Friend Travelling From Nz... (1 Viewer)

[studymon]

hi there,
my friend from nz is coming over to australia in a couple of hours...
knowing how expensive transport fares are here in australia, i wanted to ask whether she can use her uni student card to obtain rights to purchase 'consession/student' fares instead of 'adult' ones??

and if not, do any of you know where i can go to get her this entitlement for concession/student fares??

really need help.
thanks,,

 

[DownInFlames]

Um she can't unless she's got the right sort of concession. I don't think she's entitled to get concession with cityrail/ state transit, she'd have to pay the full fare. You need the red city-rail spot on your student card, and you only get that if you're a full time student in aust (for NSW anyway).

 

[studymon]

yeh thats what i thought too....do you think there is anything i can do?

 

[black_kat_meow]

Um she can't unless she's got the right sort of concession. I don't think she's entitled to get concession with cityrail/ state transit, she'd have to pay the full fare. You need the red city-rail spot on your student card, and you only get that if you're a full time student in aust (for NSW anyway).

Yeah, pretty sure that's right.

 

[DownInFlames]

yeh thats what i thought too....do you think there is anything i can do?

not anything that doesn't involve fare evasion. She has to pay full fare. As yuk as that is.

 

[studymon]

that is yuck. considering that means she must pay twice more than me...baaaa

 

[Peartie]

yep, full fare unless you're under 15 or have the foil on your student card...it does suck...every other country ive been in that has student fares accepts the ISIC as well....

 

[babikakez]

that is yuck. considering that means she must pay twice more than me...baaaa

Well, she is coming from overseas, even someone coming from interstate is ineligible for travel concessions.