Do you qualify?
Anyone aged 16 or over can buy accompanied child fare tickets for up to four children, aged between five and 15, they are travelling with.
The costs and the benefits
An accompanied child ticket is 90p for each child on a single journey, or £1.80 for a return journey on Greater Manchester trains.
See where you can travel on these tickets on the Greater Manchester rail network map
You can get accompanied child fares for most train journeys outside peak times.
You cannot use these tickets during the following peak hours:
- before 9.30 am, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)
- between 4.01pm and 6.29pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)
You cannot get these fares when the adult is using a Rail Ranger, DaySaver ticket, or a free travel pass.
Under-fives travel free at all times.
Buy your ticket
Buy your ticket at the ticket office at the station, or on the train if the ticket office is not open or available.
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Travel included with Co-op Live tickets
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Manchester City Matchday Buses
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Rate your journey
Rate your journey
We want to hear your views to help us deliver a better Bee Network for Greater Manchester.
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Find out about planned works on the tram
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
Visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works could affect your journeys.
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Learn more about getting to Co-op Live
Travel included with Co-op Live tickets
Co-op Live ticket holders can travel on the tram and new city centre shuttle buses.
-
Learn more about new Starling Bank Bikes
New sponsor: Starling Bank Bikes
We’re delighted to welcome Starling Bank on board as the new sponsors of our bike hire scheme.
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Rate your journey
Rate your journey
We want to hear your views to help us deliver a better Bee Network for Greater Manchester.
-
Learn more about the Bee Network
Say yellow to the Bee Network
Buses in Oldham, Rochdale and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester joined the Bee Network on 24 March.
-
Find full details of the bus routes, ticket fares and timetables
Manchester City Matchday Buses
We've teamed up with Manchester City to launch a large-scale bus trial helping fans from across Greater Manchester and nearby areas to travel to and from the Etihad Stadium on a matchday.
-
Find out about planned works on the tram
Planned engineering works on Metrolink
Visit our dedicated webpage to find out how the works could affect your journeys.