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myki


myki is your ticket to travel to and from V/Line stations located between Melbourne and:

  • Geelong / Waurn Ponds
  • Ballarat / Wendouree
  • Bendigo / Goornong / Raywood
  • Traralgon
  • Seymour
myki is your ticket to travel to and from V/Line stations located between Melbourne and:

  • Geelong / Waurn Ponds
  • Ballarat / Wendouree
  • Bendigo / Goornong / Raywood
  • Traralgon
  • Seymour
Physical myki cards can be purchased from most staffed V/Line stations. Find your closest station to see the myki facilities available. If you have an Android phone, you can buy a digital myki called Mobile myki.

More information about myki can be found on the PTV website.

How do I buy a Mobile myki?

Instructions

  • Download Google PayTM 
  • Follow the instructions within Google PayTM to set up your payment card
  • Go to Passes. Tap the blue + Pass button and select Travel card. Choose myki 
  • Choose myki Money or myki Pass
  • Choose your fare product: Full fare, Child, Senior or General concession (interstate senior)
  • Finish the transaction and you're ready to travel!
Please note: If you already have Google Pay on your device, make sure it's the latest version before adding Mobile myki.

Want more information?

The video below gives you a step-by-step guide for travelling with Mobile myki.



More information about Mobile myki can be found on the PTV website.
 

Where can I buy a myki card?

  • at staffed V/Line stations between Melbourne and Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Traralgon and Seymour
  • at myki machines at some V/Line stations - check your closest station’s myki facilities 
  • at staffed Metro stations
  • online at ptv.vic.gov.au
  • by calling 1800 800 007
  • at the PTV Hub at Southern Cross Station.

Where can I top up my myki?

  • online at ptv.vic.gov.au (online top up may take around 45 minutes to process)
  • via the PTV App
  • with instant top up via the PTV App
  • by calling 1800 800 007 (allow at least 24 hours for processing)
  • at myki machines at some V/Line stations, check your closest station’s myki facilities
  • at over 800 retailers where you see the myki sign. To find the nearest retail outlet, visit the PTV website
Find out more about the myki facilities at your closest station.

How do I use the myki card when travelling?

At the start of each journey you must touch on your card at the myki reader and you must touch off at the end to be charged the correct fare.

How much does a myki card cost?

A full fare myki card costs $6 and a concession, seniors or child myki costs $3.

Can I purchase pre-loaded myki cards onboard?

Pre-loaded myki cards are available from some staffed V/Line stations outside the myki boundary and from V/Line conductors for customers who board services at unstaffed stations.
 
Full fare pre-loaded myki cards cost $30 and include $24 worth of pre-loaded travel.
 
Customers with valid concession cards can purchase a pre-loaded myki for $15 which includes $12 worth of pre-loaded travel.

If I have a myki pass, can I travel to long distance stations beyond zones I’ve paid for?

If you are a frequent traveller, you can purchase a seven day or 28–365 day myki pass, which lowers the daily cost of your travel.

If you want to travel beyond the myki zone and require a paper ticket, you can still take advantage of the regional fare cap.

Please visit a staffed myki station and speak with station staff to book the rest of your journey and ensure you pay the lowest fare.

eTickets are now available

V/Line has introduced eTicketing to give passengers more options for receiving long-distance train and scheduled coach tickets.    

Passengers who opt for an eTicket delivery option when booking will be sent a link to their ticket via SMS or email.  

eTickets can be displayed on your phone, added to your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, or saved as a PDF and printed at home prior to travel.  

Passengers are still be able to collect pre-booked tickets from V/Line retail agents, staffed V/Line stations, via post, or at premium Metro Stations if they choose.   

There will be no changes to the current process for passengers still wanting to purchase a paper ticket directly from stations, retail agents or by calling 1800 800 007.    

Questions & Answers:  

What does the eTicketing project deliver?  

The introduction of eTicketing is providing additional options for our long-distance train and scheduled coach travellers to obtain their tickets. As these routes use paper tickets (rather than myki), we want to make it easier for passengers to obtain their tickets. eTicketing will allow passengers to display tickets on their phone, add tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, or save them as a PDF and print them at home prior to travel.  

How do I print or download my eTicket?  

Passengers who chose an eTicket delivery method will receive an email and/or SMS with a link to access their eTicket(s). Using this link, passengers can access and display their eTicket immediately on a smartphone or computer, add it to their Apple or Google Wallet, or download it as a PDF, which can then be printed at home and brought with them when they travel.    

Passengers are reminded that it is still important to check online at vline.com.au or on the V/Line app ahead of travel, to ensure there have been no changes to their service.  

If the service time changes what happens to my printed ticket?  

The ticket will still be valid to use if service times have changed.  

Passengers are reminded that it is still important to check online at vline.com.au or on the V/Line app ahead of travel, to ensure there have been no changes to their service.     

My journey involves travelling with another operator (e.g. on a Metro Trains or Yarra Trams service) and how will they know I am entitled to that part of my journey?  

The V/Line eTicket will still cover an entire journey on Victoria’s public transport network, the same as a paper ticket currently does.  

Long distance train and scheduled coach tickets

How do I get a paper ticket or eTicket? 

Book your travel online using our plan your journey tool or visit your nearest staffed station or ticket outlet. 
 
You can choose to receive your ticket via eTicket or as a paper ticket collected from a staffed station or agent at least 30 minutes prior to travel, or posted to you  (please allow 10 business days for postage). 
If you're making a return journey or planning to catch a connecting service and you've elected to purchase a paper ticket, you need to collect your paper ticket from a station or V/Line agent when you can at the first opportunity. 
Find out more about extra travel included with your ticket. 

V/Line paper tickets or eTickets are used for travel on V/Line coach services and long-distance train services to and from: 

  • Albury 
  • ​Ararat 
  • Bairnsdale 
  • Echuca 
  • Maryborough 
  • Shepparton 
  • Swan Hill 
  • Warrnambool 

Ticket type 

Ideal for 

Ticket rules 

Single 

One way travel, or when you need to travel to and from a destination on a different day. 

One journey from the origin to the destination. Breaks in the journey are not allowed. 

Day return 

Same day return travel. 

Unlimited same day travel between the origin and destination. Breaks in the journey are allowed. 

Full fare and concession

The full fare is payable by any customer who is aged 19 years and over and does not hold a concession card valid for travel in Victoria.
 
Children aged from five to 18 years are entitled to concession fares. Children under five travel for free.
 
Students and adults who hold concession cards valid for travel in Victoria are eligible for concession fares.
 
More information about concession travel, including how to apply for a concession card, can be
found on the Public Transport Victoria website. 

Peak and off-peak travel

Following the introduction of the regional fare cap on 31 March 2023, you will pay the same fare despite the time of day you travel.

Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead and consider travelling outside of peak times where possible.

Peak travel is defined by:

  • Services that arrive in Melbourne before 9am on weekdays; or 
  • Services that depart from Melbourne between 4pm and 6pm on weekdays.
  • ​For V/Line services, Melbourne is defined as Flinders Street, Southern Cross, North Melbourne and Richmond stations.

Off-peak travel is defined by:

  • All other services, including public holidays and weekends.

Interstate travel

V/Line operates a number of services to interstate locations. If your interstate destination is within 60 kilometres of the Victorian border, your travel to that destination is covered as a part of the regional fare cap. These destinations include: 
  • Albury
  • Bombala
  • Bordertown
  • Deniliquin
  • Eden
  • Holbrook
  • Jerilderie
  • Keith
  • Lameroo
  • Merimbula
  • Mount Gambier
  • Woomargama
For travel to destinations greater than 60 kilometres from the Victorian border, an additional daily interstate travel fee will apply. These destinations include:
  • Adelaide City 
  • Adelaide Hills 
  • Mount Barker 
  • Bega 
  • Bermagui 
  • Bodalla 
  • Batemans Bay 
  • Canberra 
  • Coleambally 
  • Coonalpyn 
  • Cobargo 
  • Dalmeny 
  • Darlington Point 
  • Griffith 
  • Gundagai 
  • Geranium 
  • Jabuk 
  • Mogo 
  • Murray Bridge 
  • Murrumbateman 
  • Moruya 
  • Narooma 
  • Nimmitabel 
  • Cooma 
  • Peake 
  • Sherlock 
  • Tarcutta 
  • Tailem Bend 
  • Tintinara 
  • Tuross 
  • Yass 

Extra travel included

If you have reached the daily fare cap while using any form of public transport in Victoria, on either a myki, eTicket or a paper ticket, you are entitled to unlimited travel for the remainder of that calendar day. You will still need a valid ticket on all long distance V/Line services.

If you have travelled using a myki and have not reached the daily fare cap, you can continue travelling within the zones for which you have paid, for the remainder of your fare duration.

If you are travelling using a paper ticket or eTicket, and have not reached the daily fare cap, your ticket includes two-hours of free travel on the local bus networks at your origin and destination, either side of your V/Line journey.

If your service does not reach its destination at the scheduled time, you may have your ticket endorsed on arrival at a staffed V/Line station, in order to access the full two-hour period of local bus travel available.

You don't need to have your ticket endorsed to access the two-hours of additional travel if your service has arrived on time.

For more information, passengers are encouraged to visit a V/Line staffed station or call 1800 800 007.

Regional town buses

You can use your myki or V/Line paper ticket or eTicket to travel on some local town buses. Town bus travel is included if you travel to or from one of these stations: 
  • Geelong 
  • North Geelong 
  • South Geelong 
  • Corio 
  • North Shore 
  • Marshall 
  • Waurn Ponds 
  • Ballarat 
  • Wendouree 
  • Kangaroo Flat 
  • Bendigo 
  • Eaglehawk 
  • Epsom 
  • Wallan 
  • Kilmore East 
  • Seymour 
  • Traralgon 
  • Moe 
  • Morwell 
You must have your myki or V/Line paper ticket or eTicket with you when you board the bus. Please present your ticket to the bus driver for checking. V/Line paper tickets, eTickets or myki cards are not available from bus drivers.

Reservations

Reserved seating is available on V/Line train services to and from Albury, Bairnsdale, Shepparton, Swan Hill and Warrnambool. These services operate with a mixture of reserved and unreserved carriages, except Albury where all seating is reserved. You can purchase a reserved ticket, which guarantees you a specific seat in the reserved carriage(s), or an unreserved ticket, which allows you to travel in the unreserved carriage(s) onboard these services, and may require you to stand for all or part of the journey if there are no seats available.

Reservations are required on several V/Line coach services.

Passengers can find reserved services shaded in timetables. In the V/Line Journey Planner tool, reserved coach services are shown with an ‘R’ for ‘Reserved’, and train services with reserved carriages are shown with an ‘RC’ for ‘Reserved carriage(s)’.

Reservations are not required on trains to and from all other destinations on the V/Line network, including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour and Traralgon but you still require a valid myki or unreserved paper ticket or eTicket to travel.

Making changes to your travel

If you need to make changes to your reservation or tickets, making changes depends on the type of ticket you have.

For reserved services

If you have a seat reservation you can either:
  • call 1800 800 007; or
  • visit a V/Line station or ticket outlet near you.
Changes can be made prior to the departure time printed on the ticket.

For unreserved services

If you do not have a seat reservation, you must visit a V/Line station or ticket outlet the day prior to the departure date printed on the ticket. You will need to bring your existing tickets or show your eTicket to be exchanged for new tickets.

Refunds, lost or stolen tickets

myki

Information about myki refunds can be found on the PTV website.

Paper tickets and eTickets

You can receive a full refund for single or return tickets if you are unable to travel as long as you apply before the departure date of your service. No administration fee applies.

The easiest way to apply for a refund is to visit your closest V/Line station. Alternatively, please complete an enquiry using the online feedback form, phone 1800 800 007 or send a completed refund application form, along with your paper tickets or evidence of your eTickets, to the address specified below:

V/Line Customer Relations
Reply Paid 5343
Melbourne VIC 8060

Passenger Refund Application Form
PDF 20kB

Lost or stolen tickets

Refunds or replacements are not available for lost or stolen tickets, with the exception of reserved tickets and date-to-date tickets, which can be refunded at staffed V/Line stations.
 
Important notes
  • Enclose the original paper ticket or evidence of your eTicket with your refund application.
  • We cannot accept responsibility for applications which are lost in the post.
  • Posted tickets must arrive before the departure date.
  • V/Line ticket agents can only refund tickets bought from their agencies.

Compensation for delays and performance

Where we fail to meet our monthly targets, or you’re delayed for 60 minutes or more in a single journey, compensation may be available.
 
Please visit our compensation page for more information and to see if you’re eligible for compensation.

Family Traveller ticket

With the introduction of the regional fare cap bringing affordable and accessible public transport to more people, the Family Traveller ticket is no longer available as of 31 March 2023.

Group travel

Group discounts are available on V/Line trains and coaches subject to space.

Group travel bookings, including return journeys, must be made for:
  • 12 or more customers travelling together on V/Line coach services
  • 20 or more customers travelling together on V/Line train services
  • Group travel is charged at concession fares, which is approximately 50 per cent cheaper than the standard weekday adult fares and approximately 30 per cent cheaper on weekends.
Find out more about group travel.
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