The NM Rail Runner Express uses a zone-based fare structure. The amount you pay for your ticket is determined by the distance you travel, so that shorter trips cost less than longer ones. All stations have been subdivided into zones for this purpose.

Info on buying tickets on-line

Calculating your fare

STEP 1: count the number of zones
Count the number of zones through which you will travel.
For example: traveling from Los Lunas to US 550/Sandoval Co.
is three zones; traveling from Los Ranchos/ Journal Center to
Downtown Albuquerque is one zone; traveling from US 550/
Sandoval Co. to Los Ranchos/Journal Center is two zones.

STEP 2: pick the type of ticket you need (types of tickets)
Do you want a one-way ticket, a day pass, or a monthly or annual pass? Are you eligible for a reduced fare?

STEP 3: check the charts below and see how much your fare is

 

 

 

FULL FARE

	one zone	two zones	three zones
one-way	$1	$2	$3
day pass	$2	$3	$4
monthly pass	$35	$50	$65
annual pass	$350	$500	$650

REDUCED FARE (who is eligible for this fare?)

	one zone	two zones	three zones
one-way	$1	$1	$2
day pass	$1	$2	$3
monthly pass	$17	$25	$32
annual pass	$175	$250	$325

Still have questions? Call 245-RAIL for more information.

Printable sheet with zone-based fare info (PDF)

Buy your tickets on-line or from yellow-vested Rail Runner ticket agents with hand-held ticketing machines on the platforms prior to departure or on the train after boarding. Debit or credit card (Note: we are unable to accept American Express) payment is preferred, but cash can also be used.