Accessible Travel

Train Fares

Auckland trains operate on a pre-pay system. You need to have a tagged on AT HOP card or a valid ticket before boarding a train. No tickets are sold onboard trains.

A Penalty Fare of $20 will apply if you are onboard without a tagged on AT HOP card or a valid ticket.

Single train tickets can be purchased from Ticket & Top-Up machines at all stations and from ticket offices at some stations. For more information see where and how to pay.

Click here for more information about the AT HOP card.

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

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

Auckland Train Fares

Single trip tickets can be purchased from a Ticket & Top-Up machine or use your AT HOP card.

Not sure what line your station falls on? Click here Not sure how many stages your journey will be? Click here
	Adult		Child		Tertiary
	Single Ride	AT HOP Card*	Single Ride	AT HOP Card**	AT HOP Card Only**
1 Stage	$1.90	$1.60	$1.10	$0.90	$1.10
2 Stages	$3.40	$3.00	$2.00	$1.70	$2.10
3 Stages	$4.50	$4.05	$2.60	$2.29	$2.79
4 Stages	$5.60	$5.04	$3.40	$3.00	$3.47
5 Stages	$6.80	$6.00	$4.00	$3.55	$4.21
6 Stages	$7.90	$6.90	$4.50	$4.05	$4.75
7 Stages	$9.80	$8.00	$5.60	$4.75	$5.58
8 Stages	$10.30	$9.05	$6.10	$5.44	$6.38

If you travel between rail lines (e.g. if you are starting your journey at a station on the Southern line and travelling to a station on the Western line) your AT HOP stored value fares will have a 50 cent discount applied if you tag-on/off correctly.

If you are travelling using a single paper ticket, you will be charged for a full cash
fare (based on two separate journeys) and your ticket will show the total number
of stages for the journey.

Click here to find out what station your line falls on
Click here to find out how many stages your journey will be.
Click here for the Train Fares Brochure (PDF 128 KB).

*AT HOP card fares are available when using an AT HOP card via tag on and tag off.
These fares do not apply when purchasing a ticket from a Ticket & Top-Up machine.

**A Child or Tertiary Concession must be applied to your AT HOP card to recieve Child/Secondary School or Tertiary student discounts. To do this create an account and register your card at ATHOP.co.nz. Then visit one of our Customer Service Centres at Britomart, Newmarket or New Lynn train stations to have the concession applied to your card. For Secondary School students 16 or over and Tertiary Students a Valid ID must be presented. Child monthly passses are currently paper based passes. Please see below.

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

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).

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Adult Monthly passes are now loaded on to the AT HOP card.

Adult Monthly Passes can be purchased from Ticket & Top-Up machines and from station ticket offices at the Britomart Transport Centre, New Lynn, Newmarket and Papakura.

Click here for Adult AT HOP Monthly Pass details.

Child Monthly Passes can be purchased from station ticket offices at the Britomart Transport Centre, New Lynn, Newmarket and Papakura.

	Child Only
City Monthly	$73.00	Unlimited train travel between Otahuhu, New Lynn and Onehunga Includes bus travel within the CBD Fare 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	$105.00	Unlimited train travel between Papakura and Waitakere. Includes bus travel within the CBD Fare 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	$150.00	Unlimited train travel between Pukekohe and Waitakere. Includes bus travel within the CBD Fare 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

Flat Fare

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

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 Student ID card). Family passes are only available from ticket offices at Britomart, New Lynn, Newmarket and Papakura train stations and can be purchased in advance.
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. Available from ticket offices at Britomart, New Lynn and Newmarket and Papakura train stations.

Other Fares

	Fare
Bikes	Free	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 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 concessionary fares can only be obtained by using an AT HOP card loaded with a Tertiary concession profile.

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

Last updated 22 September 2012
Information is correct at the time of publishing and subject to change