South Australian Seniors Card members are entitled to free travel at all times. For more information please see our Seniors Card page.

You can use an Adelaide Metro concession fare if you have a:

Concession cards giving you free travel at all times:

You must have your concession card with you whenever you are using a concession metroCARD or Buy & Go ticket. View examples of acceptable Adelaide Metro concession cards and acceptable regional concession cards.

When you buy a new concession metroCARD (excluding Seniors Card), you pay $3.50 for the physical card and need to load a minimum of $5 to it before you can use it. You can recharge it in blocks of $5, up to $200.

Special Hospital Workers metroCARD

Free public transport is valid for holders of a Special Hospital Workers metroCARD for travel to and from the following metropolitan hospitals only:

  • Flinders Medical Centre (FMC)
  • Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre (HRC)
  • Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH)
  • Modbury Hospital
  • Noarlunga Hospital
  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH)
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH)
  • Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH)
  • Repat Hospital (Repat)

All enquiries regarding this initiative should be directed to SA Health at: health.metrocardregistration@sa.gov.au

See the conditions of use for more information.

You aren't eligible for concession fares if you have a:

  • Health Care Card - but you may be eligible for a Transport Concession Card
  • Student card from interstate or for part-time, online or correspondence studies.