Ticket fares and concessions
- Concession and Free Travel ID Card Examples
- Fare Structure
- Free travel
- Show and Go Weekly Calender
- Travel Concessions
Adult and concession single trip tickets can also be purchased on board buses – please try to ensure that you have the correct fare as drivers carry limited change. Tickets can also be purchased from the three suburban interchanges, which are located at:
DARWIN CITY |
Harry Chan Avenue |
| CASUARINA | Bradshaw Terrace - Behind Casuarina Shopping Square Phone: 8924 7666 |
| PALMERSTON | Corner of Roystonea Avenue and Temple Terrace Phone: 8924 7666 |
Fare Structure
Ticketing System and Fare Structure
The ticketing and fare structure was last amended in December 2006. To download a copy of the current fare structure click on either the pdf or doc version.
Adult Cost: $2.00
An adult fare entitles passengers to unlimited bus travel for three (3) hours on any scheduled public bus service in Darwin and Alice Springs. An Adult fare ticket can be purchased on the bus and at bus interchanges. The ticket is validated by the driver on board the bus. The bus ticket is valid for (3) three hours from the time of validation.
Concession Cost: $0.50
This fare is available to any student attending an Australian educational institution; children aged over 5 years; Pension and Carer Card Holders; Government issued Senior Card Holders; or Health Care Card Holders. A concession fare ticket entitles passengers to unlimited bus travel for (3) hours on any scheduled public bus service in Darwin and Alice Springs.
Children under 5 years of age will travel for free.
A Concession ticket can be purchased on the bus. The ticket is validated by the driver on board the bus.
The bus ticket is valid for (3) hours from the time of validation.
Show&Go Daily Cost: $5.00
A Show&Go daily ticket provides unlimited bus travel on any scheduled public bus service in Darwin and Alice Springs. The bus ticket is valid from the first scheduled bus service to the last scheduled bus service on the day of validation.
A Show&Go daily can be purchased on the bus and at the Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston bus interchanges.
The ticket is validated by the driver on board the bus.
Show&Go Weekly Cost: $15.00 (25% discount)
A Show&Go weekly ticket provides unlimited bus travel on scheduled public bus services in Darwin and Alice Springs. The bus ticket is valid from the first scheduled bus service on Monday through to the last scheduled bus service on Sunday for the week of validation.
This bus ticket can be purchased at the Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston bus interchanges and at the Alice Springs Airport Shuttle Shop, Gregory Terrace in Alice Springs.
These tickets will be validated at the bus interchange or Shuttle Shop with the week of travel. Week begins Monday and ends Sunday in Darwin and Monday to Saturday in Alice Springs.
Show&Go Weekly Calender 2007 (69kb)
Show&Go Weekly Calender 2008 (64kb)
The Show&Go weekly bus ticket provides best value for money with a 25% discount applied in comparison to equal adult fares.
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Adult 10 Book Cost: $18.00 (10% discount)
The book of ten (10) adult tickets provides passengers that travel less frequently the ability to travel at their convenience, whilst receiving a 10% discount. These tickets can only be purchased from all bus interchanges in Darwin and at the Airport Shuttle Shop, Gregory Terrace in Alice Springs.
Passengers are to present their pre- paid adult tickets to the driver on board the bus for validation.
Multiple Ticket Purchases
When the Interchanges are closed or for your convenience more than one Adult and Concession tickets can be purchased from the bus drivers on entry. Only the ticket required for travel needs to be stamped.
Travel concessions
Concession fares apply to any person presenting a valid Student ID card, Pensioner / Carer / Government issued Seniors card or Health care card.
School student / child ( concession fare )
Available to students aged 5 to 15 years attending school or secondary college, or students in possession of a current Term or Weekly School Bus Pass. Children under 5 years of age travel for free.
Pensioners and seniors ( concession fare )
Available to passengers presenting a valid Pensioner Concession Card, a Pensioner and Carer Concession Card, a Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or a Government issued Seniors Card are eligible for a concession fare.
Australian educational institutions ( concession fare )
Students presenting a valid, full time identification card for any Australian educational institution are eligible for a concession fare. Students of international universities presenting identification cards are not eligible for any discounted fares.
Health care ( concession fare)
Available to persons presenting a valid Health Care Card . All persons nominated on the Health Care Card are entitled to a concession fare.
Free travel
Free travel applies to any person presenting the following cards:
Vision impaired
A person presenting a vision impaired travel pass is entitled to free travel.
Veterans’ Affairs ‘Gold’ Cards
A person presenting any Veterans’ Affairs ‘Gold Card’ is entitled to free travel.
Adult complimentary passes
A person presenting a complimentary bus pass, issued by the Public Transport Division is entitled to travel on any scheduled public bus service in Darwin and Alice Springs without paying any additional money. The complimentary bus pass can not be used for multiple passengers, only the holder of the complimentary bus pass is eligible to travel.