Reduced Fares Promotion: 75% off all train fares beginning April 18, 2022 through April 2, 2023 (Annual Pass not included). Chart below reflects cost after discount. Click here for promotion FAQ's.
The New Mexico Rail Runner Express operates on a zone-based fare structure.
The amount passengers pay for a ticket is determined by the distance traveled. There are six zones along the 100-mile corridor between Santa Fe and the City of Belen. See the chart below for details.
Tickets can be purchased on our app, online or onboard the train. If using a credit card for payment, passengers must show a valid photo I.D.
Full Fare
Full fare rates below reflect price after 75% discount.
Reduced Fare
Reduced fare rates below reflect price after 75% discount.
How to Calculate Your Fares
Count the number of zones through which you will travel.
Examples
Traveling from Los Lunas to U.S. 550 / Sandoval County is three zones
Traveling from Los Ranchos / Journal Center to Downtown Albuquerque is one zone
Accepted Forms of Payment
Tickets can be purchased on the train, online or on the mobile app.
Cash
Debit Cards
All Major Credit Cards (except American Express)
Refund Policy
New Mexico Rail Runner Express Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Tickets are not refundable if lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed. Tickets are also not refundable if the passenger purchased a ticket and didn’t use it, purchased the wrong date or wrong station or if a ticket is purchased at a discounted rate without qualification. Tickets purchased using the mobile app will not be refunded if accidentally activated.
Reduced Fares
Reduced fares are available to:
Senior citizens age 60 and over
Students with a valid student I.D. or proof of enrollment
Youth ages 10 to 17
Medicare card holders
People with disabilities that show
A NM Motor Vehicle Department notification
Letter from the doctor indicating the disability (with expiration date)
An ABQ RIDE Honored Citizen Card
A Santa Fe Ride Card or Santa Fe Trails Half Fare Card
Fare Free
The following ride free:
Children 9 and under
Seniors 60+ free on Wednesdays
Active Duty Military and Veterans that show
VHIC or VA medical card
Veteran’s ID (VIC card)
Driver’s License with a veteran’s designation
Department of Defense Active Duty & Dependent Military IDs
NMRX Freedom Pass
Show your valid one-way, day, monthly, or annual printed or mobile Rail Runner pass to ride Rio Metro general public Dial-a-Ride buses and fixed/commuter route buses (not valid on Rio Rancho Dial-a-Ride buses)
Alternate Format
To request this information in an alternate format (eg., Braille, large print, audio), please contact Customer Service at 1-866-795-7245 or click here to download the request form.