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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.