Fare costs associated with Gold Coast Light Rail is managed by Translink, the public transport service provider for South East Queensland. Ticketing and pricing will be based on Translink’s zone fare structure for South East Queensland, with both single-use paper tickets and Translink’s own ‘go card’ system.

The objective of the light rail service is to be convenient and accessible for passengers, which means that it also needs to be affordable in order to thrive. Current information indicates that fare prices for the light rail system will be approximately:

• Single paper ticket – Adults, $5.10; Concession, $2.60 (1 zone)
  
• go card – Adults, $3.55; Concession, $2.17 – (1 zone)
• go card (Off-peak) – Adults, $2.84; Concession, $1.42 – (1 zone)
  Prices are subject to change. Last updated: 15 December 2023 Translink
  

Regular users of the Gold Coast Light Rail, particularly full-fare paying adults, would be advised to use the ‘go card’ system, as it offers significant savings on ticket prices which will quickly add up over time.

All 19 stations on the Gold Coast Light Rail route will have ticket machines where passengers can purchase their ticket or ‘top-up’ their ‘go card’ (if you would like more information on the ‘go card’ ticketing system please visit Translink’s official website).

Ticket validators will also be available at all light rail stations to activate tickets. Passengers can simply touch on at the start of their journey and touch off at the end. Fares will be automatically deducted from the passenger’s card.

Gold Coast Light Rail will run from 5:00am to Midnight, from Monday to Friday.

24-hour weekend operations will run from Friday midnight until Sunday midnight.

	Monday – Friday	Saturday – Sunday
Midnight – 5am	No Service	30 minutes
5am – 7am	15 minutes	15 minutes
7am – 7pm	7.5 minutes	10 minutes
7pm – midnight	15 minutes	15 minutes

Click for a GOLD COAST LIGHT RAIL ROUTE MAP thanks to BING Maps.