Fare Comparison with Neighbouring States

Rate per passenger Kilo Meter (in paise)

State : Tamil Nadu

Last Fare Revision Date : 29.01.2018

Ordinary : 58 Paise

Express : 75 Paise

Exp/Sup .Deluxe : 85 Paise

Ultra Deluxe : 100 Paise

A/C Coaches : 130 Paise

A/C Volvo Coaches : 170 Paise

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State : Andhra Pradesh

Last Fare Revision Date : 24.10.2015

Ordinary : 63.70 (Avg fare)

Express : 87 Paise

Exp/Sup .Deluxe : 98 Paise

Ultra Deluxe : 116 Paise

A/C Coaches : 146 Paise

A/C Volvo Coaches : 182 Paise

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State : Kerala

Last Fare Revision Date : 01.03.2018

Ordinary : 75 Paise

Express : 78 Paise

Exp/Sup .Deluxe : 85 Paise

Ultra Deluxe : 100 Paise

A/C Coaches : 120 Paise

A/C Volvo Coaches : 145 Paise

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State : Karnataka

Last Fare Revision Date : 10.01.2015

Ordinary : 59 Paise

Express : 90 Paise

Exp/Sup .Deluxe : 112 Paise

Ultra Deluxe : 131 Paise

A/C Coaches : 177 Paise

A/C Volvo Coaches : 190 Paise

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Tamil Nadu

SETC (Flexi Charge)

Type of Bus : Ultra Deluxe Bus with Toilet facility(Classic Bus)

Fare for Lean days (Paise/KM) Monday to Thursday : 105 Paise

Fare for Peak days (Paise/KM) Friday to Sunday : 115 Paise

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Type of Bus : Air conditionded Sleeper bus

Fare for Lean days (Paise/KM) Monday to Thursday : 180 Paise

Fare for Peak days (Paise/KM) Friday to Sunday : 200 Paise

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Type of Bus : Non-Air Conditioned Sleeper bus

Fare for Lean days (Paise/KM) Monday to Thursday : 135 Paise

Fare for Peak days (Paise/KM) Friday to Sunday : 155 Paise

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Kerala

Flexi Charge

There shall be charged lower fare up to 15% of existing fare in the interstate services for Super Express and other upper class services above Super Express In lean season when passenger travel is less and also to charge a higher fare up to 10% of existing fare in interstate Super Express and upper class services above Super Express during the peak seasons.

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Ghat Roads

Kerala : 25% of the rates payable for the respective classes of services on road in the plains

Tami Nadu : Basic fare of plain + 20% shall be charged from passengers

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Karnataka

Intercity A/C Services with EURO-III/Euro IV – Fixation of fares left to the discretion of the concerned STU’s based on market demand.

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Fare Concessions contd…

1. Present and ex-Members of Parliament / Legislative Assembly and ex- Members of Legislative Council.
2. Accredited Journalists / Media persons.
3. Freedom Fighters drawing Central / State Pension and Widows and Legal- heirs of Freedom Fighters drawing Central / State Pension / Aged Tamil Scholars / Participants in Language stirs and their Legal-heirs.
4. Cancer Patients and Differently-abled persons. (Deaf and dumb, blind, mentally retarded and epileptic patients).
5. Drama Artists.
6. H.I.V. / AIDS patients.
7. Senior Citizen Bus Travel Pass

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Fare Concessions

1) 100% free travel concessions to school and college students travel in all buses except SETC buses

All Schools including Private Schools recognised by the Government (1st Standard – 12th Standard)

• National Child Labour Project
• Government Polytechnics
• Government Industrial Training Institutes
• Government Arts and Science Colleges
• Community colleges
• Government aided private ITIs
• Music colleges
• Chennai Corporation ITI

2) 50% travel concessions to private colleges, private polytechnics, private engineering colleges

3) Exchange of tokens (60 numbers) for college students visiting library

4) Between 2011-2012 to 2019-2020, the Government have sanctioned Rs.5094.35crore towards reimbursement of Travel Concession passes to students studying in Schools / Colleges / Polytechnics / ITIs etc

5) Travel as you please tickets on monthly basis (Rs.1000) in Madurai, Coimbatore and other Municipal Corporations

6) One third concession bus pass scheme in city/town/mofussil buses

7) 10% discount in SETC buses for 10 or more persons as a group travel

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