Concessionary Travel

From 6 April 2010 the eligibility age for the National Concessionary Travel Pass is changing to mirror the state pension age. This means the earliest date on which you can get your Pass will depend on when you were born and, if you were born on or after 6 April 1950, this date will be later than your 60th birthday.  For further information see the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive website.

Eligible people over the age of 60 and eligible disabled people are entitled to free travel on off-peak local bus services across England - but only if they hold the national travel pass. The smartcard style national passes replaced existing GMPTE free travel passes in April 2008. They continue to entitle Greater Manchester pass holders to free travel on the county's tram and train network after 9.30am, with concessionary fares before then.

Permits are available for the following groups, if they meet specified criteria:

• People who are registered blind/or partially sighted
• People who are profoundly deaf/severely deaf 
• People without natural speech
• People with learning disabilities
• People with disabilities affecting their ability to work or who have been refused a driving licence on medical grounds
• Senior Citizens
• Scholars (under 16) (16 - 19)

For more detail see the tickets, fares and passes page of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) website.