Free weekend travel across Victoria this summer

To celebrate the opening of the Metro Tunnel, public transport users will have access to free weekend travel, providing an opportunity to see Melbourne’s 5 newest underground train stations. 

Public transport across Victoria is free on weekends (3am Saturday to 3am Monday) throughout December and January, until Sunday 1 February 2026 (inclusive) when the new timetable is introduced.

Passengers won’t need a valid ticket or myki to travel for free and ticket barriers will be set to open. However, some regional services will continue to require a reservation at zero cost to manage seating capacity, in-line with existing requirements. 

On services using myki, passengers won’t be required to tap on or off with their myki. However, a zero-tariff will be applied to the myki system for the free travel periods, to ensure that passengers who continue to tap on or off won’t be charged.