Tram 12 is free in Melbourne only while travelling within the designated Free Tram Zone, which covers the CBD and parts of Docklands, typically bounded by Spring St, Flinders St, and La Trobe St. You do not need to tap a myki card for journeys entirely within this area. If your trip starts or ends outside this zone, a valid myki is required.
Travel on board trams in Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD) is free. Hop on and off at will, just make sure you tap on when travelling from the CBD out to other suburbs. Early morning train travel during weekdays is free if you tap off before 7:15am.
Catch Route 12 trams to Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Polly Woodside, South Melbourne shopping precinct and Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
The Las Vegas tram system is an easy and free way to get around the Las Vegas Strip. There are a total of three trams that serve Las Vegas: Treasure Island Tram, Aria Express Tram, and the Excalibur-Luxor-Mandalay Bay Tram.
How do you know if you're in the free tram zone in Melbourne?
The city's Free Tram Zone includes the city centre and extends from Queen Victoria Market to Docklands, Spring Street, Flinders Street Station and Federation Square. If you're only travelling in the city's Free Tram Zone you don't need a myki. Travel on the City Circle tram (Route 35) is also free.
To use public transport outside of the free tram zone, you need to purchase a myki card. You can purchase a myki card from retail outlets displaying the myki sign, visitor centres and at train stations. Use your myki card on trains, trams and buses. You'll need to load your card with some money to cover your fares.
Under Myki, your ticket is valid as long as you start your trip (that is, touch on at the station, or as you board the tram or bus) before the 2-hour travel time expires. This is only a problem when using trams and buses, because you only touch on as you board.
What's the difference between a tram and a streetcar?
Briefly, but to be distinct here, a streetcar runs on "steel rails" and uses an onboard electric motor powered by a trolley pole connected to an overhead wire. One should be aware that the "Tram" which uses multiple units for capacity - not in single units/pieces as the streetcar.
The problem with all this is that many cities see trams as their DIY project. Unlike building a new railway or road, building tram lines is something a city can do on its own. They want a unique service but they often want someone else to pay for it, namely the taxpayer. And trams are, above all, not cheap.
A tram runs approximately every 10 minutes on weekdays, except on 1 May. The service is free between Terminal 2 <> Terminal 1 <>Grand Arénas. Lines 2 and B connect at Grand Arénas station with tramway line 3, Saint-Isidore / Allianz Riviera Stadium.
It's mostly used by those who live in the Graça district up the hill, and by tourists who just want to have the experience of riding an old tram and stop at the castle. Although the 12 is never mentioned in guidebooks, it's now Lisbon's third-most popular tram, simply because most tourists find the 28 too crowded.
12 tram follows a circular route through the historic neighbourhoods, bairros, and the hills at the eastern end of Lisbon. It sets off in Praça da Figueira, crosses Martim Moniz and Socorro and climbs up to the Miradouro das Portas do Sol.
While Tram 28 primarily traverses the popular tourist areas of Lisbon, Tram 12 takes you on a route that leads to lesser-known neighborhoods, unveiling the city's hidden gems.
In Melbourne's city centre, you'll find the Free Tram Zone, where you can travel on the tram for free. If you live in Melbourne's outer suburbs, where there are fewer trams, buses can be a great way to get around. Melbourne's train network is perfect for longer trips between the city centre and surrounding suburbs.
To pay the right fare, always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of your journey and touch out at the end. On a bus or tram you only need to touch in. Because where you touch in and out tells us where you've travelled from and to, so we can charge you the right fare for your journey.
No, an Oyster card is generally not cheaper than tapping with contactless (bank card or phone), as they both use the same "pay as you go" (PAYG) system and have identical fare caps and discounts, making them the same price for most journeys. Contactless is often more convenient as it avoids the £5 Oyster card cost and the hassle of topping up, but Oyster can prevent foreign transaction fees if using a foreign bank card.
The word "tram" comes from old Northern European words (Dutch/German) for a "beam" or "shaft," originally describing the wooden beams used as tracks for small carts, or "trams," in mines; the name stuck as these simple wheeled vehicles evolved into horse-drawn and later electric streetcars, becoming the urban transport we know today.
Conventional electric trams are operated in street running and on reserved track for most of their route. However, on one steep segment of track, they are assisted by cable tractors, which push the trams uphill and act as brakes for the downhill run.
Travel within the central area of Melbourne by tram is free, though you will need a myki card if you plan to start or finish your journey outside this central area. For information on the area covered by the Free Tram Zone and a downloadable map, go to the Transport Victoria website.
It is perfectly legal for other people to use your Myki, provided that it only has Myki Money loaded on it. However you are not allowed to share your card if Myki Pass is loaded on it.
* Daily full fare cap rises to $11.40 * Concession daily cap goes to $5.70 📅 Weekends & public holidays * Full fare cap: $8.00 * Concession cap: $4.00 That's a 40c increase to the full daily fare across. Regional fares stay capped at metro daily prices.
