How to get free travel before 7am on PTV trains in Melbourne
Did you know that you can travel on trains for FREE on weekdays in Melbourne?
The catch is that you must travel before 7:15am, making this deal one for early risers. Continue reading to find out how to travel free with a myki card in the morning.
Public Transport Victoria calls this deal “Early Bird train travel” and states that “Your metropolitan train journey is free if you touch on and off before 7:00 am on a weekday, with an additional 15-minute buffer to allow sufficient time to disembark and reach a myki reader to touch off. To ensure you don’t miss the cut-off time for early bird travel, it is recommended that customers seek services with a 7:00 am arrival time. Your journey won’t be free if your myki balance is negative.”
Therefore, as long as you have finished your journey and tapped off by 7:15am on a weekday, you can travel completely free on Melbourne trains.
Make sure that you have a positive myki balance because you will not get free travel before 7am otherwise. It is important to note that free train travel before 7am is only for metropolitan trains in Melbourne and does not apply to buses or trams.
Key points:
- PTV Train travel is free in Metropolitan Melbourne before 7:15am on weekdays
- You must have a positive myki balance
- You must have tapped off by 7:15am in the morning
- The deal is for train travel only
- Metropolitan Melbourne only (not regional trains)
What do you think about the free train travel before 7am in Melbourne?
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