MyZone: Better, Simpler and Easier ticketing for Trains, Buses and Ferries.

myzone is grossly unfair, because it has weekly train but no weekly bus tickets, the eastern suburbs virtually has no train network, many people, even those who dont live here travel on bus and change buses, the blue travel pass made this possible for $35 a week unlimited, now a poor person from matraville or Laperouse will be up for $48 for a weekly pass , that 37% more!!

I'm not sure why 10 ferry tickets for less than a 5km trip ($43.50) now costs significantly more than 10 bus tickets for a 50km trip ($34.50). I know there's the $41 Multi, but this doesn't work for me. Simpler, yes - but fairer? Well, not for me. I guess you can't please everyone, but I think a TravelTen for short ferry trips would have been nice.

I'm confused by the information provided about the new Myzone bus tickets. They say this

"For the first time, users of both private and public buses can use one integrated ticket - either a MyBus Single or MyBus TravelTen."

and this
"MyBus3: Unlimited travel on government and private bus services (6+ sections)"

But then they say this:

"Break of journey is not allowed. Exit at any point prior to your destination constitutes a completed journey." How the hell are you supposed to change from a private bus to a public one without actually exiting the bus? This sounds like you can use the same ticket, but they will actually charge you for 2 journeys - hardly makes it any easier or cheaper!!

So if, for example, you travel from the Hills district to Uni of NSW you need to use a private bus to the city, then a public bus to the uni - involves 2 separate tickets, which was what I thought was supposed to be improving with the new system?

Instead it seems,under the new system, it would still count as two separate journeys, one in zone 3 and the other in zone (1 or 2? not sure) so you would still need to buy 2 separate tickets - unless you're happy to have 2 zone 3 journeys deducted from your pass - how is this any improvement or cheaper? Am I missing something here, or are we being misled as usual?

I am also disadvantaged by the new system; I live where there is no train network, and buy a blue weekly ticket for $35. Now I will have to buy a multi ticket for $41 to prop up the train network which I cannot access, and do not use on a regular basis. An extra $312 a year for a service I dont' even use is not appealing. I would prefer to see this money accumulate into my house deposit fund.

Mymulti has 3 different weekly tickets that allow travel on train bus and ferry. The cost increases the further your travel from the centre of the city.

So people who travel only in zone 1 (inner zone) by train bus or ferry can pay only $41 for a weekly ticket.

However if you live and work in the outer suburbs in zone 3 and catch a train and a bus to work you have to purchase a Mymulti ticket that allows travel in all three zones for $57. The only other option is to buy separate train and bus tickets which ends up costing just as much.

People who travel only within zone 3 pay 39% more than people who travel only within zone 1.

Why are people who live in the outer suburbs and who only want to travel within their zone (zone 3) discriminated against and forced to pay $57 for their ticket while those who live closer to the city and only want to travel within their zone (zone 1) able to do so for $41.

I too agree with some of the comments here that the fare has actually gone up for blue travelpass users from $35 or so to $41. I can hardly see the reduction of types of tickets are fairer or cheaper outcome.

Further, I can't see how having the same ticket structure for private bus companies and state bus is fairer outcome? Surely this means that state bus users are now subsidising private bus users. Private buses have always been more costly to run because of the further distance it travels.

This is grossly unfair.