Concession cards
Find out which concession cards you can use on Adelaide Metro services.
Holders of these cards are eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro services.
You must always travel with a valid, approved concession or student card.
If you don’t, you may be fined.
- Children
- Student travel
- South Australian Seniors Card
- Australian Pensioner Concession Cards
- Vision Impairment Travel Pass
- Companion Card
- Plus one FREE COMPANION card
- DVA Gold Health Card
- Transport Concession Card
- Mobility Pass
- Incapacitated Ex-service Personnel
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The Health Care Card does not entitle the holder to concession benefits on public transport. |
For more information you can refer to the Passenger Transport Act and the Passenger Transport Regulations.
Children
Accompanied children under five years of age travel free at all times.
Student travel
Children between 5 and 14 years of age are eligible for a Student metroCARD without carrying photo ID. Students aged 15 years or over must carry an approved photo ID card.
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is responsible for administering South Australian full time secondary and tertiary identification cards.
Plastic credit card style photographic IDs issued by the tertiary institution of attendance and endorsed with the approved sticker or the expiry date are recognised for Concession travel.
Students studying online or by correspondence are not eligible for Concession travel.
Secondary school children
Secondary school children aged 15 and over must carry a South Australian Government approved student ID card.
Tertiary students
Concession fares apply to holders of these South Australian Government approved student ID cards. Concession fares apply only for full time students.
Students studying online or by correspondence are not eligible for Concession travel.
Concession holder travel
The holders of the following independently issued concession cards are eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro services.
Concession Holder fares apply to holders of South Australia Government approved transport concession cards.
South Australian Seniors Card
This card is issued by the Seniors Card Unit. Phone 1800 819 961 (free call) or visit the Seniors Card website.
Interstate Seniors Card holders from other Australian States and Territories are also eligible for concession fares on Adelaide Metro public transport.
Read more about Interstate Seniors Card holders.
Australian Pensioner Concession Cards
These cards are issued by Centrelink and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Adelaide Metro now accepts Centrelink's Digital Wallet as proof of entitlement. Customers will need to log into the Centrelink App to show the card within the App. Genuine card section on your Adelaide Metro service.
Vision Impairment Travel Pass
This card is issued by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport.
For more information visit the Travel Pass application page on sa.gov.au.
Interstate vision impairment travel passes are also accepted. Holders of a Western Australian travel pass without a photo ID can obtain a temporary pass from an Adelaide Metro InfoCentre.
Companion Card
The South Australian companion card is co-managed by the South Australian Department for Human Services. For more information visit the Companion Card website.
Plus One FREE COMPANION Card
This card is issued by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport. For more information visit the plus one free application page on sa.gov.au.
DVA Gold Health Card
This card is issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Veterans can continue to use the above card, until their new card has been issued.
New Card
Transport Concession Card
This card is issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services. For more information visit the Concessions page on sa.gov.au.
Mobility Pass
This card is issued by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport.
Incapacitated Ex-service Personnel
Veterans can continue to use the above card, until their new card has been issued
New Card
These cards are managed by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport however confirmation of entitlement will need to be provided by the Department of Veteran Affairs.