FAQ
Are reservations compulsory on V/Line services?
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. 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.
Reservations are required on most 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 to travel.