Some travellers may be eligible for discounted fares when using public transport in Wellington.
Discount fares (concessions) are available for:
For full information on fares for all Wellington public transport, please visit www.metlink.org.nz.
Children aged 5-15 years, as well as secondary students, are eligible for child concession fares on all Wellington public transport.
Snapper Green cards are super easy for children, with the concession already applied to the card and ready to go.
If you have a Snapper Red but still qualify for a child fare, send us an e-mail concession@snapper.co.nz with a copy of your school ID and we’ll get that sorted for you.
Once you turn 16, you’ll need to renew your concession by 28 February each year, until you leave school.
If your school has issued you a School ID with Snapper, this already has a child concession applied, and is ready to use on the bus.
To renew your concession, email concession@snapper.co.nz and include the following:
When you tag on the bus, listen for the beeps: two beeps means you’ve been charged the child fare, one beep means you’ve been charged an adult fare.
If you’ve been using Snapper but are not going back to a Wellington school next year, you don’t need to do anything. Your travel concession will expire on 28th February and you’ll be charged adult fares from 1st March.
If you’re a holder of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) pass, you’re entitled to discounted fares on your bus travel (for Go Wellington and Valley Flyer services). To receive this discount, you’ll need to apply for a RNZ Foundation of the Blind concession.
To apply for this concession, you’ll need to request a letter from the RNZ Foundation of the Blind and provide this to Snapper when applying for a concession.
The concession will last for 2 years, after which you’ll need to reapply (with a new letter from RNZ Foundation of the Blind). You’ll need to carry your identity card from RNZ Foundation of the Blind to show the bus driver, if requested.
When you tag on the bus, listen for the beeps: two beeps means you’ve been charged the discounted fare, one beep means you’ve been charged a full fare.
If you’re a member of IHC, you’re entitled to discounted fares on your bus travel (for Go Wellington and Valley Flyer services). To receive this discount, you’ll need to apply for an IHC concession.
Snapper must be provided with a letter from IHC applying for this concession on behalf of the customer. It’s up to the customer to organise this directly with IHC before requesting a concession from Snapper.
The concession will last for 2 years, after which you’ll need to reapply (with a new letter from IHC). You’ll need to carry your identity card from IHC to show the bus driver, if requested.
Snapper must be provided with a letter from IHC applying for this concession on behalf of the customer.
It is up to the customer to organise this directly with IHC. When this letter is presented to Snapper or one of its Service Centres they will apply the concession directly to the Snapper card.
The concession will last 2 years from the date it is put onto the card. After that, it needs to be reapplied for with a new letter from IHC. The customer will need to carry their identity card from IHC to show the bus driver, if requested.
When you tag on the bus, listen for the beeps: two beeps means you’ve been charged the discounted fare, one beep means you’ve been charged a full fare.
Tertiary concessions are provided on the Wellington Cable Car. They will not work on the bus.
You can apply for a tertiary Cable Car concession at your local Snapper service centre (i-SITE). You’ll need to provide your University ID, as the concession will be set to expire on the same date as the University ID.
You will be charged the adult fare but your card will work fine. This is because tertiary concessions apply only to the Wellington Cable Car.
For more information on the VUWSA and Victoria University intercampus bus passes check out the pass information here.
