Tickets and fares
Melbourne uses a single flat fare zone and the myki card. Here are the current fares, daily caps, passes and concessions.
Fares and caps
One flat fare zone
Since 2023 the entire metropolitan network (the old Zones 1 and 2) is a single fare zone. It costs the same to travel one stop or right across town. A 2-hour fare lets you make unlimited trips on trains, trams and buses within 2 hours; reach the daily cap and the rest of the day is free. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays a lower weekend cap applies ($8.00 full fare in 2026).
How to pay
Concessions and free travel
| Who | Fare / rule |
|---|---|
| Children under 5 | Travel free at all times, no card needed |
| Under 18s | Free at all times with a Youth myki (since 1 January 2026) |
| Concession card holders | Half the full fare with a Concession myki (health care / pensioner card etc.) |
| Victorian Seniors | Free on weekends with a Seniors myki; concession fares on weekdays |
| Weekend / public holiday | Lower daily cap: $8.00 full, $4.00 concession (2026); halved until 1 January 2027 |
Frequently asked questions
There are no paper tickets — you use a myki or a contactless bank card. A 2-hour full fare is normally $5.70 and the daily cap $11.40, the same anywhere on the metropolitan network. From 1 June 2026 until 1 January 2027 fares are half price, so the daily cap is $5.70. Under-18s travel free with a Youth myki.
Yes. A myki fare covers trains, trams and buses across the metropolitan area — touch on (and off on trains) and your trips within the fare window are included, up to the daily cap (or the lower weekend cap).
Yes — always touch on at the start and touch off at the end on trains so you are charged the correct (capped) fare. On trams in the Free Tram Zone you don’t need to touch on at all.
Yes. Since July 2026 Tap and Go works on all trains, trams and buses that take myki, for full-fare passengers. Concession and Youth fares still need a myki. myki and Mobile myki continue to work alongside it.