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okay. so theres alot of confusion about public transport and getting to your campus.

this i have to ask... is it worth getting a rail/bus pass??

i just looked at the prices and they are horrific!!!!

my planned trip to get to the milperra campus (bankstown) involves me going on a train to liverpool to get on a bus that goes directly to the campus. now, my problem is... is it worth paying $50 bucks for a rail pass that only lasts 28 days?? just to go two stations away =/

its ridiculous!! so a single ticket to liverpool is $1.60 but a return is $3. 3 times 4 days = $12 a week for rail. for bus fare... direct bus to uws = $1.60 each way, total = $3.20 now times that by 4 days... $12.80 a week for bus

so this makes it look like NOT getting a pass is cheaper.

i do not want to waste an excess amount on public transport if im not going to uni everyday of the week.

what do you people thinkk? what are YOUR planned public transport trips? and how much are you paying?
 

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So it's $12 a week for rail and you're deciding whether it's cheaper to buy the rail ticket that's $50 and lasts for 28 days?

28 days is approximately a month.

There are 4 weeks in a month, so if you paid without that $50 ticket, it'd be $12 x 4 = $84.

I see a saving. o_O

Unless I interpreted the whole thing wrong!
 
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hmm.. i read it wrong i think...

wtfff

but a 2 week pass is $12.50 for consession for a distance between 0 and 10km..

so THATS cheaper than the 28 day one =/

2 times 12.50 = $25 for 4 weeks.

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So it's $12 a week for rail and you're deciding whether it's cheaper to buy the rail ticket that's $50 and lasts for 28 days?

28 days is approximately a month.

There are 4 weeks in a month, so if you paid without that $50 ticket, it'd be $12 x 4 = $84.

I see a saving. o_O

Unless I interpreted the whole thing wrong!
urmmm i no i havent done maths in a few months, but im sure $12 x 4 = $48.. which isnt that great of a saving
 
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okay wtf is going on about buses....

a travelten bus fare is $13.20 which means 10 trips???

i dont get it. so is 10 trips one way? or are they return?

if so.. that would mean i need one every week??
 
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well thats gay =/

so 2 trips per day for bus. that means 8 trips per week =/

so i have to buy one of those tickets weekly...

and the pass works out to be like 28 cents cheaper for each trip...



ughhh headspin! :spzz:

why do they make public transport so damn complicated.
 

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weekly train $27, travelten $13ish, private company bus $2.50 each way ($20/week)


:( but the new system in april should make it cheaper.
 
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weekly train $27, travelten $13ish, private company bus $2.50 each way ($20/week)


:( but the new system in april should make it cheaper.

hmm =/

i thought i was going to have to pay that much too, until i kept searching around and found a better deal.

so basically ill be paying $13.20 for travelten a week, mytrain (fornightly, return) is $25 per fortnight.

i cant wait to get my p's later this year =/ rather just pay for petrol.
 

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Ok, well, if you have classes 5 days a week, *generally* you're going to be better off getting a weekly or fortnightly ticket. Anything less than 5 days just buy a ticket every day :)
 

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Ok, well, if you have classes 5 days a week, *generally* you're going to be better off getting a weekly or fortnightly ticket. Anything less than 5 days just buy a ticket every day :)
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Ok, well, if you have classes 5 days a week, *generally* you're going to be better off getting a weekly or fortnightly ticket. Anything less than 5 days just buy a ticket every day :)
For me its cheaper to buy a weekly when I go 4 days.
 

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there is a newsagency at parra station you can buy tickets from there....its just before maxbrenner you cant miss it.
 

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