Fares have been reduced across public transport to a 50 cent flat rate, across all zones and modes on the Translink network across Queensland.
This includes all regional urban buses, and bus, train (excluding Airtrain), ferry, tram and on demand services in South East Queensland.
Services
The 50 cent flat fare applies to all:
- Queensland Rail City Train services
- buses (excluding dedicated school buses)
- Brisbane City ferries and Southern Moreton Bay Island Ferry
- trams
- on demand services.
Airtrain
The 50 cent flat rate does not apply to Airtrain services to and from Brisbane's International and Domestic Airports.
You can use your go card or purchase tickets online from Airtrain.
Ticketing options
The 50 cent flat rate applies to all go card, credit/debit card and paper ticket payments.
The SEQ network is cashless, but you can use cash to top up your go card at any of our fare machines at bus and train stations, or at our go card retailers.
Services
The 50 cent flat fare applies to all:
- Queensland Rail City Train services
- buses (excluding dedicated school buses)
- Brisbane City ferries and Southern Moreton Bay Island Ferry
- trams
- on demand services.
Airtrain
The 50 cent flat rate does not apply to Airtrain services. Find out more about Airtrain fares or phone (07) 3216 3308 or 1800 119 091.
Ticketing options
The 50 cent flat applies to all go card, credit/debit card and paper ticket payments.
The SEQ network is cashless, but you can use cash to top up your go card at any of our fare machines at bus and train stations, or at our go card retailers.
Concessions and discounts
Off-peak travel discount
The 20% discount on off-peak travel does not apply during this time. All travel across zones and times of day will be a flat rate of 50 cents.
Concessions
The 50% concession fares does not apply during this time. Fares will be a flat 50 cent rate for everyone using public transport.
Seniors
If you're a Senior Concession Card holder, then you are able to continue to travel free on Brisbane City Council buses and in the Gold Coast City Council areas during off-peak travel times.
Children
- Children aged five to 14 can still travel free on weekends using their orange child go card.
- Children aged four years old and under can still travel for free at all times.
Frequent journey discounts
The current frequency based discounts such as '8 journeys and half price' and 'One, Two, Free' doesn't apply during this time.
If you're travelling by urban bus in regional Queensland then you can pay by cash onboard or via any of the existing ticketing options.
Services
The 50 cent flat fare applies to all Translink network regional bus services in the following areas:
- Bowen
- Bundaberg
- Cairns
- Fraser Coast (including on demand)
- Gladstone
- Gympie
- Innisfail
- Kilcoy
- Mackay
- Rockhampton and Yeppoon
- Sunshine Coast Hinterland
- Toowoomba (including on demand)
- Townsville
- Warwick
- Whitsundays
Ticketing options
You will be able to pay in cash onboard the bus as you do now.
Concessions
The 50% concession fares will not apply during this time. Fares will be a flat 50 cent rate for everyone using public transport.
