Tickets and Fares

Although the ticket types are the same on all Surfside services, bus fares are different in Queensland and New South Wales. Queensland fares apply to Queensland services. NSW fares apply to NSW services.

Queensland

Translink’s GoCard

GoCard is TransLink's travel card which stores up to $200 so you can travel seamlessly on TransLink bus.

For all information on GoCard including Concessions, & purchase loactions, please click here or the GoCard image.

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New South Wales

Zone Based

Fares are calculated on the number of zones you cross on your journey. Look at the number of zones you cross to reach your destination, then refer to the fare schedule to calculate the cost of your trip.

NSW Zone Map & Cross Boarder Travel
NSW Fare Schedule
NSW Concessions
Effective from 1 January 2019
RED tickets are $2.50
2 single tickets are more cost effective than the daily ticket

Zone	Adult Single	Concession Single	Adult Daily	Concession Daily
1	$2.40	$1.20	$7.20	$3.60
2	$3.50	$1.70	$9.40	$4.70
3	$5.00	$2.50	$12.40	$6.20
4	$5.00	$2.50	$12.40	$6.20
5	$5.00	$2.50	$12.40	$6.20
6	$7.40	$3.70	$17.20	$8.60
7	$7.40	$3.70	$17.20	$8.60
8	$7.40	$3.70	$17.20	$8.60
RED	$2.50

RED tickets are available with the following concessions:
- NSW Seniors Card
- Pensioner Concession Card from NSW, Victoria or ACT (issued by Centrelink of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs)
- NSW War Widow/er Transport Concession Card
- Asylum Seekers Transport Concession Entitlement Card

Queensland

Translink’s GoCard

New South Wales

Zone Based

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