With a Half Fare, 60+ or Senior SmartPass you travel for less. Depending on your age or circumstances, you may be able to get free travel or 50% off bus and rail fares across Northern Ireland. Check your eligibility and learn how to apply.

Are you entitled to a Half Fare SmartPass?

You may be able to get a Half Fare SmartPass if you:

• are aged 16 to 60
• have lived in Northern Ireland for at least the last three months
• and meet one of the conditions below:

• You have been refused a driving licence for medical reasons.
• You are registered as partially sighted.
• You have a learning disability.
• You receive the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

How to apply for a Half Fare SmartPass

If you think you are eligible for a Half Fare SmartPass, you can get an application form from any of the Translink bus or rail stations listed below. You can also call 028 9066 6630 and we will post a form to you.

Complete the form and include a recent colour passport-sized photo. Once your application has been approved, we'll send your SmartPass to your home. Applications usually take at least six weeks to process.

Day return tickets for Half Fare SmartPass holders

Half Fare SmartPass holders can now buy local day return train tickets for journeys within Northern Ireland.

For the price of an adult single ticket, you can buy a day return ticket on rail services.

This offer is only available:

• to Half Fare SmartPass holders (not holders of free SmartPasses, such as 60+, Senior, Blind or ROI Senior SmartPasses)
• on train services only
• for journeys within Northern Ireland

60+ SmartPass

If you are aged 60 to 64 and have lived in Northern Ireland for at least three months, you can apply for a 60+ SmartPass. The pass gives you free travel on bus and rail services across Northern Ireland.

How to apply for a 60+ SmartPass

Application forms can be obtained in the following ways:

• in person from any of the Translink bus or rail stations listed below

• by telephoning 028 9066 6630 (deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants can use the textphone number 18001 028 9066 6630)

• email smartpass@translink.co.uk

60+ SmartPass holders who will turn 65 shortly

Your 60+ SmartPass will expire at the end of the month when you turn 65.

If you have applied for a Senior SmartPass, it will usually be sent to you near the end of that month.

Free travel across Ireland and on cross-border services is only available with a Senior (65+) SmartPass. This means you may have to wait up to three weeks after your 65th birthday before you can use these benefits.

If you change your address, please call us on 028 9066 6630.

Senior SmartPass

If you are aged 65 or over and have lived in Northern Ireland for at least three months, you can apply for a Senior SmartPass.

With a Senior SmartPass, you can travel for free on all Translink bus and rail services in Northern Ireland. You can also travel free on cross-border services and within the Republic of Ireland.

How to apply for a Senior SmartPass

Application forms can be obtained in the following ways:

• in person from any of the Translink bus or rail stations listed below

• by telephoning 028 9066 6630 (deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants can use the textphone number 18001 028 9066 6630)

• email smartpass@translink.co.uk

Renewing your Senior SmartPass

Your SmartPass is valid for five years. Check the expiry date on the front of your card. You cannot use your SmartPass for free travel after this date.

Around three months before your SmartPass expires, the Department for Infrastructure will write to you and explain how to get a new pass.

If you need more information, call the SmartPass helpline on 028 9066 6630.

Submit your application form

You can submit your application at the following depots and stations;

Ulsterbus Depots

Northern Ireland Rail Stations