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A '''free travel pass''' is the privilege of a certain class of [[passenger]]s to use a [[public transport]] service without paying a [[fare]] or presenting a [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]]. They may need to present an [[identification card]] produced by their employer or other sponsoring organization, or by the transit provider. 

==Types of passenger==
The following types of passenger sometimes receive free travel on transport services:
* Students (e.g. [[Universal transit pass|U-Pass]])
* The elderly
* The [[disabled]]
* Children under 18 or 20 years old
* System employees and their [[Dependent (law)|dependents]]
* Public safety workers and military personnel

==Funding==
Free travel for various types of passenger may be funded by:
* national, regional or local governments, through taxation
* [[cross subsidy]] from other passengers
* employers for their staff
* schools or universities, through their students' fees or education funding ((seealso|Universal Transit Pass))

==List of examples==
*[[Australia]]
**[[Canberra]], [[Australia]] - Free public transport for everyone 75 years and over.
**[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] - The [[Myki]] Access Travel Pass is a free Travel Pass for people with a significant permanent disability who travel independently on Victoria's public transport network. 
*[[Canada]]
**[[Kingston, Ontario]] - all children 14 and under (no pass required), all high school students attending a high school in the City of Kingston (pass required), all recipients of Ontario Works benefits (pass required), companions assisting a person with a disability (application and pass required) 

*[[Taiwan]]
** [[Taichung]]
*** The city offered free bus travel for trips under 10 km by paying with an electronic card, and fare cap of NT$10 for longer journeys. However, since ROC 110 (2021), the concession is only available with a named resident-only card, making free travel only available to local residents, and the basic fare has become NT$15 (NT$5 discount from cash fare NT$20) by paying with a non-resident card. <ref>((Cite web|url=https://idoor.taichung.gov.tw/|title=市民限定臺中交通卡|website=idoor.taichung.gov.tw))</ref> 
*[[United Kingdom]]
**[[England]]
***In [[Manchester]], '''The Oxford Road Link''' (Bus route 147) offers free travel for part of the route (between [[Manchester University]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University|MMU]] campuses) for university students and staff. Three free bus routes also operate in Manchester city Centre.
***England-wide travel provided by the [[Department for Transport|DfT]] for over-60s and eligible disabled people between 09:30-23:00 weekdays and all day weekends under the [[English National Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme]]. Similar schemes operate in Scotland (see below) and Wales; however there is no unified scheme covering the whole of Great Britain and national concessionary passes are valid for use only by citizens of each of the three countries and only within each country.
**[[Scotland]]
***The [[Scottish National Entitlement Card]] offers free bus and scheduled coach travel throughout Scotland for disabled and elderly passengers.
*[[Republic of Ireland]]
**Free travel for all persons over the age of 66. Many people with [[disabilities]] and their [[Caregiver|carers]] are also eligible for free travel passes. Free travel can also be extended to [[Northern Ireland]] (part of the [[United Kingdom]]) with a separate document, the Senior Smart Pass.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/extra_social_welfare_benefits/free_travel.html#l030d2|title=Free travel in Ireland|website=www.citizensinformation.ie))</ref> In total, nearly 1 million people (out of a population of 5 million) have free travel.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20469806.html|title=Free travel for nearly 1m people cost €77m in 2017|first=Lynne|last=Kelleher|date=April 24, 2018|website=Irish Examiner))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/free-travel-scheme-in-doubt-amid-fears-of-overuse-1.4002887|title=Free travel scheme in doubt amid fears of overuse|newspaper=The Irish Times))</ref>
*[[United States]]
**[[Lancaster, California]] - passengers of Antelope Valley Transit Authority who are disabled, senior citizens,  active military,  and veterans,  all ride free on all local fixed route buses (with id)
**[[San Diego]], [[California]] - employees of the Metropolitan Transit System ride free on all scheduled routes (with ID).
** [[Washington, D.C.]] - The [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] (WMATA) has a service for the disabled and persons unable to use public transit, called [[MetroAccess]], which allows Metro Access card holders to use Metrobus and [[Washington Metro|Metrorail]] trains without paying. This is also available for services provided by WMATA in Maryland and Virginia. 
** Montgomery and Prince George's County, Maryland - In addition to WMATA mentioned above, [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery]], and [[TheBus (Prince George's County)|TheBus]] in [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] offer free bus trips for elderly and disabled passengers (including disabled who do not have Metro Access cards.)  
*[[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] - Free public transport for all students, unemployed persons, disabled persons (more than 70%), blood donors and everyone over 75 years
*Other major cities of former Yugoslavia ([[Belgrade]], [[Niš]], [[Osijek]], [[Split_(city)|Split]], etc.) - free use of buses and trams for everybody over 80 (in some cities 100) years
*[[American Airlines]] used to sell lifetime passes for unlimited first class tickets on all of its flights under the brand [[AAirpass]]. The offer was discontinued after it had been found to cause substantial losses to the company.

==See also==
* [[zero-fare public transport]]

==References==
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((Public transport))

[[Category:Public transport fare collection]]

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