I've mentioned the usefulness of the Opal card in previous posts so I thought that I might dedicate an entire post to it. As someone who does a lot of commuting on public transport I much prefer the ease of the Opal card compared with the old paper tickets. Having to worry about whether or not I had coinage or cash to buy my ticket was a constant concern when I was living near Newcastle before the Opal card came out. Receipts were also a pain and with a few transfers a day, I had plenty of them. The Opal card allows you to not have to worry about having cash, just tap the Opal card on the reader as you're getting on and tap again when alighting from whatever mode of public transport you're on.
*photo taken from http://www.opal.com.au*
Putting money onto the Opal card is easy. You can either top up online, using a special Opal card top up machine available at some train stations or at some retailers. Auto top-up is also available online, meaning that you don't have to worry about not having enough money for your trip (assuming that you have money that can be used to top up the Opal card).
There are 4 different types of Opal cards available
Adult - daily cap $15
Concession - daily cap $7.50
Child/Youth - daily cap $7.50
Senior/Pensioner - daily cap $2.50
To find out more details about the Opal card and even get one, go to http://www.opal.com.au.
- Aiden
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