You will need to complete a 2022 PTV School Student ID and Student Pass application form.

The application form can be obtained from any staffed railway station, downloaded from the PTV website, or  clicking the link below:

2022 PTV School Student ID and Student Pass application form.

The form requires a student passport style photo to be attached and the school is required to sign the School Declaration section before lodgement.

The completed form can then be taken to any staffed railway station for lodgement and payment of the nominated yearly (or half yearly) fee relevant to the myki card.

A Geelong Regional pass, loaded onto a myki is valid for Zones 4 and 5, Geelong, Torquay and Bellarine can be used 365 days a year.

Alternatively, a Victorian Student pass which offers unlimited travel on all public transport operating wholly within Victoria is available.

*Keep your receipt of payment if required to claim reimbursement through the Government Conveyancing allowance funds at your school.

Full information on School Student Passes can be found on the PTV website by clicking on the link below:

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/concessions-and-free-travel/children-and-students/school-students

2022:

Fare prices for this service from 1 January 2022 are as follows:
Using myki money:

Using a myki pass (purchased direct from myki not on the bus):

Students can purchase a zone 4 (Geelong area) Student Bus Pass which is either valid for 1 year or 1/2 year. These can be used on any zone 4 (Geelong area) service 365 days a year and can be purchased from the Geelong Railway Station. Application Forms are available at Geelong Railway Station or from most schools.
Fare prices for the Route 19 – Geelong to Bannockburn and Geelong to Inverleigh services are listed separately.

Myki is the public transport ticketing system for Geelong, Bellarine and Torquay buses (excluding V/Line). myki is durable, reusable, plastic smart card that stores value. No more searching for loose change or worrying about which ticket to buy. Simply keep myki topped up and use it over and over again on the bus or train/tram in Melbourne.

There are four types of myki cars available for purchase which are full fare, concession, child (4-18 year olds) and seniors.

You can buy and top up myki at myki.com.au, by calling 13 6954 (13 myki) or at myki outlets.

You can also set your myki to auto top up by visiting the myki website. Simply choose your minimum balance, and when your myki drops below that balance, it will automatically top itself up to the amount you have set.

A valid myki must be used to travel on our services. Customers traveling without a valid myki may be subject to a fine.

The zone boundaries between zone 4 and 5 are as follows:

Bellarine Highway:
Zone 4 / Zone 5 boundary is at Bawtree Road

Portarlington Road:
Zone 4 / Zone 5 boundary is at Bawtree Road

Barwon Heads Road:
Zone 4 / Zone 5 boundary is at Lake Road (closest end to Geelong)

Surf Coast Highway:
Zone 4 / Zone 5 boundary is at Mt Duneed Road

There are several outlets in the Geelong area that sell myki

Full myki service – buy, top up (myki money & passes), & register (as shown in red on map):

• All 7 Eleven stores in the Geelong area including Geelong City, Geelong North, Belmont, Newcomb and South Geelong
• Torquay Rd Milkbar, 205 Torquay Rd, Grovedale
• Deakin University Student Association bookshop waterfront and Waurn Ponds Campus
• Newcomb Newsagency, 52 Watsons Road Newcomb
• Nextra Newsagency, Westfield Shopping Centre Geelong
• Corio Newsagency, Corio Shopping Centre

Selling pre-loaded myki cards only (as shown in green on map):

• Geelong Post Office, 99 Moorabool St Geelong
• Corio Post Office, 83 Purnell Rd, Corio

Selling full fare myki and top up of existing cards only (as shown in yellow on map):

• Geelong Rail Station – via myki machine at front of station

Customers can also purchase myki online at myki.com.au or by phoning 13 6954 (13 myki).

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There are three types of myki concession cards

• General concession myki which is for people with an eligible concession card, such as as Pension Card, or Health Care Card.
• Child concession myki which is for people aged 4 to 16 years old. Children under 4 years old are free.
• Seniors concession myki which is for people with a Seniors Card. Seniors get free travel on weekends for 2 adjacent zones of travel

For further information regarding concession entitlements see myki card types on the myki website.

Students can purchase a zone 4 (Geelong area) Student Bus Pass which is either valid for 1 year or 1/2 year. These can be used on any zone 4 (Geelong area) service 365 days a year and can be purchased from the Geelong Railway Station.  Application Forms are available at Geelong Railway Station or from most schools.

myki will automatically charge you the cheapest fare for your trip or trips.

2-hour fare

Your first touch on of the day will expire exactly 2 hours after your first touch on. For example if you touch on at 9.05am it will be valid til 11.05am.

However, if your first touch on occurs after 6pm, then you can travel until 3am the next morning and you will only pay a 2 hour fare.

You should continue to touch on and touch off as you travel so that you have a valid ticket and pay the correct fare for your journey.

For information, visit Public Transport Victoria or call Public Transport Victoria on 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight).

Daily cap

Daily caps apply for travel. Once a daily cap has been reached, you can make unlimited journeys within the applicable zone(s) until the end of the day and pay no more than the daily cap.

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Visit Public Transport Victoria or call Public Transport Victoria on 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight).

Our buses are not equipped with credit card or EFTPOS facilities. You can buy and top up myki at myki.com.au, by calling 13 6954 (13 myki) or at myki outlets.

Exchanging your free travel voucher for a V/Line train ticket entitles you to travel in a zone 4 regional area of Geelong only. These tickets cannot be used for travel to coastal areas eg Portarlington and Torquay as they are zone 5 areas.