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Train Fares
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.
Purchase a Day or Monthly Pass online or on the mobile app and save.
Full Fare
Zones | One-Way Pass | Day Pass onboard / app & online | Monthly Pass onboard / app & online |
|---|---|---|---|
1 zone | $2 | $3 / $2 | $19.50 / $14.50 |
2 zones | $3 | $4 / $3 | $27.50 / $21.50 |
3 zones | $5 | $6 / $5 | $36 / $29 |
4 zones | $8 | $9 / $8 | $52.50 / $44.50 |
5 zones | $9 | $10 / $9 | $55 / $46 |
6 zones | $10 | $11 / $10 | $60.50 / $50.50 |
Reduced Fare
See below for reduced fare eligibility.
Zones | One-Way Pass | Day Pass onboard / app & online | Monthly Pass onboard / app & online |
|---|---|---|---|
1 zone | $1 | $2 / $1 | $9.50 / $4.50 |
2 zones | $1 | $2 / $1 | $14 / $8 |
3 zones | $2 | $3 / $2 | $18 / $11 |
4 zones | $4 | $6 / $5 | $26 / $18 |
5 zones | $4 | $7 / $6 | $27.50 / $18.50 |
6 zones | $5 | $8 / $7 | $30.50 / $20.50 |
How to Calculate Your Fares
Using the Rail System Map above, 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 (must show valid photo ID containing birth date)
- 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 (children must be at least 10 years old to ride the train without a supervising adult)
- Seniors 60+ free on Wednesdays (must show valid photo ID containing birth date)
- 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, or monthly 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)