Passengers on Canberra’s public transport network may notice a small increase in their fares this week, as the ACT Government’s price increase comes into effect.
Transport Canberra bus and light rail fares will increase by 3 per cent, taking an adult fare from $3.22 to $3.32 during peak hours and from $2.55 to $2.63 during off-peak.
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Concession fares will increase from $1.61 to $1.66 during peak hours and from $0.89 to $0.92 during off-peak.
Customers will continue to pay the same fare price whether they are catching a bus or taking light rail.
This change marks the first increase in Canberra’s public transport fares since 2019, when a fare freeze was implemented to help users during the economic recovery after COVID-19.
Despite the increase, the ACT’s 12-month trial of Fare Free Fridays will remain in place, with customers not being charged for bus or light rail travel on Fridays.
The government says that numerous investments have been made in public transport recently. This has included a number of timetables and network changes, the introduction of the light rail network, the transition to zero emissions, including a new and expanding electric bus fleet, a new ticketing system, as well as a new bus depot and interchange for the Woden precinct.