Myki - Victoria’s new ticketing system
Updated 29 December 2009
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
throughout 2010. In the meantime, V/Line paper tickets and Metcards will
remain valid until the roll-out is complete.
Where can I use myki?
Effective 29
December 2009, myki may now be used on:
·
Metro
and V/Line trains within Zones 1 and 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);
·
Yarra
Trams services;
·
Melbourne buses; and
·
Other
regional town bus systems not listed above.
Which ticket is best
for me?
If you only
use Metro Trains services or 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 from these locations until
further notice. When myki is fully functional, Metcards will be phased
out.
If you only
travel in Zones 1 and 2, but also use Melbourne's trams or buses in
addition to your train travel, you may be best to take up the myki offer in
early 2010 when it has also rolled out to these modes of transport.
Keep using Metcards in the meantime.
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 the trams or
buses - just keep showing your V/Line ticket. We'll let you know
when V/Line makes the switch to myki throughout 2010.
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).