Public transport for New Year's Eve 2021
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Public transport is free from 6pm and running all night on New Year's Eve, and is still the best way to get around Melbourne welcome in the new year!
- Before you travel
- Free travel
- Services running all night
- New Year's Day
- Plan ahead
- Service information
Before you travel
QR codes have been rolled out across the public transport network to help keep passengers safe. Please check-in every time you see a QR code and register your myki as well. The details you share are used to contact you when necessary, to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the community
When travelling on public transport you must wear a fitted face mask covering your nose and mouth, unless you have a lawful reason for not doing so, and ensure you wear it for your entire journey.
Plan your journey using Journey Planner and check Disruptions for service changes that may affect your journey.
Free travel
Metropolitan trains, trams, buses and regional town buses will be free from 6pm on New Year's Eve until 6am on New Year’s Day.
V/Line travel will be free on services where touch on occurs after 6pm on New Year’s Eve and 6am on New Year's Day. Travel is also free on the first timetabled V/Line service departing Melbourne on New Year's Day for regional Victoria.
Passengers do not need to travel with a valid myki during periods of free travel. Metropolitan ticket barriers will be open at all stations. Passengers who touch on their myki after 6pm will not be charged. If passengers touch on before 6pm, they should make sure to touch off or they may be charged a default fare.
Passengers leaving Melbourne on the first timetabled V/Line services on New Year's Day should avoid touching on, otherwise a myki money fare will apply. In the event that passengers are charged to travel on the first timetabled V/Line service leaving Melbourne, passengers are advised to call our call centre.
Services running all night
Metropolitan trains and trams (except Routes 78 and 82) will run all night to help you travel to your New Year's Eve event and back again.
New Year's Day
Most services will be running to a Saturday timetable on New Year's Day.
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Plan ahead
- Our call centre is open all night on New Year's Eve. For help planning your journey on the night, call 1800 800 007.
- Please check the disruptions page for notification of any service changes that may affect your journey to and from the event.
- To plan your route, please use the PTV Journey planner.
- Download the free PTV mobile apps for Android and iOS and access public transport information on the go.
- Passengers requiring accessibility information and assistance, see Accessible transport.
- Passengers are advised to top up prior to travelling or to set auto top up so that you never need to top up again. For more information, see auto top up your myki.
- For information on ticketing for children and concessions, see Children and Concessions.
- Passengers needing further information or special assistance, please call 1800 800 007 prior to travelling.
Service information
Metropolitan train
Access to CBD stations during New Year's Eve
The station will operate as normal. Parents with prams, seniors or people with special needs can access the concourse at any time and lifts are for their use.
31 December 2021
From first service until last service all services will operate to a normal Friday timetable.
- From 7pm until 2am the Burnley group will run direct to Flinders Street then via the City Loop.
- Flinders Street, Southern Cross and Richmond stations will be open all night on New Year's Eve, while City Loop stations (Parliament, Flagstaff and Melbourne Central stations) will close from 2.00am.
Prior to midnight, normal services will be operating to Flinders Street Station.
1 January 2022
- From 12.00am to 1.00am, all services will be running approximately 15 minute service
- From 1.00am to 2:00am, all services will be running approximately 30 minute service.
- From 2:00am, all services will be running approximately 60 minute service until first service on Saturday morning.
To the city
There are no additional train services to Flinders Street Station.
From the city
After midnight there will be additional trains from Flinders Street Station to:
Belgrave/Lilydale/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines:
- To Glen Waverley departing: 12.22am, 12:50am, 1:39am
- To Lilydale departing: 12.26am, 1:25am
- To Belgrave departing: 12:57am
Craigieburn/Sunbury/Upfield/Werribee lines:
- To Craigieburn departing: 12:32am, 1:01am, 1:34am
- To Sunbury departing: 12:17am, 12:47am, 1:17am, 1:58am
- To Upfield departing: 12:28am, 12:57am, 1:42am
- To Werribee departing: 12:23am, 12:53am, 1:38am
Frankston/Sandringham/Cranbourne/Pakenham lines:
- To Frankston departing: 12:32am, 1:02am, 1:47am
- To Pakenham departing: 12:22am, 12:47am, 1:11am, 1:53am
- To Sandringham departing: 12:32am, 1:00am, 1:47am
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines:
- To Eltham departing: 12:25am, 12:54am, 1:38am
- To Mernda departing: 12:!6am, 12:46am, 1:21am
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Metropolitan tram
31 December 2021 - 1 January 2022
- Trams will operate to a Friday timetable on Friday 31 December.
- From 2am until the first normal service on Saturday, trams will operate to a 60 minute frequency.
- Please note: Tram routes 30, 35, 70, 75, 78, 82 and 86 will operate to an altered timetable service.
From 8pm to 2am on New Year's Eve, Route 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 trams will be altered.
- Route 1 and 6 trams will operate in sections with no trams between Stop 11 Collins St and Stop 14: Arts Precinct.
- Route 3a/64 trams will operate between the south-eastern suburbs and Flagstaff Station diverting via Park Street, Kings Way and William Street along Route 58.
- Route 5, 16, 67 and 72 trams will operate between the south-eastern suburbs and Stop 14: Arts Precinct.
Tram services in Docklands are impacted by the City of Melbourne Drone show occurring in Harbour Esplanade from the 31 December 2021 through to 30 January 2022. Trams will run as normal from first tram until 12pm each day. From 12pm to last service each day (including New Year's Eve):
- Route 70,75 will terminate at Flinders Street West (Spencer Street)
- Route 86 will terminate in Spencer Street (Remand Centre)
- Route 30 will terminate in Latrobe Street at Spencer Street
- City Circle will not operate (Route 35)
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Metropolitan bus
There'll be no changes to bus routes in the city on New Year's Eve and no additional services.
Buses will run to the normal Friday timetable on Friday 31 December. Night Network buses will run.
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Regional train
31 December 2021
A normal Friday timetable will operate on New Year’s Eve.
Night Coach services will operate in the early hours of New Year's Day, departing at 1am / 2am from the Southern Cross Coach Terminal.
Geelong line
Last train service departs at 1.15am (New Year’s Day), which will be extended to Waurn Ponds in lieu of Geelong.
We have also out on an additional train to depart at 1.45am.
An additional Night Network coach service to Waurn Ponds and Wyndham Vale will depart at 2.15am.
Ballarat Line
Additional Night Network coach services will depart at 1.10am and 2.10am.
Bendigo
Additional Night Network coach services will depart at 1.05am and 2.05am.
Seymour Line
Last scheduled train departs at 11.43pm.
Additional Night Network coach services will depart at 1.00amand 2.00am.
Traralgon Line
Last scheduled train departs at 11.57pm.
Additional Night Network coach services will depart at 1.00am and 2am.
1 January 2022
The normal Saturday timetable will operate on New Year’s Day.
Plan your journey using Journey Planner.
Regional coach
31 December 2021
The normal Friday timetable will operate on New Year’s Eve.
1 January 2022
The normal Saturday timetable will operate on New Year’s Day.
Night Coach services will operate as per the normal timetable.
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