Half-price bus fares extended to 24-and 25-year olds
Age bracket for young adult travel card extended under Budget 2024
People under the age of 26 can now travel half price on all public transport with a young adult travel card.
Extended fare discounts for Young Adult Leap card holders have come into effect, meaning 24-and 25-year-olds can now avail of 50% discounted fares on public transport and participating commercial bus operator services.
The extension brings the age limit up from 24 to 26 as part of a measure initially announced under the expansion of the commuter discount scheme in Budget 2024.
Current Young Adult Leap card holders aged 23 or younger can still access half price fares up until their 24th birthday.
Anyone aged 24 or 25 will have to to apply for a new card in order to benefit. All future Leap cards will be valid until the user turns 26.
Under this scheme 25-year-olds will now pay €0.65 for Bus Éireann single city fares in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in comparison to €1.35 for an adult.
Leap card users are currently able to travel around Dublin for €1 euro as part of the TFI 90 minute fare, compared to the €2 fare currently charged for adults travelling with a Leap card.
25-year-olds can now pay €0.55 as opposed to €1.10 for adults for Bus Éireann town fares in Drogheda, Athlone, Sligo, Navan, and Carlow.