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[NSW] Free Travel on Sydney Public Transport (4am 14 April to 4am 26 April) - Opal or Contactless Credit/Debit Card Required

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[NSW] Free Travel on Sydney Public Transport (4am 14 April to 4am 26 April) - Opal or Contactless Credit/Debit Card Required
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hotmustardsauce on 27/03/2022 - 07:42 transportnsw.info (4712 clicks)
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Commuters will travel for free across Sydney’s entire public transport network for 12 consecutive days during the Easter holidays as the government seeks to spur a return to city centres and make amends for widespread disruption.

When will free fares start and end?
Free fares will apply from 4am on Thursday 14 April 2022 to 3.59am on Tuesday 26 April 2022, immediately following Anzac Day.

Which services will be free?
Fare free period covers all Opal network services in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, the Hunter and the Illawarra, and includes metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services.

Note: Sydney Ferries services (F1-F9), Newcastle Ferries, Manly Fast Ferry and the NRMA electric ferry between King Street Wharf and Pyrmont Bay Wharf will be free during the fare free period. Other ferry services (including the F10) will continue to charge as usual.

Terms and conditions: To take advantage of free public transport travel for 12 days offer you must tap on and tap off with a valid Opal card with a positive balance or an American Express, Mastercard or Visa card. Offer excludes On Demand, Single Trip Tickets and Sydney Airport Line station access fees. A $1 pre-authorisation charge will appear on participating credit or debit cards and will be reversed at the end of the day.

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  • nomadspartan on 27/03/2022 - 12:31
    +1

    Why were the Unions even fighting for free travel days for the public? Seems like a waste of money. I understand if they're fighting for their work conditions, fair enough; but why were they demanding for a free travel period for everyone?

  • kev98 on 27/03/2022 - 12:45
    +3

    As most other commenters have said, I would be happy for them to charge normal fares / offpeak fairs. Would rather they give the train workers a decent pay rise as I know David Elliot has no qualms about giving himself one.

  • elvislj on 27/03/2022 - 13:01

    Can someone educate me a bit please.

    Firstly it's about the train staff's welfare isn't it? but then why give us free travel instead of giving the money to the workers?

    Also shouldn't the pay-rise adjusted to inflation be applied to everyone or just those in the public sectors? I am in architecture for 10 years. the wage stay pretty much same.. I don't think the bosses in private business would give payrise every year to match inflation.

    • jrowls on 27/03/2022 - 15:41

      The trains were running at a crap service and then cancelled because the government refused to provide the working conditions demanded by the workers.

      I suggest the argument is that free travel can help undo the damage by that period of bad service which was around two weeks long I believe.

  • gurunan69 on 27/03/2022 - 13:20
    +1

    Does this include trains to the airport too? No airport surcharge? Because that's a fair whack. Can anyone confirm

  • mikokik5 on 27/03/2022 - 13:41

    Is there value in free unreliable service?

  • awangsap007 on 27/03/2022 - 14:21

    I wonder if this includes free exit at domestic/international airports.

    • kev98 on 27/03/2022 - 15:52
      +1

      They are private stations so doubtful

  • kl2999 on 27/03/2022 - 14:28
    -2

    Did the union approve this?

  • easternculture on 27/03/2022 - 15:56
    +2

    Great time to spread new strain of covid and the bad flu virus. Then they will have an excuse to approve 4th mandatory vaxx
    Happy easter !!

    • Jason Genova on 28/03/2022 - 16:15

      you say that but you'll be milking this for all its worth

  • dust on 27/03/2022 - 16:53
    +1

    Well we're ultimately still paying for it so might as well use the service!

  • dajiska on 27/03/2022 - 17:28

    @OP you put wrong date….its from 14th April….not 12
    dont know if this applies to other modes of public transport

  • SydBoy on 27/03/2022 - 17:30
    +2

    This confirm that liberal losing all seats in NSW …so this is last ditch to get some vote so they can recover their nomination filing fees 😜 :) ..lol

  • kungfuman on 27/03/2022 - 18:03
    +2

    I would never take public transport not during a pandemic the germ infested covid filled trains are not worth the risk.

  • Plug on 27/03/2022 - 18:23
    +1

    Trouble with this is all the ferals come out for the free ride and scum up public transport for the normal people that behave themselves.

  • Karcot on 27/03/2022 - 18:51
    +1

    When they say free public transport does it cover the Airport line as well or they still keep collecting the ridiculously inflated fare.

    • Iwantthatbargain on 28/03/2022 - 10:24

      Airport station access fee is not charged by NSW govt, but by a private company

      • StonedWizard on 28/03/2022 - 11:44
        +3

        @Iwantthatbargain - The government did decide to privatise that line. So they are the main cause of the cost.

  • shortgum on 27/03/2022 - 20:35

    Earlier they're planning on every friday for few months something like that, now couple of weeks condense in a school holiday break.

    Personally every friday is a better scheme for commuters as I can plan ahead for weeks to come for that and we can't really take this advantage everyday in the two weeks to travel on transport.

  • Youbidmetoit on 29/03/2022 - 09:14
    +1

    Nooooo.Now Sydney Trains will be Ozbargained too!

    • odax on 29/03/2022 - 23:23

      They sure will. Next people will complain when they run on a reduced schedule during the Easter break;)

  • onomatopoeia on 29/03/2022 - 13:57

    I'm planning to travel from NSW to Victoria border, anyone can propose a free route?

    • Sweet3st on 30/03/2022 - 16:13
      +2

      You can only travel south on Opal as far as Goulburn on the Southern line to Melbourne, or Bomaderry on the South Coast line. You can catch a TrainLink coach from Bomaderry to Eden and then on to Mallacoota and Gippsland. Or Goulburn via Albury Wodonga to Melbourne.

      • Sweet3st on 30/03/2022 - 16:16

        Just book a ticket from Goulburn or Bomaderry.

  • Blugok on 30/03/2022 - 11:26
    +1

    Wonder if we still need to tap on/off?
    Or all the gates will just be wide open?

  • try2bhelpful on 30/03/2022 - 11:41
    +3

    Was up in Sydney for the weekend. The public transport was, pretty, good but they, really, should move the “touch on” into the trams. It means you don’t miss the tram whilst you are trying to get near the touch on point.

    I love travelling on the ferries; it gives a great view of Sydney and the bay.

  • bargain ben on 03/04/2022 - 01:27
    +1

    There must be an election coming up….

  • Jason Genova on 11/04/2022 - 12:12
    +1

    so do we just tap on/off as per normal, and nothing will be deducted?

  • yummycoot on 11/04/2022 - 15:53
    -1

    Another Strike

    Reduced Sydney bus services

    • Liverpool, Fairfield, Parramatta, (Transit Systems)
    • Hills District (CDC)
    • Inner West, Some Sydney CBD, Olympic Park, Strathfield, Rockdale (Transit Systems)
    • Cronulla, Engadine, Sutherland, Menai (Transdev)
    • Hornsby, Gordon, Berowra (Transdev)
    • Lidcombe, Granville, Bankstown, Liverpool (Transdev)
    • Outer Metro

    Reduced regional NSW bus services

    • Newcastle (CDC Hunter)
    • Hunter Valley (CDC Hunter)
    • Tuggerah and Wyong (Coastal Liner)
    • Blue Mountains (Blue Mountains Transit)

    https://transportnsw.info/news/2022/industrial-action-will-i…

  • Associatedb3au @ Transport Info NSW on 12/04/2022 - 13:32
    +1

    More info posted here - https://transportnsw.info/free-travel

  • UserNameCheckIn on 13/04/2022 - 09:49

    4 years commuting in Sydney until Covid hit. Now based in Newy and working from home. I prefer my current bedroom to office commute ;-)

  • dec1an on 13/04/2022 - 14:41

    Thanks to the Transport Workers Union for making this happen!

  • MZKing06 on 13/04/2022 - 20:14
    -2

    Someone please confirm for my dumbass, I use a debit card coz I misplaced my adult opal card or I gave it to my lil bro cant remember lol. But if I use my debit card from the 14/4 - 26/4 I get free train trips and the $1 authorisation fee gets overturned the next business day is this correct?

  • mogley on 14/04/2022 - 07:33

    Does this include ferries? Wouldn't mind a cruise around the harbour for shits and gigs

  • Ghogger on 20/04/2022 - 14:12

    Anyone else still getting charged for transport? The money is still coming out of my account when I tap with my phone/credit card??!!

    • kerfuffle on 20/04/2022 - 14:14
      +1

      As in you're being charged more than $1?

  • Ozjoey on 21/04/2022 - 23:00

    Great Deal. Make the most out of it this long weekend !!!

  • ihbh on 26/04/2022 - 10:15
    +1

    Great initiative. I hope there's an annual, say weekly, fare free period. It would encourage people to try public transport, or get back into it, and possibly stimulate the economy a bit.

    I had only used public transport sporadically since I stopped using it regularly over 6 years ago. It was nice change to explore and revisit sights, some with the family, some by myself. It was also good to venture to far away places and see how others live. I will definitely take the kids out a couple of times when they are older so that they don't take for granted what they have.

    We were fortunate the weather held up well over this period. And the forecasted rain over the next few days is a perfect time to recharge.

  • KozieSeller on 03/05/2022 - 21:19

    I got charged using my debit card, $1 twice and the cost of a day, nothing refunded

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