Concessions
You can book your journey online if you hold one of the concession cards displayed below. Please call 132 232 to book all other concession fares. Concessions cannot be used in conjunction with promotional fares or discounts offered by CountryLink. Concessions are not available on ancilliary charges.
When booking your concession fare online, please enter your concession card number as a whole number without dashes or spaces in the ID field.
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Pensioner Concession Card |
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Australian residents with Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs cards. |
Half the ordinary adult seat fare for the cardholder only. |
New South Wales Pensioner Travel Voucher |
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New South Wales residents with Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs cards. |
4 single first or economy class journeys on CountryLink services within NSW each calender year. A booking fee minimum of $10.00 or a maximum 15 per cent of the adult full fare for the entire NSW journey will be charged with the use of each voucher. |
Seniors Card |
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Australian residents over 60 who work less than 20 hours per week. |
Half the ordinary adult seat fare for the cardholder only. |
NSW Half Fare Entitlement Card |
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People in receipt of commonwealth benefits including unemployment; people attending special migrant English courses; people attending educational programs for unemployed youth. |
Half the ordinary adult seat fare for the cardholder only for journeys wholly within NSW. Travel must be within the card's validity or full adult fare will be charged.. |
Retired NSW Transport Employee Card |
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Former employees of the State Rail Authority and State Transit Authority. |
Half the ordinary adult seat fare for the cardholder only for journeys wholly within NSW. |
NSW Student Identification Card |
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Full time NSW/ACT students over 16 attending university, TAFE or private college; must be enrolled for a minimum of nine weeks and attend face-to-face classes for no less than 20 hours per week; disabled students who fulfil the criteria but are unable to attend for 20 hours per week. |
Student fare on all CountryLink services. |
International Student Identity Card |
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Full time NSW/ACT students over 16 attending university, TAFE or private college; must be enrolled for a minimum of nine weeks and attend face-to-face classes for no less than 20 hours per week; disabled students who fulfil the criteria but are unable to attend for 20 hours per week. |
Student fare on all CountryLink services. |
International Identity Card |
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Full time students whose cards are endorsed with "student" ("youth" or "teacher" cards are not valid); cards must have expiry date and control number. |
Student fare on all CountryLink services. |
NSW School Pupil Identification Card |
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Students over 16 attending NSW/ACT schools. |
Child fare on all CountryLink services. |
Study fare |
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International and Australian tertiary students who are not eligible for the student fare, but in possession of any form of identification confirming they are undertaking full time studies. The identification must display the name of the educational facility, the students name and student number. In addition, a second form of identification with a photo, such as a drivers license or passport must be presented at the time of ticketing and carried when travelling. |
15% discount off the seasonal fare on all CountryLink services. |
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