Sydney: Longer-term MyMulti tickets will be reduced from 1 July, 2011

Ldebargaine on 01/06/2011 - 11:21

For those of you who have the pleasure of commuting on CityRail, Sydney Ferries or Sydney Buses I received this announcement re upcoming discounts on longer-term MyMulti tickets (check the map here http://www.131500.com.au/tickets/upload/docs/mymulti_fare_ma… ) that may be of interest….

————— Forwarded message —————
From: Sydney Buses Updates <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Subject: Sydney Buses: Longer-term MyMulti tickets will be reduced from 1 July, 2011

Monthly, quarterly and yearly MyMulti tickets will be reduced by up to $100 from 1 July. The savings reward regular customers who leave their cars at home and encourage others to adopt public transport.

It will also assist in reducing Monday morning ticket queues at train stations as customers who normally purchase weekly and fortnightly tickets take advantage of longer-term tickets.

MyMulti tickets cover travel across trains, buses and ferries.

Customers who purchase a Newcastle Green TravelPass will also notice a saving of $25 for a quarterly ticket and $100 for a yearly ticket.

These longer-term MyMulti tickets can be purchased at CityRail Stations from 1 July, or pre-purchased online at www.cityrail.info from 14 June.

The Newcastle Green TravelPass is available from station ticket offices, and selected 7-Eleven stores, newsagencies and convenience stores in the Hunter region.

Take advantage of these savings and consider switching to a monthly, quarterly or yearly ticket.

Visit the Sydney Buses Website for further information at http://www.sydneybuses.info/news/longer-term-mymulti-tickets….

General Discussion

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 01/06/2011 - 11:27

    This is Not a bargain, its a permanent (Until the next price rise) reduction. Its an information piece. Moved to forums

  • djones145 on 01/06/2011 - 12:26

    http://www.cityrail.info/news/2011/110530-savings

    Refunds

    Customers who have already purchased a monthly, quarterly or yearly MyTrain or MyMulti ticket may wish to apply for a refund onlinehttps://ticketing.cityrail.info and then buy a ticket at the new discounted fares. Please note that normal refund conditions and fees apply

    not sure what the fee's are
    but i assume if ya got ur ticket in the last month, the refund weould be substaintial

  • cwongtech on 01/06/2011 - 16:36

    Damn public transport, if they made more reliable + cheaper maybe people will appreciate it more.
    Freaking STA draining all my money!

  • nubzy on 01/06/2011 - 16:48

    I am a uni student part time, but still need to go in 3-4 days a week and because of this, I cannot get subsidised transport. Having to shell out $35 or so for a MyBus 3 6+ TravelTen is a pain in the ass. hopefully it comes down quite significantly for me.

    • cwongtech on 01/06/2011 - 17:18

      I don't think we get to benefit, I go uni 5 days a week, sometimes I need to go home by myself when I can't get a lift.
      Only Mymulti's get price reductions, TravelTens don't :(
      I use a MyBus 2 + MyBus 3 each way.
      And dude, it's $17.20 for a MyBus 3 concession, show your Uni card with the glittery sticker on it.

      • proringz on 01/06/2011 - 20:09

        Why would you use two MyBus tickets for going 5 days to uni when you can buy a single MyMulti 1 which includes unlimited bus travel for a little more than a single TravelTen.

        • cwongtech on 01/06/2011 - 21:39

          Because I usually get a lift there and back. Usually.
          I occassionally need to use the bus because I can't get a lift, that's like once a fortnight.
          MyBus3= $17.20
          Each trip = $1.72
          MyBus2= $13.20
          Each trip = $1.32
          Each way to Uni = $3.04
          Return trip = $6.08

          According to http://www.131500.com.au/tickets/fares/fares
          Weekly Mymulti1 is $20.50
          Hardly do I ever use the bus more than twice a week, so a MyMulti 1 isn't worth it for me.

      • illusionarybreeze on 02/06/2011 - 12:55

        .

  • nubzy on 01/06/2011 - 17:22

    yeah i dont get concession though, cause im only part time my uni wont give it to me :( gotta do 3 or 4 units or more i think to get it.

    • cwongtech on 01/06/2011 - 17:37

      Seriously!?
      Which uni do you go to?

    • proringz on 01/06/2011 - 20:14
      +1

      Yep, concession is valid only for full-time students.

  • nubzy on 01/06/2011 - 17:58
    +1

    macqaurie

    its the same with all unis though I think, only full time students get it.

    • illusionarybreeze on 02/06/2011 - 13:04
      +1

      Plenty of students rort the system to get the sticker, though.

      All this talk about getting more people on public transport, and they're continually raising the price of tickets. A green travelpass/mymulti 2 has gone up $4 since I started uni. That's 20%.

      • nubzy on 05/06/2011 - 17:58

        Yeah I know, I probably could have enrolled in one extra unit, got the sticker and dropped it but ill just stick it out.

  • punk on 01/06/2011 - 19:09
    +2

    sydney people pay way to much overall for probably the worse public transport system in australia and its only going to get worse when your ferries get privatised. you guys get shafted bad!

  • Munificent on 04/06/2011 - 21:31

    Thanks for sharing :)

  • whiteflame on 06/06/2011 - 15:41

    CityRail is non-profit organisation. If CityRail is to profit from operating, tickets will cost $16 return instead of $6.
    You should see Hong Kong's MTR system. Profitable organisation, and travelling on it to go work cost 1/3 of the average income earners.

    • cwongtech on 06/06/2011 - 17:03

      You should see Hong Kong's MTR system. Profitable organisation, and travelling on it to go work cost 1/3 of the average income earners.

      I have been, it's very efficient. Depends what you call average income earners as well, it'll cost 1/3 of an hourly wage.

      My return fare to work via student concession is 24% of an hour's pay for work.
      If I wasn't a full-time student it'll be 48.5% of an hour's pay for work.

      Same same.

      If CityRail is to profit from operating, tickets will cost $16 return instead of $6.

      If by that value of return fare, that would be 43% of my hourly pay, that's more than 1/3. But I never use trains cause my local train station is not near residential areas.

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