Travel Concessions for Infants and Pre-school Age Children
Eligibility
- Children under 4 years of age are eligible for free travel (when accompanied by a paying adult) on government rail and ferry services and all metropolitan Sydney and outer metropolitan bus services. (See Recent Changes in NSW Public Transport Concessions for more information).
- Children under 3 years of age are entitled to travel free (when accompanied by a paying adult) on privately operated bus services in rural and regional areas and free travel on privately operated ferry services across NSW.
Note: Children and young people aged between:
- 4 and 16 years on government rail and ferry services and all metropolitan Sydney and outer metropolitan bus services; and
- 3 and 15 years on privately operated bus services in rural and regional areas and free travel on privately operated ferry services;
are entitled to a half or "child" fare. See the section on concessions for young people under 16.
Entitlements at a glance
| Mode | Operator | Area | LEVEL OF CONCESSION | ||
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| Half fare | Excursion tickets | Free travel | |||
| Rail | CityRail | Suburban and Intercity network |  |
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| AirportLink | AirportLink stations | |
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| Light rail and Monorail | Inner Sydney | |
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| CountryLink | All NSW routes | |
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| Great Southern Rail | Sydney - Broken Hill route | |
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| Buses | Government operated | Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan | |
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| Privately operated | Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan | |
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| Privately operated | Rural / Regional | |
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| Ferries | Government operated | Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan | |
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| Privately operated | Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan | |
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| Privately operated | Rural / Regional | |
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* Age limits for free travel are set by the provider.
Proof of eligibility
Not applicable.
