Originally Posted by
lsquare
I asked at the train station and the rep said it's the same. No discount whatsoever. If that's the case, then what's the point of using an Opal?
Various reasons.
- Opal is the only way to pay cash (by topping up your Opal with cash) and obviously not everyone has a credit card
- You can get concession Opal cards for students, elderly, etc which give discounts not available via credit card
- Opal was there first so even if they wanted to discontinue it, it would take time