Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme - Translink
The Senior SmartPass
Free travel in Republic of Ireland! l How to apply for your Senior SmartPass l Renewing your Senior SmartPass
FREE TRAVEL is available to all Senior Citizens who are 65 years of age or over and who are resident in Northern Ireland (you must have been resident in Northern Ireland for a minimum of 3 months to be eligible).
With a Senior SmartPass you can travel anywhere in Northern Ireland on any Translink bus or rail service completely free of charge. You can also enjoy free cross border travel.
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More detailed information on the Senior Smartpass can be found on the Department for Regional Development website.
HOW TO APPLY FOR YOUR SENIOR SMARTPASS
Application Form
- You can obtain an application form from any main bus or rail station.
- You can also obtain an application form by contacting the Translink Contact Centre - telephone 028 90 66 66 30, Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 8am to 6pm.
- Simply complete the form and get both the form and photograph countersigned by some aged 18 or over who is a permanent resident of Northern Ireland who has known you for at least two years and is not a relative.
- Then take the completed form in person to your local bus or rail station with your recent colour passport-sized photograph, proof of age and proof of residency.
- Your details will then be processed and your new pass will be posted to you in approximately six to eight weeks.
The following documentation only can be used to verify your proof of age and residency in NI:
Proof of Age
- Birth Certificate*
- Driving Licence
- Passport
- Electoral Identity Card
* Married women must also produce their marriage certificate to confirm a change of surname
Proof of Residency
- Recent utilities bill: gas, electric or landline telephone bill
- Recent bank/building society statement
- Drivers Licence
- Electoral Identity Card
(Recent is defined as no more than 3 months old).
You must have been resident in Northern Ireland for a minimum of 3 months to be eligible.
Apply NOW
- Apply NOW for your Senior SmartPass to keep you on the move with Translink.
- For all details contact your local bus or rail station, or telephone the Translink Contact Centre on 028 90 66 66 30.
- All Senior Citizens are required to state their destination stop to the driver, even though they are travelling free on presentation of their concession pass/Senior SmartPass, to obtain the correct ticket.
Please note your application may take 6 - 8 weeks to process.
RENEWING YOUR SENIOR SMARTPASS
SmartPasses are only valid for five years. Please check the expiry date on the front of your SmartPass to determine when it will expire as it cannot be used to obtain free travel after this date.
Approximately three months before each SmartPass expires the Department for Regional Development will write to pass holders explaining how to get a new pass.
A dedicated user helpline has also been set up on 0845 600 0049 for those seeking further information.
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