NDIS Provider Travel Calculator
- NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27
- PAPL 2025-26 travel rules
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Most you can claim for this trip
55 min travel time · MMM 1–3
Limit 30 min each way
Limit 30 min each way
Claim it as two lines
- 1. Travel time $67.44 on 01_011_0107_1_1, the same item as the support, using the “Provider Travel” option (claim type TRAN in a bulk upload).
- 2. Non-labour costs $79.20 on 01_799_0107_1_1, a $1.00 unit item, so the quantity is the dollar amount. Claimed as a direct service.
Prices from the NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, GST included. Travel rules from the PAPL 2025-26 v1.1. Amounts rounded down to the cent.
Where these rules come from
The prices are the maximum amounts in the NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, in force from 24 September 2026 under the NDIS (Pricing Arrangements) Determination 2026. The Schedule sets maximum amounts only. It does not restate the travel rules.
The travel rules here (the 30 and 60 minute limits, return travel, and up to $0.99 a kilometre) come from the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26 v1.1, which the NDIA’s pricing page still lists as its current claiming guidance. The NDIA has said it will “shortly publish updated pricing and claiming guidance documents”. Check this page against them when they appear.
How NDIS provider travel is claimed
Travel is made of two parts, and each is claimed separately from the support itself. The first is the worker’s time on the road, claimed at the support’s agreed hourly rate or lower. The second is the cost of the trip: kilometres in the worker’s or provider’s car at up to $0.99 each, plus tolls, parking and fares at cost, claimed on the Provider travel - non-labour costs item.
The limits on travel time
- MMM 1 to 3: up to 30 minutes to the participant, and up to 30 minutes back.
- MMM 4 to 5: up to 60 minutes each way.
- MMM 6 and 7: no travel time limit. Providers can agree specific travel arrangements with the participant.
The trip back counts only if you must pay the worker for it. Non-labour costs follow the time: kilometres on a leg can be claimed only where travel time on that leg can be claimed, but the kilometres are not cut down by the time limit.
What changed for therapy in 2026-27
Therapy and early childhood travel now has its own _PT item at half the direct service price, and the direct service item no longer allows travel. Support work, nursing, support coordination and recovery coaching still claim travel on the same item. Look up any item in the NDIS Price Guide. Rostery records travel against each shift and puts it on the invoice and claim for you.
What this tool follows
- NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27: maximum amounts, including the therapy and early childhood Provider Travel (_PT) items, and which amount applies in MM 1-5, MM 6 and MM 7 areas; in force from 24 September 2026
- NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27 v1.1: which items allow Provider Travel, and the Provider travel - non-labour costs items
- NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26 v1.1: "Provider Travel" (p. 21): claiming conditions, the 30 and 60 minute travel time limits, return travel, no limit in MMM 6-7, and up to $0.99 a kilometre for non-labour costs. Also as a PDF at ndis.gov.au/media/8096
- NDIA pricing arrangements page: still lists the 2025-26 PAPL and says updated 2026-27 claiming guidance will be published shortly
- Bulk payment requests self-help guide (December 2025): claim type TRAN for Provider Travel; non-labour costs claimed as a Direct Service
General information only, not financial, legal or claiming advice. Always check a claim against the current official documents.
Questions people ask
What are the NDIS travel time limits?
Under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26, a provider can claim up to 30 minutes of travel to and from each participant in MMM 1 to 3 areas, and up to 60 minutes in MMM 4 to 5 areas, for each eligible worker. There is no travel time limit in Remote (MMM 6) and Very Remote (MMM 7) areas. The MMM area is where the participant is when the support is delivered.
Can I claim the trip back to the office?
Providers of core and capacity building supports can claim travel time from the last participant back to their usual place of work, but only if they must pay the worker for that return travel. The same 30 or 60 minute limit applies to the return trip.
How much can I charge per kilometre?
For a vehicle owned by the provider or the worker, the NDIA considers up to $0.99 a kilometre a reasonable contribution. Tolls, parking and public transport fares can be charged up to the full amount. These non-labour costs are claimed separately, on the Provider travel - non-labour costs item, and only where travel time can be claimed. The $2.76 a kilometre figure is for Activity Based Transport in an accessible vehicle or bus, not for provider travel.
How is therapy travel claimed in 2026-27?
The 2026-27 Pricing Schedule gives each therapy and early childhood item its own Provider Travel item, ending in _PT, priced at half the direct service price. The direct service items no longer carry the Provider Travel flag in the 2026-27 Support Catalogue, so travel is claimed on the _PT item. The NDIA has not yet published which claim type to use with a _PT item in a bulk upload.
What hourly rate do I use for travel time?
The PAPL says the hourly rate for travel should be the same as the rate agreed for the support, or lower if agreed with the participant. For NDIA-managed and plan-managed participants it cannot be more than the price limit for the item.
Can travel be shared between participants?
Yes. If a worker visits several participants on the same trip, the travel time and the non-labour costs, including the return trip where it can be claimed, can be divided among them. Agree the split with each participant in advance in their service agreement.
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