MTC offers various types of Bus passes and concessions. They are: Pass for School and College Students, Travel as you Please Tickets, Monthly pass for working people, Senior Citizens pass, Pass for Handicapped and Blind, Pass for Journalists / Press Reporter and Freedom fighters.
Monthly Commuter Season Tickets (MST) / Monthly Pass
(with effect from 29-1-2018)
| Stages | Cost |
| 1 | NA |
| 2 | NA |
| 3 | 320 |
| 4 | 320 |
| 5 | 370 |
| 6 | 410 |
| 7 | 410 |
| 8 | 450 |
| 9 | 450 |
| 10 | 500 |
| 11 | 500 |
| 12 | 540 |
| 13 | 590 |
| 14 | 590 |
| 15 | 590 |
| 16 | 590 |
| 17 | 590 |
| 18 | 630 |
| 19 | 630 |
| 20 | 630 |
| 21 | 670 |
| 22 | 670 |
| 23 | 670 |
Note: An MTC stage is approximately equal to 2 KM.
Monthly Season Ticket Holders are permitted to travel in all Ordinary and Express services and difference fare of Rs.11/= is collected when they desire to travel in Deluxe Services
Procedures for getting the tickets
Commuters, who like to get the Monthly Season Ticket, shall obtain an Identity Card at M.T.C.’s Sales Counters by paying Rs.5/-. The Monthly Season Ticket will be issued on production of this Identity Card only.
Where to buy MTC Monthly Pass
The Monthly pass is currently issued in the following locations.
- Adyar
- K.K.Nagar
- Saidapet
- Guindy
- Velachery
- Mandaveli
- Tambaram(East)
- Tambaram(West)
- Pallavaram
- T.Nagar
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Iyyappanthangal
- Vadapalani
- High Court
- Broadway
- Ambathur Industrial Estate
- Anna Nagar(West)
- Avadi
- Ayanavaram
- Perambur
- C.M.B.T.
- V.Nagar
- Redhiills
- M.K.B.Nagar
- Villivakkam
- Tondiarpet
- Thiruvotriyur
- Poonamallee
- Ambathur OT
Working Hours
08.30 Hours to 11.00 Hours & 15.00 Hours to 19.30 Hours
Period of issue:
Monthly Season Ticket cards are issued from 1st to 22nd of every month. Will be issued on sunday and all Government holidays.
What time is MTC Bus Pass Counter Open
08.30 Hours to 11.00 Hours
15.00 Hours to 19.30 Hours
MTC Bus Pass for School Students (Upto 12th Standard)
- Students studying from 1st Std to 12 th Std. in the Schools recognized by Government and students studying in the Government Colleges and Government Polytechnics are eligible to avail this free bus pass facility.
- Passes issued to travel from residence to school and back.
- Allowed to travel on all days in the month.
- Permitted to travel in all Ordinary,Express and Deluxe services
Procedures for getting MTC School Students Pass
- School authorities to get the required application forms from the Head Office of MTC.
- Pass issuing agency will go to the schools for taking photos and issuing passes under on-line system
- Passes after lamination are given to students in the schools themselves.
- A sum of Rs.15/- is collected from each student to meet the above procedural activities.
When is the MTC School Students Pass Issued
Passes are issued from 15th of June to 30th of November every year. The validity period is from 15th June to 30th April.
MTC College Students Bus Pass
- Students studying above 12th standard in Govt. recognized institutions excluding students studying in Government colleges and Government polytechnics are eligible to avail the concession and permitted to travel from their residence to college/library back on all days in a month.
- Concession tickets are valued on Ordinary Fares Only.
- Permitted to travel in all Ordinary,Express and deluxe services only.
- 60 Exchange Tokens per month @ Rs.3.50/- per token, to travel to library and back to the residence.
Procedures for getting the tickets
Issue of 50% Student Concession application forms, Registration and Issue of Point to Point card with tokens for the first month of every academic year is being done through the concerned educational institutions. For the subsequent months, Point to Point card and Tokens will be issued directly to the student at the M.T.C.’s Sales Counters.
Where to get MTC College Bus Pass
In MTC’s area of operation, 50% SCT, Point to Point card and Tokens are issued at the following terminus.
- Adyar
- K.K.Nagar
- Saidapet
- Guindy
- Velachery
- Mandaveli
- Tambaram(East)
- Tambaram(West)
- Pallavaram
- T.Nagar
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Iyyappanthangal
- Vadapalani
- High Court
- Broadway
- Ambathur Industrial
Estate - Anna Nagar(West)
- Avadi
- Ayanavaram
- Perambur
- C.M.B.T.
- V.Nagar
- Redhiills
- M.K.B.Nagar
- Villivakkam
- Tondiarpet
- Thiruvotriyur
- Poonamallee
- Ambathur OT
What time are the MTC College Passes Issued
08.30 Hours to 11.00 Hours
15.00 Hours to 19.30 Hours
Period of issue
50% Student Concession Tickets are issued from 1st to 15th of every month.
MTC Passed for Physically Handicapped and Mentally Retarded
- To be recommended by District Rehabilitation Officer.
- Disability should be more than 40%.
- Annual income should be less than Rs.12000/-.
- Passes issued by MTC.
- Allowed to travel Point-to-Point [i.e.] from residence to hospital / Educational Institutions / Work place within a max. distance of 30 Km.
- One attendant is allowed to travel with mentally retarded person.
- To travel with the identity card issued by Rehabilitation department.
MTC Free Travel Concession for Blind
- To be recommended by District rehabilitation Officer.
- No restriction on income, travel distance and number of trips per month.
- Passes issued by MTC.
- To travel with the identity card issued by Rehabilitation department.
Free Travel Concession for Press Reporters
- All route passes with ID are issued.
- Passes are issued to accredited Journalists/Reporters up to a maximum of 300 passes per year.
Concession for Freedom Fighters and Language Stir Participants and Their Legal-Heir
- Passes issued on production of freedom fighter pension certificate/financial assistance certificate ISSUED BY State/Central Grovernment.
- Allowed to travel in all routes
- Allowed to travel in all STU buses.
Travel As You Please Tickets
Permitted to travel any number of trips.
Daily
- Allowed to travel in Ordinary/EXP/Deluxe services except Volvo/Night services/Lift services/Chartered trips.
- Valid for the date of issue only.
- Valid only if signed by the purchaser.
Weekly
- Allowed to travel in Ordinary/EXP/Deluxe/Night services except Volvo/Lift services and Chartered trips.
- Valid for the period mentioned in the card.
- Valid only if signed by the purchaser.
- No duplicate card is issued.
- To travel with the identity card issued by the MTC.
Monthly
- Allowed to travel in Ordinary/EXP/Deluxe/Night services except Volvo/Lift services and Chartered trips.
- Valid for the period mentioned in the card.
- Valid only if signed by the purchaser.
- No duplicate card is issued.
- To travel with the identity card issued by the MTC.
How to buy Travel as you Please Tickets
Commuters who like to get the Travel As you Please Ticket Card (weekly / Monthly) shall obtain an Identity Card at MTC’s Sales Counters by paying Rs.5/-. The Travel As you Please Ticket Card will be issued on production of this Identity Card only.
Issuing points: [Sales Counters available at]
- Adyar
- K.K.Nagar
- Saidapet
- Guindy
- Velachery
- Mandaveli
- Tambaram (East)
- Tambaram (West)
- Pallavaram
- T.Nagar
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Iyyappanthangal
- Vadapalani
- High Court
- Broadway
- Ambathur Industrial Estate
- Anna Nagar (West)
- Avadi
- Ayanavaram
- Perambur
- C.M.B.T.
- V.Nagar
- Redhiills
- M.K.B.Nagar
- Villivakkam
- Tondiarpet
- Thiruvotriyur
- Poonamallee
- Ambathur OT.
Working Hours:
08.30 Hours to 11.00 Hours
15.00 Hours to 19.30 Hours
Period of issue:
WEEKLY TICKETS : All Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays
MONTHLY TICKETS : From 1st to 20th of every month.