TGIF! Passengers tap into cheaper public transport on Fridays

Public transport passengers will now enjoy savings when traveling on Fridays, with prices now matching the discounted weekend fares.

As part of Opal changes that came into effect this week (from 16 Oct), Friday fares are now slashed by 30 per cent on all Metro, train, bus and light rail services across the entire network.

This means a Friday train ride from Parramatta to Central drops from $5.72 to $4.

The Friday travel cap will also be halved, meaning passengers can have unlimited travel on Friday for no more than $8.90, and $4.45 for Child/Youth and Concession passengers.

Seniors can still access their $2.50 maximum daily fare.

The new discount gives passengers even more reason to visit the CBD on Fridays for work, food and drink, shopping, and socialising.

The latest Opal data shows last month there was an average of 480,000 trips into Sydney’s CBD on Fridays across all modes, down 25 per cent compared with September 2019.

Cheaper Fridays are available to all Opal passengers across the network. Daily fare caps will automatically be applied.

Passengers using a contactless card or device to pay their fare are reminded to always tap on and tap off with the same card or device for each trip to ensure they unlock the $8.90 all-day travel cap as well as other Opal benefits like transfer discounts.

On Monday 16 October, the annual Opal fare update came into effect, with an average increase of 3.7 per cent, which will see an out-of-pocket difference of around $1 per week.

For more information about Opal fares visit transportnsw.info/opal and fare estimates for multimodal trips can be calculated at transportnsw.info/trip.