A free travel pass is the privilege of a certain class of passengers to use a public transport service without paying a fare or presenting a ticket. They may need to present an identification card produced by their employer or other sponsoring organization, or by the transit provider.
Canberra, Australia - Free public transport for everyone 75 years and over.
Victoria, Australia - The Myki Access Travel Pass is a free Travel Pass for people with a significant permanent disability who travel independently on Victoria's public transport network.
Kingston, Ontario - all children 14 and under (no pass required), all high school students attending a high school in the City of Kingston (pass required), all recipients of Ontario Works benefits (pass required), companions assisting a person with a disability (application and pass required)
The city offered free bus travel for trips under 10 km by paying with an electronic card, and fare cap of NT$10 for longer journeys. However, since ROC 110 (2021), the concession is only available with a named resident-only card, making free travel only available to local residents, and the basic fare has become NT$15 (NT$5 discount from cash fare NT$20) by paying with a non-resident card. [1]
In Manchester, The Oxford Road Link (Bus route 147) offers free travel for part of the route (between Manchester University and MMU campuses) for university students and staff. Three free bus routes also operate in Manchester city Centre.
England-wide travel provided by the DfT for over-60s and eligible disabled people between 09:30-23:00 weekdays and all day weekends under the English National Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme. Similar schemes operate in Scotland (see below) and Wales; however there is no unified scheme covering the whole of Great Britain and national concessionary passes are valid for use only by citizens of each of the three countries and only within each country.
Free travel for all persons over the age of 66. Many people with disabilities and their carers are also eligible for free travel passes. Free travel can also be extended to Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) with a separate document, the Senior Smart Pass.[2] In total, nearly 1 million people (out of a population of 5 million) have free travel.[3][4]
Lancaster, California - passengers of Antelope Valley Transit Authority who are disabled, senior citizens, active military, and veterans, all ride free on all local fixed route buses (with id)
San Diego, California - employees of the Metropolitan Transit System ride free on all scheduled routes (with ID).
Washington, D.C. - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has a service for the disabled and persons unable to use public transit, called MetroAccess, which allows Metro Access card holders to use Metrobus and Metrorail trains without paying. This is also available for services provided by WMATA in Maryland and Virginia.
Montgomery and Prince George's County, Maryland - In addition to WMATA mentioned above, Ride On in Montgomery, and TheBus in Prince George's offer free bus trips for elderly and disabled passengers (including disabled who do not have Metro Access cards.)
Zagreb, Croatia - Free public transport for all students, unemployed persons, disabled persons (more than 70%), blood donors and everyone over 75 years
Other major cities of former Yugoslavia (Belgrade, Niš, Osijek, Split, etc.) - free use of buses and trams for everybody over 80 (in some cities 100) years
American Airlines used to sell lifetime passes for unlimited first class tickets on all of its flights under the brand AAirpass. The offer was discontinued after it had been found to cause substantial losses to the company.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Free travel pass news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message A free travel pass is the privilege of a certain class of passengers to use a public transport service without paying a fare or presenting a ticket They may need to present an identification card produced by their employer or other sponsoring organization or by the transit provider Contents 1 Types of passenger 2 Funding 3 List of examples 4 See also 5 ReferencesTypes of passenger editThe following types of passenger sometimes receive free travel on transport services Students e g U Pass The elderly The disabled Children under 18 or 20 years old System employees and their dependents Public safety workers and military personnelFunding editFree travel for various types of passenger may be funded by national regional or local governments through taxation cross subsidy from other passengers employers for their staff schools or universities through their students fees or education funding See also Universal Transit PassList of examples editAustralia Canberra Australia Free public transport for everyone 75 years and over Victoria Australia The Myki Access Travel Pass is a free Travel Pass for people with a significant permanent disability who travel independently on Victoria s public transport network Canada Kingston Ontario all children 14 and under no pass required all high school students attending a high school in the City of Kingston pass required all recipients of Ontario Works benefits pass required companions assisting a person with a disability application and pass required Taiwan Taichung The city offered free bus travel for trips under 10 km by paying with an electronic card and fare cap of NT 10 for longer journeys However since ROC 110 2021 the concession is only available with a named resident only card making free travel only available to local residents and the basic fare has become NT 15 NT 5 discount from cash fare NT 20 by paying with a non resident card 1 United Kingdom England In Manchester The Oxford Road Link Bus route 147 offers free travel for part of the route between Manchester University and MMU campuses for university students and staff Three free bus routes also operate in Manchester city Centre England wide travel provided by the DfT for over 60s and eligible disabled people between 09 30 23 00 weekdays and all day weekends under the English National Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme Similar schemes operate in Scotland see below and Wales however there is no unified scheme covering the whole of Great Britain and national concessionary passes are valid for use only by citizens of each of the three countries and only within each country Scotland The Scottish National Entitlement Card offers free bus and scheduled coach travel throughout Scotland for disabled and elderly passengers Republic of Ireland Free travel for all persons over the age of 66 Many people with disabilities and their carers are also eligible for free travel passes Free travel can also be extended to Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom with a separate document the Senior Smart Pass 2 In total nearly 1 million people out of a population of 5 million have free travel 3 4 United States Lancaster California passengers of Antelope Valley Transit Authority who are disabled senior citizens active military and veterans all ride free on all local fixed route buses with id San Diego California employees of the Metropolitan Transit System ride free on all scheduled routes with ID Washington D C The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority WMATA has a service for the disabled and persons unable to use public transit called MetroAccess which allows Metro Access card holders to use Metrobus and Metrorail trains without paying This is also available for services provided by WMATA in Maryland and Virginia Montgomery and Prince George s County Maryland In addition to WMATA mentioned above Ride On in Montgomery and TheBus in Prince George s offer free bus trips for elderly and disabled passengers including disabled who do not have Metro Access cards Zagreb Croatia Free public transport for all students unemployed persons disabled persons more than 70 blood donors and everyone over 75 years Other major cities of former Yugoslavia Belgrade Nis Osijek Split etc free use of buses and trams for everybody over 80 in some cities 100 years American Airlines used to sell lifetime passes for unlimited first class tickets on all of its flights under the brand AAirpass The offer was discontinued after it had been found to cause substantial losses to the company See also editzero fare public transportReferences edit 市民限定臺中交通卡 idoor taichung gov tw Free travel in Ireland www citizensinformation ie Kelleher Lynne April 24 2018 Free travel for nearly 1m people cost 77m in 2017 Irish Examiner Free travel scheme in doubt amid fears of overuse The Irish Times nbsp This rapid transit related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free travel pass amp oldid 1141191668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
