Move over Myki, Victoria will soon get ticketless public transport fares

<p>Train passengers will be able to tap-and-go with a bank card, phone or smart watch early next year, with trams and buses to follow</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/21/australia-news-live-rba-michele-bullock-interest-rates-cost-of-living-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">morning and afternoon news emails</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Train passengers in Victoria will finally be able to pay their fare using a bank card, phone or smartwatch from next year, in a long-awaited update to the state’s ticketing system.</p><p>The public transport minister, Gabrielle Williams, on Friday announced more than 20,000 new card readers would be installed across the metropolitan and V/Line networks over the coming months that will eventually allow commuters to “tap and go” without needing a Myki card.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/21/victoria-ticketless-public-transport-tap-and-go-roll-out">Continue reading...</a>