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Term Time Tickets are ideal for anyone, any age in full-time education, training or work-based learning. They last for one term and are available for bus only (a Solo ticket), train only (Railpass ticket) or bus and/or train and/or Mersey Ferry (a Trio ticket). 

All areas across the county

1 zone

2 zones or 1 area

3 zones or 1 area+1 zone

All zones across the county

Solo

Adult

£159.30

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Young person

£104.30

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Trio

Adult

-

£162.20

£205.20

£256.40

£334.90

 

Young person

-

£106.15

£133.85

£166.70

£217.35

Railpass

Adult

-

£143.10

£181.60

£224.00

£293.70

 

Young person

-

£92.90

£118.10

£145.55

£191.00

Term Dates

Solo Term Time Ticket

Where can I use it?  

Solo tickets are valid across Merseyside. If your journey crosses the Merseyside boundary into Cheshire, Halton, Greater Manchester or Lancashire you must pay the extra fare from the boundary.  

When can I use it?  

Monday to Friday during term time only, including half term.

If you buy a ticket online, it will be available 24 - 36 hours after you buy it.  

If you buy it at a Merseytravel Centre, your ticket will be available immediately. 

Where can I buy it?  

If you have a MetroCard you can buy and renew your ticket online. If you don’t have a MetroCard you can get one from a Merseytravel Centre or Merseyrail station for £1. 

Buy online Merseytravel Centres

 

What do I need for my first ticket?  

Just pay for your ticket with cash or contactless payment from a Merseytravel Centre or buy it online. You no longer need a photo or application form. We advise you to register your card online so that we have a record if you lose it. 

 How do I renew my ticket?  

Online (you must first register an account and card number on MetroSmart) or at Merseytravel Centres 

Renew online

 

How can I pay?  

Cash, contactless, credit or debit cards. 

 Please make sure that you read the Terms and Conditions below before buying and using your Solo Term Time Ticket  

Terms and Conditions

 

 

Railpass Term Time Ticket

 

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 Term Time Ticket can only be used on the Wirral and Northern lines (not the City line). More about Merseyrail Only Railpass here 

When can I use it? 

Monday to Friday before 8pm during term times only.  

Where can I buy it? 

Staffed Merseyrail network stations (except Chester). 

Find your nearest station 

 

What do I need for my first ticket? 

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. 

 

Term Time Application Form (PDF, 1.14MB) 

 

How do I renew my ticket? 

Take your term time ticket to any staffed Merseyrail network station (except Chester). 

When can I renew my ticket? 

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 

Terms and Conditions

Trio Term Time Tickets

Where can I use it? 

Trio tickets are valid on buses, trains and Mersey Ferries* in your chosen zones or areas across Merseyside. 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. *For cross river journeys only. To enjoy the full, continuous River Explorer Cruise you can either buy a supplementary ticket for your Trio or you can buy a full River Explorer Cruise ticket from the terminal when collecting your boarding pass. 

When can I use it? 

Monday- Friday before 8pm during term times only.   

Where can I buy it?  

From any Merseytravel Centre or any staffed Merseyrail network station within Merseyside*. All stations sell weekly and monthly tickets, but only some sell annual and term time tickets. Merseytravel Centres stock only local tickets. Please call 0300 131 2881 to check.

*Does not include Town Green, Aughton Park, Ormskirk, Chester, Bache, Capenhurst, Ellesmere Port, Overpool or Little Sutton stations. 

Find your nearest station Merseytravel Centres

 

What do I need for my first ticket? 

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.  

Term Time Ticket Application (PDF, 1.14MB) 

 

How do I renew my ticket?  

Go to any Merseytravel Centre or a Merseyrail station.  

When can I renew my ticket?  

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 that you read the Terms and Conditions before buying and using your Trio Term Time Ticket.  

Terms and Conditions