Fareshare lets employers subsidise their staff’s public transport costs to and from work on Auckland Transport (AT) services.
Businesses can choose to subsidise 25%, 50% or 75% of their employees’ AT travel costs, and set it to apply to weekdays-only or to the full week.
AT estimates that businesses adopting Fareshare saw an average 32.6% increase in public transport use. Businesses offering a 75% subsidy saw the biggest jump at 53.5%, while even a 25% subsidy led to an 18.6% increase. These figures compare public transport trips in the three months before and after joining Fareshare.
Since launching in February 2024, 82 companies have signed up to the programme. In 2025, more than 421,000 public transport trips were subsidised.
Several businesses initially signed up to the programme on a six-month trial period to assess cost and uptake and have stayed on. Many businesses have also opted to start off by offering a lower subsidy amount then increased to a higher subsidy amount. The 50% subsidy is the most popular option and 75% is the second most popular option for businesses. AT is now looking at the option of offering a 100% subsidy.
The most compelling reasons why businesses to sign up are:
· Employee benefit that genuinely helps staff
· Helps meet sustainability goals
· Easy and simple to administer
· Low risk
· No fringe benefit tax or admin costs
The Fareshare programme is evolving to meet market demand and improve customer experience. AT can now provide CO2e (emissions) data from public transport usage to participating businesses. A client portal will be released soon.
To learn more about Fareshare visit AT’s website, or email [email protected].