When Victoria’s public transport card launched in 2008, paper tickets were still very much the norm in Australia, making the Myki card ahead of its time and the envy of the rest of the country. Fast forward more than a decade and the state government now finds itself needing to renovate the ageing system at the same time as it searches for a new company to replace it in the next couple of years.
In Sydney you no longer need to even have an Opal card if you’re not on a concession – you can pay with your credit card or mobile phone, and it is a seamless experience to tap on across trains, buses, ferries and light rail.
