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Concessionary tickets

About the Concessionary Travel Scheme

The Tyne and Wear Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free or reduced price travel for Tyne and Wear residents aged under 16, 60 and over and those with certain disabilities.

Details of the fares available are shown below.  For full details about how to apply for passes to show that you’re entitled to these fares, see In This Section.

Please note  children aged under 16 who do not live in Tyne and Wear should pay the commercial child fare at all times.  People who are aged 60 or over, or are disabled and do not live in Tyne and Wear, should pay the adult fare at all times.

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 »  Concessionary Travel on Metro and rail
  Travel on Metro and rail for just £12 a year with a Gold Card!

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 »  Concessionary Travel on the Shields Ferry
  Concessionary Travel Pass holders pay just 50p to cross the Tyne on the Shields Ferry.

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 »  Concessionary Travel on buses
  Tyne and Wear residents who are 60 and over, or disabled, can now travel on buses for free.

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 »  Children under five
  Under fives travel free.

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 »  Metro concessionary child fare
  Under 16s travel on Metro for 40p, if they have an Under 16 Card.

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 »  Metro commercial child fare
  The Metro child fare is 60p after 7.00pm on weekdays and weekends.

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 »  Shields Ferry concessionary child
  It’s just 40p for under 16s to travel on the Shields Ferry – with an Under 16 Card.

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 »  Shields Ferry commercial child fare
  The Shields Ferry child fare is 50p on evenings and weekends.

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 »  Bus concessionary child fare
  Get an Under 16 Card to travel for 40p on buses.

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 »  Bus commercial child fare
  Pay the bus company’s commercial child fare on evenings and weekends.

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