Eligible for Concessions

Eligible for Concessions

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​​​​​​​​​Note: Our online booking system is currently available for a range of concession types. For more information visit our Online Booking Help page, Concessions booking tab​. The concession types that can be booked online are listed there, including what concessions require registration first.

The below concessions types are eligible for travel discounts, click for further information.

To check the eligibility for any other concession types not listed please contact our Customer Contact Centre.

Queensland Pensioner

Online bookings are available for Queensland Pensioners: Book Now

Note: This concession must be registered to your passenger profile before booking online for the first time. Please contact the Queensland Rail Travel Customer Contact Team on 1800 872 467 to register your concession prior to booking online. 

Eligible Cards for Queensland Pensioners

A range of eligible customer categories may receive this card including aged pensioners, carers, disability support, single parents, Newstart or Youth allowance recipients.​

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image
Queensland Pension Concession Card
QLD PCC
(Issued by Services Australia)

Queensland Pension Concession Card QLD PCC (Issued by Department of Human Services) front of card Queensland Pension Concession Card QLD PCC (Issued by Department of Human Services) back of card

Queensland Pension Concession Card
QLD PCC
(Issued by Department of Veteran Affairs)

Queensland Pension Concession Card QLD PCC (Issued by Department of Veteran Affairs) front of card Queensland Pension Concession Card QLD PCC (Issued by Department of Veteran Affairs) back of card

  Find out more about Pensioner Concession Travel

PDF Download Fact Sheet  

Australian Pensioner

Online bookings are are now available for all eligible interstate pensioner concession card holders: Book Now

Bookings can be made online without prior registration of your concession card on your passenger profile.​

Eligible Cards for Australian Pensioners

On presentation of a current Pension Concession Card (PCC), interstate pensioners receive a discount of 25% off  the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

Interstate Pension Concession Card
PCC

(NSW example card shown)

Interstate Pension Concession Card PCC  (NSW example) front of card Interstate Pension Concession Card PCC  (NSW example) back of card

Seniors

Online bookings are available for all eligible Senior card holders: Book Now

Note: Australian State Government Senior cards (including Queensland cards) must be registered to your passenger profile before booking online for the first time. Please contact the Queensland Rail Travel Customer Contact Team on 1800 872 467 to register your concession prior to booking online.

Other eligible Australian senior cards including Queensland Seniors Business Discount Cards, National Seniors Australia and New Zealand Senior card bookings can be made online without prior registration.

Eligible Cards for Seniors

Valid for Queensland or other interstate cardholders. When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 50% off the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current Australian state or territory Government Seniors Card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

Australian State Government Seniors Card
Valid for Queensland or other interstate cardholders.

Go Card version only issued in Queensland.

Australian State Government Seniors Card  

Go Card version only issued in Queensland.

When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 15% off  the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current Seniors Business Discount Card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Hint: If booking in advance, BQuick fares may provide you with a better rate than selecting 'Senior Other' when booking online.

Concession Ca​​rd Type Card Sample Image

Queensland Seniors Business Discount Cards and Carer Business Discount Cards

Queensland Seniors Business Discount Card front of card  

Carer Business Discount Card front Carer Business Discount Card back  

When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 15% off  the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current Nationa​l Seniors Card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Hint: If booking in advance, BQuick fares may provide you with a better rate than selecting 'Senior Other' when booking online.

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

National Seniors Australia

National Seniors Australia National Seniors Australia

When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 15% off  the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current New Zealand Seniors Card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Hint: If booking in advance, BQuick fares may provide you with a better rate than selecting 'Senior Other' when booking online.

​​ Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

New Zealand Seniors Concession Cards

NZ Superpass front of card NZ Vererans Superpass front of card

NZ Superpass front of card NZ Superpass back of card

NZ Vererans Superpass front of card NZ Veterans Superpass back of card

Find out more about Senior Travel

 

Queensland Resident Veterans and Carer / Companion Concessions

Queensland TPI/EDA Veterans Travel Pass holders​

Online bookings are available for Queensland TPI/EDA Veterans Travel Pass holders: Book Now

Note: This concession must be registered to your passenger profile before booking online for the first time. Please contact the Queensland Rail Travel Customer Contact Team on 1800 872 467 to register your concession prior to booking online. 

Queensland residents in possession of a Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs Repatriation Health Card - For All Conditions (Gold), that is embossed with Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) or Extreme Disability Adjustment (EDA) must hold a TPI or a TPI/EDA Veteran Travel Pass to gain access to their entitlements.

Veterans in possession of a TPI or TPI/EDA Veterans Travel Pass are entitled to one return journey on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance rail services each fortnight.

The travel entitlement covers Business and Economy Seats. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost. Travel is only available within Queensland.

If the cardholder exceeds their entitlement for the fortnight, they are entitled to half fare travel as often as they wish. Half fare bookings are unable to be made online, please call us on 1800 872 467.

Concession Card Type​​ Card Sample Image
TPI/EDA Veteran Travel Pass Photo ID
Queensland Government only.

TPI/EDA Veteran Travel Pass Photo ID back of card TPI/EDA Veteran Travel Pass Photo ID front of card

TPI/EDA Veteran Travel Pass Photo ID Go Card  

​​The TPI or TPI/EDA Veterans Travel Pass is not transferable and travel entitlements are only for the cardholder, they do not extend to spouses/partners, dependents or carers.

All spouses and partners of QLD TPI or EDA veterans that do not hold a Queensland Pension Concession Card are required to obtain a confirmation letter from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to access their four (4) annual rail travel entitlements. Refer to the following fact sheet for information on these entitlements.



Queensland Resident Veterans Gold Card (endorsed War Widow/er)

Online bookings are available for Queensland Resident Veterans Gold Card (endorsed War Widow/er) by selecting the Queensland Pensioner concession type: Book Now​

Note: This concession must be registered to your passenger profile before booking online for the first time. Please contact the Queensland Rail Travel Customer Contact Team on 1800 872 467 to register your concession prior to booking online.

Holders of this concession card are entitled to the same rail concessions as a Queensland Pensioner Concession Card holder. Refer to the following fact sheet for information on these entitlements.​

PDF Download Fact Sheet

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image
Commonwealth DVA Health Card
Endorsed War Widow only
(also known as Gold Card).
Queensland Residents only.

Commonwealth DVA Health Card Endorsed War Widow only. (Also known as Gold Card) Queensland Residents only. Commonwealth DVA Health Card Endorsed War Widow only. (Also known as Gold Card) Queensland Residents only.

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Queensland Resident Blinded Ex-Service Personnel​

​Bookings are unable to be made online, please use our request form to make your booking or call us on 1800 872 467.

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On presentation of a Queensland Rail Travel Pass (Photo included), or an authorisation letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Queensland resident Blinded Ex-Service Personnel may receive free travel for the blinded ex-service personnel and their guide/carer. This pass is available for travel on all Queensland Rail Travel services and includes sleepers or RailBeds.

Note: Meals are mandatory inclusions for RailBeds and Sleepers. These meals are not discounted and incur an additional cost.


Companion Card​

​Bookings are unable to be made online, please use our request form to make your booking or call us on 1800 872 467.

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Queensland Rail Travel's policy allows a carer to travel for free on our services when accompanying a customer with a disability who requires their assistance.

Please visit Travelling with a Carer for more information.​

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image
Companion Card
Photo ID issued in the name of the customer with the permanent disability.
All Australian State Companion Cards are accepted.

Companion Card front of card Companion Card back of card

Students

Online bookings are available for all eligible full-time student card holders: Book Now

To receive a discounted student fare on Queensland Rail Travel, a valid student identification card must be presented for all customers aged 16 years and over. Customers under 16 years of age are classified as children, and travel at the child rate.

Eligible Cards for Students

When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 40% off the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current Queensland full-time student card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.

Cards must display the following:
  • Expiry date
  • Student’s name and photograph^
  • Educational institution’s logo/emblem or business name
  • Full-time (for tertiary students)

^some Queensland secondary school student cards do not include a photograph

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

Queensland Full-Time Tertiary and Secondary Students

Students over 16 years.

Queensland Full-Time Tertiary and Secondary Students ID card sample  

Translink Sticker To apply for a tertiary concession sticker visit the TransLink website.

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When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 40% off the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current International Student Identification Card (ISIC). Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.​
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International Student Identification Card (ISIC).

​​Card must be the STUDENT version.

International Student Identification Card (ISIC)

When booking, customers will receive a discount of up to 40% off the full adult rail fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services when they provide proof of a current International Identity Card. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost.​
Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

International Identity Card - full time student (ISE).

Card must state FULL TIME STUDENT.

International Identity Card - Full Time Student. ISE  

 Find out more about Student Travel

 

Backpackers

Online bookings are are now available for all eligible international backpackers​: Book Now

Bookings can be made online without prior registration of your concession card on your passenger profile.​

​Eligible Cards for Backpackers

International Backpacker discounted fares of up to 40% off the full adult fare on Queensland Rail Travel long-distance services are available to bona fide overseas backpackers visiting Australia. Meals and upgrades to a sleeper or RailBed are not discounted and incur an additional cost. A valid international passport and backpacker identification is required to qualify for this discount. Identification includes a backpacker membership card and/or a working holiday or work and ho​​liday visa valid up to 1 year. 

Travel passes are also available for international visitors. Find out more about Travel Passes.

Concession Card Type Card Sample Image

International Backpacker

International Backpacker ID card International passport

Find out more about Backpacker Travel

 

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