New 50 cent flat fares are coming to Queensland.
From Monday 5 August for six months, we'll be reducing public transport fares 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, ferry, tram and on demand services in South East Queensland.
Airtrain fares will be reduced, with tickets starting from $10.95 during this time.
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
Airtrain fares will be reduced from $21.90 to $10.95 when travelling from all Brisbane City stations to the Brisbane Domestic and Brisbane International stations during this time.
Brisbane City stations include Eagle Junction, Wooloowin, Albion, Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, Central, Roma Street, and South Brisbane.
To find out about Airtrain fares visit https://www.airtrain.com.au/ or phone (07) 3216 3308 or 1800 119 091.
Ticketing options
The 50 cent flat rate will apply to all go card, credit/debit card and paper ticket payments.
The SEQ network will remain 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 will 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 will 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 will be 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 will still be able to travel free on weekends using their orange child go card.
- Children aged four years old and under will still be able to 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 won'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.
Please keep checking our website for more information as we get closer to the change.