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Preparing for more ways to pay for PT

We're installing new ticket readers across the network. 


 

Latest news

  • We’re improving Victoria’s public transport ticketing system to make travel easier and more convenient.
  • From early 2026, we will begin rolling out tap and go technology across our public transport network – giving you more ways to pay for your travel.
  • We have begun progressively installing new ticket readers on the rail, tram and bus network.
  • At first, the new readers will accept myki only - so keep using your myki card or Mobile myki for now.
  • Installing new readers is a critical first step in enabling contactless payments by card, smartphone or smart devices.

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About the program

Victorians can look forward to convenient new ways to pay for public transport, including with credit or debit cards, smartphones and smart devices.

New ticketing features will be tested, refined, and gradually rolled out from early 2026.
 

Future payment options

Victorians can look forward to convenient new ways to pay for public transport, including with credit or debit cards, smartphones and smart devices.

New ticketing features will be tested, refined, and gradually rolled out from early 2026.

 

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Passengers, including school children, will have the option to keep using their physical myki card when new features are introduced.

Since late 2023, we’ve been testing new myki infrastructure including new readers, screens and gates. To shape the design of the ticketing rollout, we ran a six- month trial of tap and go payments on local buses in Wangaratta, which we completed in May 2025.

Thank you to everyone in the community who participated in the trials and provided important feedback to improve Victoria’s public transport ticketing system to make travel easier and more convenient.

There are no immediate changes to the myki system. You should continue to use your myki card, Mobile myki or V/Line tickets as normal.

The new ticketing system is underpinned by extensive technical and customer testing, ensuring a system that works for everyone.
 

Frequently asked questions

 

Useful links

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Instant top up on the PTV App

Top up your myki Money balance instantly using the PTV App on your smartphone.

Auto Top Up

Set up Auto Top Up to make sure your registered myki always has money on it.
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Mobile myki

Pay for public transport fares using a digital myki on your Android phone.