This ticket is ideal if you travel regularly by train in Merseyside and as far as Ormskirk, Chester and Ellesmere Port on the Merseyrail network. Choose the zones and areas you will travel through and decide whether you want your ticket for a week, a month, a term or a year.
Adult
Week
Month
Term time
Year
1 zone
£20.00
£69.60
£143.10
£697.30
2 zones or 1 area
£24.70
£87.20
£181.60
£872.20
3 zones or 1 area+1 zone
£31.50
£108.50
£224.00
£1088.30
All zones across the county
£40.40
£140.90
£293.70
£1410.40
Young Person
Week
Month
Term time
1 zone
£10.00
£34.80
£92.90
2 zones or 1 area
£12.35
£43.60
£118.10
3 zones or 1 area+1 zone
£15.75
£54.25
£145.55
All zones across the county
£20.20
£70.45
£191.00
Where can I use it?
Railpass tickets are valid on trains in your chosen zones or areas across Merseyside and as far as Chester, Ellesmere Port and Ormskirk. Check which zone your journey starts in and which zone it ends in then make a note of the zones you travel through. Add the number of zones together (if you travel through two or more zones in one area, this counts as one area). If you find that your journey will take you outside your chosen ticket’s zone or area, simply pay the normal fare for the ‘extra’ part of your journey before the journey begins. You can combine different types of season tickets for journeys through different areas or zones. For example, you could travel from Liverpool to Ormskirk either by an all zones Railpass (rail only) or a Trio ticket for area C and a Railpass for Zone F.
A Merseyrail Only Railpass can only be used on the Wirral and Northern lines (not the City line).
When can I use it?
Weekly, Monthly or Annual Tickets - Anytime any day. Activates on the day you buy it.
Term Time Tickets - Monday to Friday before 8pm during term times only.
Where can I buy it?
Staffed Merseyrail network stations (except Chester).
You can also buy a Merseyrail Only Railpass online (you must first register an account and card number on MetroSmart).
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What do I need for my first ticket?
Weekly, Monthly or Annual Tickets - Fill in the Railpass application form. You will be charged £1 for your first MetroCard but if you reuse your card each time you renew your Railpass, you will not be charged again.
Term Time Tickets - A passport size photo and, if you are buying an adult's term time ticket, the application form which has been signed and stamped by your school, college, university or training provider to confirm that you are in full time education, training or work-based learning. Someone else can buy the ticket for you but they must bring along a recent passport size photo of you.
How do I renew my ticket?
Weekly, Monthly or Annual Tickets - Bring your MetroCard to any staffed Merseyrail network station (except Chester) to avoid paying another £1 activation fee. You can renew a Merseyrail Only Railpass online.
Term Time Tickets - Take your term time ticket to any staffed Merseyrail network station (except Chester).
When can I renew my ticket?
Weekly Tickets - If the start date is a Monday (or Tuesday after a Bank Holiday) the season ticket may be issued from noon on the previous Friday. If the start date is another day, the ticket can be issued after noon on the previous day. If there has been some time since your last ticket expired and the day you want to buy one and you want the the start date to be a Monday (or Tuesday after a Bank Holiday) the ticket may be issued from 6am on the previous Sunday. If you want the start date to be another day, the ticket can be issued on the same day.
Monthly or Annual Tickets - Up to seven days in advance. If there has been some time since your last ticket expired and the day you want to buy your next one and you want the start date to be a Saturday, Sunday or Monday the ticket may be issued from noon the previous Friday. If you want the start day to be another day, the ticket may be issued after noon on the previous day.
Term Time Tickets - A few days before term starts but you cannot use it before the beginning of term.
How can I pay?
Cash, credit or debit cards.
Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions below before buying and using your ticket
I don’t currently have a MetroCard - how do I get one?
You can buy a MetroCard and your first ticket at any PayPoint retailer, Merseytravel Centre, on board an Arriva or Stagecoach bus or at any rail station across the region. There is a £1 activation charge when you buy your new MetroCard. This fee is to cover the card production and distribution costs. You will then be able to register your MetroCard and buy Adult Solo tickets online.
My card is not working on board the bus.
Please make sure that you have a valid ticket for the day and area of travel loaded on to your MetroCard. Your receipt should show this information, or if you have bought it online you can check this in the “My Tickets” section. You can also check the status of your ticket here to make sure that it has not expired. In the unlikely event that your card doesn’t read but you believe that it is valid, please visit a Merseytravel Centre. Keep your receipt or email confirmation as proof of purchase.
I use my MetroCard Railpass tickets. Who should I contact with any queries?
If you have a question about Railpass please contact Merseyrail for help.
Apprentice Travel
If you are an apprentice aged between 19 and 24 you may be eligible for half price bus travel. If you are an apprentice aged up to 18 you already receive half price travel.