Delhi Metro Fare – How Much and How to Pay

Generally speaking, the lowest one-way ticket fare of most Delhi metro lines is Rs 10, and the highest fare is Rs 60. Besides, the highest single trip fare for Rapid Metro is Rs 80.

Fare for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) based on Distance

Distance in Kilometer	Fare		Time Limitation
Distance in Kilometer	Weekdays and Saturday	Sunday and National Holidays	Time Limitation
0-2	Rs 10+	Rs 10+	65 Minutes
2-5	Rs 20+	Rs 10+
5-12	Rs 30+	Rs 20+
12-21	Rs 40+	Rs 30+	100 Minutes
21-32	Rs 50+	Rs 40+	100 Minutes
Over 32	Rs 60+	Rs 50+	180 Minutes

Fare for Rapid Metro Gurugram is only Rs.20

Fare for Airport Express Line

Single Route Token

Station	New Delhi	Shivaji Stadium	Dhaula Kuan	Delhi Aerocity
New Delhi	Rs 10	Rs 20	Rs 40	Rs 50
Shivaji Stadiu	Rs 20	Rs 10	Rs 20	Rs 30
Dhaula Kuan	Rs 40	Rs 20	Rs 10	Rs 20
Delhi Aerocity	Rs 50	Rs 30	Rs 20	Rs 10
IGI Airport	Rs 50	Rs 50	Rs 30	Rs 20
Dwarka Sec 21	Rs 60	Rs 60	Rs 50	Rs 30
Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25	Rs 70	Rs 70	Rs 60	Rs 40

Station	IGI Airport	Dwarka Sec 21	Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25
New Delhi	Rs 60	Rs 60	Rs 70
Shivaji Stadiu	Rs 50	Rs 60	Rs 70
Dhaula Kuan	Rs 30	Rs 50	Rs 60
Delhi Aerocity	Rs 20	Rs 30	Rs 40
IGI Airport	Rs 10	Rs 20	Rs 30
Dwarka Sec 21	Rs 20	Rs 10	Rs 20
Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25	Rs 30	Rs 20	Rs 10

Note: The airport express line also accepts trip cards with different validity days and store value cards, like 10 Trip Card with Validity of 15 Days, 30 Trip Card with a Validity of 1 Calendar Month, 45 Trip Card with a Validity of 1 Calendar Month, and Store Value Card. The discount varies from card to card, and you can get about 10% to 50% off.

How to Pay Delhi Metro Fare

1. Single Journey Token: The ticket is divided into paper ticket and electronic ticket. Paper QR tickets are available on Ticket window and Customer Care Centre. In addition, you can buy electronic QR tickets on apps through mobile phone, like Paytm, One Delhi, and Tummoc App.

2. Delhi Metro Small Card: It is a kind of metro card generally used by local people and they can gain a discount of 10% on normal days. Besides, the card offers additional discount of 10% during slack hours on weekdays and Saturday. You can buy and recharge Small Card on the Customer Care Centre or Smart Card vending machine. The card costs Rs. 150 (Rs. 50 Security Deposit +Rs. 100 Add value), and minimum top-up amount is Rs.100 per time.

3. Tourist Card: The card is valid on all DMRC lines except Airport Metro Express, and it is divided into two types: A One-day tourist card costs Rs200 (Rs150 + Rs50 refundable deposit); A Three-day tourist card costs Rs500 (Rs450 + Rs50 refundable deposit). By the way, residual amount in the card will not be refunded.

4. National Common Mobility Card (NCMC): You can buy the card on DMRC stations at specific NCMC counters, or some banks issue RuPay-based NCMC. The card offers a 10% discount during peak hours and a 20% discount during off-peak hours.