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Children
Student travel
Concession holder travel
South Australian Seniors Card
Australian Pensioner Concession Cards
Vision Impairment Travel Pass
Companion Card
Plus one FREE COMPANION card
Repatriation Health Card War Widower
Transport Concession Card
Mobility Pass
State Concession Card
Incapacitated Ex-service Personnel

Approved concession cards for travel on Adelaide Metro public transport

Holders of the following cards are eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro services.

You must always travel with a valid, approved concession or student card. If you don’t, you may be fined.

For more information you can refer to the Passenger Transport Act and the Passenger Transport Regulations.

Children

Accompanied children under five years of age travel free at all times.

Student travel

The Public Transport Services Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure is responsible for administering South Australian full time secondary and tertiary identification cards.

Only fully laminated or plastic credit card style photographic identification cards issued by the tertiary institution of attendance and endorsed with a Public Transport Services Division hologram sticker or the expiry date printed on the card are recognised for concession travel.

Part time secondary and tertiary student cards are not accepted.

Secondary school children

Secondary school children aged 15 and over must carry a South Australian Government approved student ID card.

Tertiary students

Concession fares apply to holders of these South Australian Government approved student ID cards.

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Concession holder travel

The holders of the following independently issued concession cards are eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro services.

Please note that a Health Care Card does not entitle the holder to concession benefits on public transport. To be eligible for concession, customers must be able to produce a Transport Concession Card, available through the Department for Families and Communities, or a valid student card issued by your educational institution.

Concession Holder fares apply to holders of South Australia Government approved transport concession cards.

South Australian Seniors Card

This card is issued by the Seniors Card Unit. Phone 1800 819 961 (free call) or visit the Seniors Card website.

Interstate Seniors Card holders from other Australian States and Territories are also eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro public transport.
Read more about Interstate Seniors Card holders.

Australian Pensioner Concession Cards

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These cards are issued by Centrelink and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Vision Impairment Travel Pass

This card is issued by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.

Interstate vision impairment travel passes are also accepted. Holders of a Western Australian travel pass without a photo ID can obtain a temporary pass from an Adelaide Metro InfoCentre.

Companion Card

The South Australian companion card is co-managed by the South Australian Government Department for Communities and Social Inclusion and National Disability Services South Australian Division. For more information visit the Companion Card website.

Plus One FREE COMPANION Card

This card is issued by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. For more information visit the plus one free application page on sa.gov.au.