Key details
- Entitlements for public transport concessions are available to Victorian Seniors Card holders only.
- Entitlements include free and concession public transport, a week of free public transport during the Victorian Seniors Festival and free off-peak travel vouchers.
- The Seniors Business Discount Card does not include access to public transport concessions or Seniors fares.
- When you travel interstate, take your card with you and enquire about available transport concessions for interstate card holders.
Public transport is cheaper with a Seniors Card
Victorian Seniors Card holders receive significant discounts and benefits on public transport. These are:
- A Seniors myki and concession fares on trains, trams and buses, including V/Line trains and coaches. This is a 50% discount on a full fare.
- Free weekend travel in any two consecutive zones and on regional town buses
- Free off-peak travel vouchers
- Free travel during Victorian Seniors Festival in October. That’s eight days of free travel across metropolitan and regional services.
- Cheaper off-peak fares on V/Line services
Card holders need to remember to carry their Seniors Card and Seniors myki when travelling.
Free travel vouchers
- You're eligible for annual free travel vouchers if you're a Victorian resident and a Victorian Seniors Card holder.
- Each travel voucher can be redeemed for:
- one Zone 1 + 2 daily ticket (for travel in metropolitan Melbourne)
- one Off-Peak return ticket (for travel in regional Victoria)
Depending on where you live, you're eligible for two or four off-peak free travel vouchers every year.
You'll need to register to receive your annual allocation of free travel vouchers.
Register to receive free travel vouchers
For more information about the Seniors myki:
Note: Seniors Business Discount Card do not have access to public transport concessions and Seniors fares. For more information read the Seniors Card program FAQs.
Travelling to NSW and want to use a NSW Opal Card?
If you are travelling in New South Wales, make sure you tap into public transport services. With a Senior/Pensioner Gold Opal card you can travel as much as you want on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services within the Opal network. No matter how much you travel.
Grab an Opal card (like our myki in Victoria) to travel on the following services:
- all Sydney trains
- all NSW TrainLink Intercity services
- all buses in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter and Illawarra
- all Sydney ferries and the Stockton Ferry in Newcastle
- light rail
Opal cards are free but you need to add value to travel with them. If you’re a Victorian Seniors Card holder, you can apply for the Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal Card.
Find out more about the Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal Card from Transport New South .
You should plan for your card to arrive in time to travel, and allow 14 days for processing.
If you hold a Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs, you can apply directly for an Opal .
You will be issued with a Gold Senior/ Pensioner Opal card that will not expire (provided your pensioner status is maintained).
Travelling elsewhere interstate?
When you travel interstate, remember to take your Seniors Card with you. You may be able to access concession travel in some States and Territories of Australia.
Please contact the relevant Seniors Card program in the States and Territories that you intend to visit to find out about benefits available to Victorian Seniors Card holders.
Reviewed 10 May 2024