	$4.50	$40.50	$47.50
7 Stages	$9.80 #	$85.00 #	$5.60 #	$49.50 #	$58.50 #
8 Stages	$10.30	$90.50	$6.10	$57.50 +	$68.50 +

# Customers need to purchase a 1 stage and 6 stage ticket.
+ Customers need to purchase a 2 stage ticket and a 6 stage ticket.
A two stage fare applies between Pukekohe and Papakura.

You can view the location of fare stage points on the train network map (train stations in bold are fare stage points; a two stage fare applies between Pukekohe and Papakura).

Monthly Passes

	Adult	Child
City Monthly	$120.00	$73.00	Unlimited train travel between Otahuhu, New Lynn and Onehunga Includes bus travel within the Inner City Zone on Waka Pacific, North Star, GO WEST and Metrolink services only. Does not include travel on the LINK, Ritchies, Urban Express, Howick and Eastern, Birkenhead Transport or Airbus services.
All Zones Monthly	$190.00	$105.00	Unlimited train travel between Papakura and Waitakere. Includes bus travel within the Inner City Zone on Waka Pacific, North Star, GO WEST and Metrolink services only. Does not include travel on the LINK, Ritchies, Urban Express, Howick and Eastern, Birkenhead Transport or Airbus services.
Regional Monthly	$255.00	$150.00	Unlimited train travel between Pukekohe and Waitakere. Includes bus travel within the Inner City Zone on Waka Pacific, North Star, GO WEST and Metrolink services only. Does not include travel on the LINK, Ritchies, Urban Express, Howick and Eastern, Birkenhead Transport or Airbus services.
Discovery Monthly Pass	$250	N/A	Unlimited travel on most scheduled services provided by Veolia Transport, Waka Pacific, North Star, GO WEST, Metrolink, LINK, Howick and Eastern, Ritches, Birkenhead Transport, Urban Express and Fullers North Shore ferries, (excludes Great Barrier, Waiheke and Half Moon Bay Ferries.) Not valid for trains to Pukekohe. Discovery Monthly Pass is valid for travel within the boundary created by Drury, Beachlands, Maraetai, Wenderholm (Waiwera) and Waimauku.

Day Passes

Day Rover	$12.00	Unlimited train travel. Available after 9.00am on weekdays and anytime on the weekends and public holidays.
Family Pass	$24.00	Unlimited train travel. Available after 9.00am on weekdays and anytime on the weekends and public holidays. Family consists of 1 adult and up to 5 children or 2 adults and up to 4 children travelling together. (Note: the group must include at least one child aged under 16 without ID, or between 16 and 19 years with a valid MAXX Student ID card)
Discovery Pass	$16.00	One day pass for unlimited travel on most scheduled services provided by Veolia Transport, Waka Pacific, North Star, GO WEST, Metrolink, LINK, Howick and Eastern, Ritchies, Birkenhead Transport, Urban Express and Fullers North Shore ferries, (excludes Great Barrier, Waiheke and Half Moon Bay Ferries.) * * Not valid for trains to Pukekohe. Discovery Pass is valid for travel within the boundary created by Drury, Beachlands, Maraetai, Wenderholm (Waiwera) and Waimauku.

Other Fares

	Fare
Bikes	$1.00(per trip)	A bicycle ticket must be purchased for each trip. Carrying of bicycles on board trains is dependant on space and the discretion of on board staff. Avoid travelling with bicycles at peak times, as space will be limited. Bikes cannot be carried on rail buses where buses replace trains due to construction works.

Notes:

The Northern Pass can be used on some of these services. View fares and conditions of use
For Monthly passes the month commences from the day and month first used. For example, if the pass is first used on the 6th of the month, it will expire on the 5th of the following month.
Discovery Monthly Passes are valid for a calendar month.
Senior citizens are entitled to free travel with a valid SuperGold Card or Auckland Transport approved senior citizen ID card. Available after 9.00am weekdays and anytime on weekends and public holidays. For travel prior to 9.00am on weekdays adult fares apply.
Travel is free for children under 5 years (0 - 4 yrs inclusive) of age accompanied by a fare paying passenger.
Children attending primary and intermediate school are eligible for a child discount
All secondary students attending high school / college within the Auckland region must hold and present their MAXX Student ID Card to the operator to ensure they receive the child discount on public transport.
Secondary students that cannot provide proof of school attendance may be required to pay an adult single cash fare for their travel.
Tertiary fares are available to full-time tertiary students enrolled and attending an accredited, approved full time tertiary course at a registered institute or private training establishment within the Auckland region. Tertiary passes can only be obtained at selected tertiary ticket agents.

Travel on Veolia Transport Auckland LTD services is subject to their conditions of carriage, which can be found online here

Last updated 29 April 2012
Information is correct at the time of publishing and subject to change