Regional town bus ticketing

This page provides information about fares on regional town buses. There are three categories of fares for regional buses: Category A, Category B and myki.

→ Category A
→ Category B

myki operates on buses in Ballarat, Bendigo, Latrobe Valley (Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Warragul) Seymour, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.

For more information, view myki on regional town buses

A brochure is available to download below:

Regional Town Bus Fares Guide 2012 (PDF) 232 kB

  

Category A

Tickets can be purchased on buses. Customers must have a valid ticket to travel on buses.

Towns in Category A include:

Bacchus Marsh, Bairnsdale, Benalla, Cobram, Colac, Drouin, Echuca/Moama, Hamilton, Horsham, Kilmore, Korumburra, Lakes Entrance, Mildura, Portland, Rochester, Sale, Shepparton / Mooroopna, Swan Hill, Wangaratta, Warrnambool and Wonthaggi.

For current ticketing information about these towns, contact the relevant bus operator.

   

Category A ticket types

Fares effective from 1 January 2012

Ticket type

Ticket description

Ticket price: single zone full fare

Ticket price: single zone concession

Ticket price: two zones
full fare

Ticket price: two zones
concession

2 hour

2 hour tickets allow for unlimited travel for at least two hours on local bus and train services.

The ticket expires two hours from the next full hour after it was purchased. For example, a ticket purchased at 8.55am will expire at 11am and a ticket purchased at 9.05am will expire at 12 noon. Tickets purchased after 6pm are valid until last service.

2.20

1.10

3.50

1.70

Daily

A Daily ticket allows unlimited travel on town bus services on the day the ticket is issued. A passenger may transfer to any local bus or train service in the town bus service area before the ticket expires.

3.70

1.80

7.00

3.50

Weekly

Weekly tickets allow unlimited travel between the origin and destination printed on the ticket for seven consecutive days. The ticket expires seven days from the start date printed on the ticket.

18.40

9.20

34.80

17.40

Monthly

Monthly tickets allow unlimited travel between the origin and the destination printed on the ticket for one month. The ticket expires at the end of services one month from the strat date printed on the ticket.

80.00

40.00

138.60

69.30

 

V/Line travel with Category A tickets
Passengers can use their Category A regional bus tickets for travel on the following V/Line services:

  • V/Line train services between Marshall and Lara
  • V/Line train services between Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat and
  • V/Line bus services between Bendigo and Strathfieldsaye.
   
  

Category B

Tickets can be purchased on buses. Customers must have a valid ticket to travel on buses.

Towns in Category B include:

Ararat, Beaufort and Stawell.

   

Category B ticket types

Fares effective from 1 January 2012

Ticket type

Ticket description

Ticket price: full fare

Ticket price: concession

2 hour

2 hour tickets allow for unlimited travel for at least two hours on local bus and train services.

The ticket expires two hours from the next full hour after it was purchased. For example, a ticket purchased at 8.55am will expire at 11am and a ticket purchased at 9.05am will expire at 12 noon. Tickets purchased after 6pm are valid until last service.

$1.60

$1.00

 

 

Student

Weekly

Student Weekly tickets allow unlimited travel between the original and destination printed on the ticket for seven consecutive days. The ticket expires seven days from the start date printed on the ticket. The ticket can only be used by students.

$5.80

   

Albury – Wodonga

Albury – Wodonga operates its own section based fare system with different conditions due to its border location. Further details are available by calling  02 6056 3100 or at dysongroup.com.au (link opens in a new window)