Victoria Is (Finally) Rolling Out Tap and Go Payment Ticketing Across Public Transport From Early 2026
From early 2026, Victoria will start rolling out tap and go across trains, trams and buses, adding credit and debit cards, phone and wearable payments to your public transport toolkit.
Victoria is upgrading its ticketing system to make everyday travel easier and more convenient. The headline change is moving from the myki system to universal contactless payments — credit or debit cards, smartphones and smart devices — which will begin a staged rollout from early 2026 to streamline moving across the network.
Behind the scenes, new ticket readers are being progressively installed across the rail network and trialled on select bus routes: 903, 510 and 512. For now, those readers are myki-only — so keep using your myki card or mobile myki (Android only) — but getting the hardware in is a critical first step before switching on tap and go.
New features will be tested, refined and introduced gradually from early 2026, but if you're attached to your current setup, you're covered — passengers, including school children, will be able to keep using a physical myki when the new options arrive. There are no immediate changes to myki, mobile myki or V/Line tickets, and the Department doesn't expect disruptions during the transition.
This push follows extensive trials and community feedback. Since late 2023, new myki infrastructure — readers, screens and gates — has been tested, and a six-month tap and go pilot ran on local buses in Wangaratta, wrapping in May 2025. The program is underpinned by technical and customer testing to ensure it works for everyone — a change that should deliver a big lift in day-to-day efficiency.
Image: Realview Studio, Yarra Trams
The upgrade is being delivered by Conduent Victoria Ticketing System, which has operated myki since December 1, 2023 while developing the new features. Expect a staged rollout across the network from early 2026, plus a support program to help passengers adopt new ways to pay. Until then, keep tapping on with myki — and watch this space as the state's ticketing (finally) goes contactless.
The statewide rollout of contactless payment on public transport is expected from early 2026. Head to Transport Victoria for more information.
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