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You are hereHome > Media Centre > Media releases > Current > New Opal card for children released ahead of school holidays
New Opal card for children released ahead of school holidays
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced that children and young people can now get their very own Opal card, with all the benefits, at half the price.
Ms Berejiklian said the launch of the Child/Youth Opal card marks another major milestone in the Opal rollout and is perfectly timed ahead of the school holidays.
“The new green coloured Child/Youth Opal card works in the same easy and convenient way as the Adult Opal card, but it automatically calculates child fares at 50 percent of an adult fare,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“Children aged 4 to 16 and young people still at school can now carry their own Opal card and access all the benefits – including cheaper fares, daily travel caps and free travel anywhere on the public transport network after eight paid journeys a week.
“As well as half price fares, children get their daily travel cap halved, meaning they can travel on any mode of public transport with Opal for no more than $7.50 a day.
“A Sunday fare cap of $2.50, available to everyone with an Opal card is also very attractive for families to use public transport for a fun day out – such as catching the ferry to Cockatoo Island or Manly, or visiting Katoomba or Kiama.”
Ms Berejiklian said the new Child/Youth Opal card will take centre stage at the Transport for NSW exhibition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show this week.
“We’re giving families the chance to get a Child/Youth or Adult card while they’re at the Easter Show over the next few weeks, but they can also now jump online or call to register for a card,” Ms Berejiklian said.
The Child/Youth card is not a school travel pass - it’s designed for paid non-school travel, weekends and school holidays. A separate Opal card for travel to and from school will be released later in the rollout.
There are two ways to register a Child/Youth Opal card: by creating a stand-alone profile for children or young people in their name; or the parents or guardians can link a Child/Youth card to their own Adult Opal card profile.
Parents can choose to set their children up with auto top up so their Opal card will always have enough value to get them home.
Ms Berejiklian said there are many incentives for getting a Child/Youth Opal card:
Cheaper than MyTrain, MyFerry or MyBus single tickets
Weekly Travel Reward – after eight paid journeys in a week, children can travel for free on any Opal activated service, for the rest of the week
Travel anywhere on any mode for no more than $2.50 on Sunday
Daily travel cap of $7.50 Monday to Saturday
You don’t have to worry if you lose it – simply cancel the card and your balance will be transferred to a new card.
Opal can now be used on all Sydney Ferries, all Sydney Trains and from Friday it will be available on all NSW TrainLink intercity services. Two bus routes now have Opal, with all buses to be Opal active by the end of the year.
To be eligible for the Child/Youth card you have to be aged 4-15 (inclusive), or aged 16 and over and still at a NSW or ACT school, with a relevant ID.
To order a Child/ Youth Opal card visit the Opal website or call 13 67 25 (13 OPAL) – it takes only minutes to register and then the card is sent out to your home.
Opal users can also visit the Transport NSW online shop