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What you need to know about the SuperGold concession What you need to know about the SuperGold concession

SuperGold concession holders can travel free on most public transport after 9am on weekdays and all day on weekends and public holidays. If you tag on outside these times, adult fares will apply.

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For more information about the SuperGold card, visit the SuperGold website or call the SuperGold card line.

The SuperGold concession applies to travel on:

  • all scheduled trains in the Auckland network (not valid on inter-regional rail services)
  • scheduled public transport bus services in the Auckland network except inter-regional coach, tour or charter services
  • scheduled public transport ferry services between Downtown and Pine Harbour, West Harbour, Gulf Harbour, Half Moon Bay, Devonport, Stanley Bay, Birkenhead/Northcote Point, Hobsonville, Beach Haven (including Beach Haven to Hobsonville), Bayswater, Matiatia Wharf Waiheke and services between Kennedy Point Waiheke and Half Moon Bay, Wynyard Quarter.

Concessions are not available with contactless payments. To get SuperGold concession fares, you must travel with your gold AT HOP card.

How to get a SuperGold concession

SuperGold cardholder with no AT HOP card

SuperGold cardholders will need to purchase a gold AT HOP card and then apply and load a SuperGold public transport concession onto your gold AT HOP card in order to receive the concession.

Steps to get your SuperGold concession

SuperGold cardholder with a blue AT HOP card

SuperGold cardholders that have a blue AT HOP card, but have not loaded a SuperGold public transport concession can exchange their blue AT HOP card for a free gold AT HOP card loaded with a SuperGold concession by visiting an AT customer service centre. You will need to register your blue AT HOP card before visiting an AT Customer Service Centre and bring your SuperGold card along with another form of photo ID.

SuperGold cardholders that have already loaded a SuperGold public transport concession on a blue AT HOP card can continue to use your cards as you do today and are not required to do anything now. We will be in contact with you regarding an opportunity to swap out your blue AT HOP card for a gold AT HOP card free of charge in the future.

Using a SuperGold concession

  • The SuperGold public transport concession applies to travel commencing after 9am weekdays and all day on weekends and on public holidays.
  • Travel commencing before 9am on weekdays will be charged at adult fares to your HOP money balance on your AT HOP card. The AT HOP card provides at least 25% discount off single trip bus and train cash fares and at least 20% discount off single trip cash ferry fares.
  • You will need to tag on and tag off with your AT HOP card. If you tag-on before 9am on weekdays with your AT HOP card loaded with your SuperGold public transport concession (for example 8.49am) then this is your travel start time and you will be charged adult fares.
  • Your AT HOP SuperGold public transport concession will expire when your SuperGold card expires, or after 6 years, whichever is first.

Carry your SuperGold card or Senior Citizen ID card and your AT HOP card when travelling

Travel with your SuperGold card or AT Senior Citizen ID card. You'll need to present your ID card on request to prove your eligibility for the SuperGold public transport concession. This is to ensure the concession is being used by individuals entitled for the benefit.

Lost, stolen or expired HOP card with a SuperGold concession

If your registered AT HOP card is lost or stolen, go online to cancel it or phone the AT HOP Customer Contact Centre immediately on (09) 366 4467. We can cancel your card so that it cannot be used, and your account balance will be protected within 24 hours of it being reported to us. You can then buy a replacement card.

If your registered AT HOP card with a SuperGold concession is expired, phone the AT HOP Customer Contact Centre on (09) 366 4467 or contact us to order a replacement card at no charge.

Getting a SuperGold concession on a cash fare

You cannot get a SuperGold concession on a cash fare. You have to pay the full adult fare. This includes travel before 9am weekdays and on excluded services.

Multiple concessions

If you are studying full time at an Auckland based tertiary institution, have a Community Services Card or hold a current Total Mobility ID or Blind Foundation ID card, you might be eligible to access discounted travel before 9am on weekdays by applying for either a Tertiary, Community Connect or Accessible concession to be loaded onto a separate AT HOP card.

What you need to know

  • You may only hold one card with a SuperGold concession and a separate card with either a Tertiary, Community Connect or Accessible concession.
  • Both cards must be registered to the same Primary or Linked account.

    To register your second card:

    1. Log in to your MyAT account.
    2. Click the "Register a card".
    3. Under "Who is the card for?" select "Existing account" and select your account.
    4. Enter AT HOP card number.
    5. Click "Register card".
  • You must ensure you use the same card to tag on and off each trip. Not doing so may result in default fares being charged to both cards โ€“ these fares are non-refundable.

Getting your public transport concession outside of Auckland

As a SuperGold cardholder, your public transport concession for the majority of the rest of New Zealand is valid from 9am to 3pm and after 6:30 pm on weekdays plus all day on weekends and public holidays. You cannot use your AT HOP card outside of Auckland. You will need to retain your existing SuperGold card to access all other SuperGold benefits, including free off-peak public transport travel in other regions. Please note: In Auckland, the period from 3pm to 6:30pm is covered by a separate scheme funded by Auckland Council.

Public transport payments terms of use apply.