Myki - Victoria’s new ticketing system
Updated 22 July 2010
What is myki?
Myki is a durable plastic card –
similar in size to a credit card – which you may use to pay for travel on Victorian
public transport.
Myki cards are reusable as
they store value, and can be topped up, allowing you to carry it with you in
your wallet or purse to travel at your convenience.
The new smartcard will be
progressively rolled out across the Victorian public transport system. In the
meantime, V/Line paper tickets and Metcards will remain valid until the
roll-out is complete.
Where can I use myki?
Effective 25 July
2010, myki may be used on:
- All metropolitan trains, trams and buses within Zones
1 and 2;
- On V/Line trains within Zones 2 only; and
- Regional town buses in Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Seymour and the Latrobe Valley.
Myki may NOT
currently be used on:
- V/Line train and coach services outside Zone 2
(including Zone B); and
- Other regional town bus systems not listed above.
Which ticket is best
for me?
If you only
travel in Zones 1 and 2 (including V/Line trains to and from Ardeer, Deer Park,
Rockbank, Melton, Diggers Rest, Sunbury, Craigieburn and Pakenham), then you
may want to consider getting a myki from the myki website (new window). However, you may also continue to
use Metcards in Zones 1 and 2 until further notice. The Government has
announced that Metcards will remain as valid tickets until at least Easter 2011.
However, if
you are like most V/Line customers and travel to regional Victoria outside of
Zone 2, then you'll need to keep using V/Line paper tickets until further
notice. Don't forget that a V/Line ticket also gives you free travel in Zones 1 and 2
in Melbourne so you don't need a myki or Metcard to use metropolitan trains,
trams or buses - just keep showing your V/Line ticket. We'll let you
know when V/Line will the switch to myki.
Where can I purchase a
myki?
As
the myki roll-out expands further across Victoria, it will become available
from more locations. However, at this stage myki cards are not available from
V/Line stations. If you would like a myki, and only travel within Zones 1 and
2, you will need to purchase one from the myki website (new window).
Further information
Please
revisit this page regularly for updates on the myki roll-out across the V/Line
system.
To find
out more about how myki works, the benefits of the smartcard, and to purchase a
myki online, please visit the Myki website (new window).