diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/impl/HSLFareServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/impl/HSLFareServiceImpl.java
index d9e763a9efd..c07a2542f15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/impl/HSLFareServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/impl/HSLFareServiceImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.core.FareRuleSet;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.core.State;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.edgetype.HopEdge;
+import org.opentripplanner.routing.edgetype.TransitBoardAlight;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.graph.Edge;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.spt.GraphPath;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.impl.DefaultFareServiceImpl;
@@ -50,10 +51,13 @@ protected List<Ride> createRides(GraphPath path) {
         boolean newRide = true;
         for (State state : path.states) {
             Edge edge = state.getBackEdge();
-            if (!(edge instanceof HopEdge)) {
+            if (edge instanceof TransitBoardAlight) {
                 newRide = true;
                 continue;
             }
+            if (!(edge instanceof HopEdge)) {
+                continue;
+            }
             HopEdge hEdge = (HopEdge) edge;
             if (newRide == true) {
                 ride = new Ride();
@@ -101,13 +105,22 @@ protected FareAndId getBestFareAndId(FareType fareType, List<Ride> rides, Collec
 
             /* HSL specific logig: all exception routes start and end from the defined zone set,
                but visit temporarily (maybe 1 stop only) an 'external' zone */
+            float bestSpecialFare = Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
             Set<String> ruleZones = null;
             for (FareRuleSet ruleSet : fareRules) {
                 if(ruleSet.getRoutes().contains(ride.route) &&
                    ruleSet.getContains().contains(ride.startZone) &&
                    ruleSet.getContains().contains(ride.endZone)) {
-                    ruleZones = ruleSet.getContains();
-                    break;
+                    // check validity of this special rule and that it is the cheapest applicable one
+                    FareAttribute attribute = ruleSet.getFareAttribute();
+                    if (!attribute.isTransferDurationSet() ||
+                        lastRideStartTime - startTime < attribute.getTransferDuration()) {
+                            float newFare = getFarePrice(attribute, fareType);
+                            if (newFare < bestSpecialFare) {
+                                bestSpecialFare = newFare;
+                                ruleZones = ruleSet.getContains();
+                            }
+                        }
                 }
             }
             if (ruleZones != null) { // the special case