NightRider tickets
NightRider is a bus service that provides a safe, cheap alternative for late night travel home on the weekends. Buses travel from the city to Melbourne's outer suburbs, departing every hour between 12.30am and 4.30am on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
NightRider has more than 300 stops along nine major routes to Bayswater/Belgrave, Craigieburn, Croydon, Dandenong, Eltham, Epping, Frankston/Mornington, St Albans/Melton and Werribee, so there are plenty of places to get on or off.
Special services also operate during the year to support major events in Melbourne such as the Australian Grand Prix and New Year's Eve.
Use your Metcard on Nightrider from 2 March 2007
As of 2 March 2007, fares on the NightRider service have been slashed with the service becoming part of the Metcard ticketing system.
Customers who already have a valid Metcard ticket are able to take a NightRider bus at no extra cost.
NightRider passengers can purchase Metcards on the bus, in advance online or from Metcard retail agents around the city.
