Parramatta Stadium Rebuild and other stuff

[Gazzamatta]

You pay the same as anyone using an Opal card. It's brilliant.

I'd suggest it's not a good option for those on the Gold seniors card. $2.50 per day and all that. Am I missing something?

 

[Gronk]

I'd suggest it's not a good option for those on the Gold seniors card. $2.50 per day and all that. Am I missing something?

No. The visa option is best for irregular users. When opal first started with ferries, buses and trains, people were sent off to newsagents to buy an opal card if they couldn’t buy it at a train station. The visa thing eliminates the confusion. Great for tourists. What a hassle to buy an octopus* / myki / ez-link / navigo / travelcard / metrocard in other cities.

* at least the Hong Kong card can be charged and used at the supermarket or random food vendors.