Opal fares to be cheaper on Fridays but half-price trips after eight cut

Discounted weekend fares for trips on NSW public transport will be extended to Fridays as part of an annual change to Opal ticket prices which will rise from next month by an average of 3.7 per cent, which is less than the inflation rate.

Days before the state budget, the Minns government has decided to make ticket prices on Fridays the same as those at weekends but will end an incentive of half-price fares after eight journeys in a week, arguing almost 90 per cent of passengers are not…