Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

So, tapping on the Queenslands Brisbane Airport Airtrain card reader with the Go card, will elicit the 50 cent fare?
Just like that?
 
But it’s one or the other from what I can tell. eg contactless or Opal. You can’t mix and match on different days.
Just setting it up now.
I think that you CAN mix payment methods on different days, just can't (shouldn't) on the SAME day.
 
Just setting it up now.
I think that you CAN mix payment methods on different days, just can't (shouldn't) on the SAME day.
I have an existing CC on my Transport NSW profile (as well as Opal). Clicking thru, it was telling me that it would cancel my Opal but there did appear to be an either / or option but no way to select it…🤷‍♂️

Decided it wasn’t worth the hassle. My Opal is down to $10 float, so no big deal plus I still get a quarterly statement of actual usage v CC/DC which will just show a $ charge.
 
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So, tapping on the Queenslands Brisbane Airport Airtrain card reader with the Go card, will elicit the 50 cent fare?
Just like that?

I haven't tried it but don't think so

No, Airtrain is specifically excluded from the 50c fares and the normal Airtrain fares apply.

For a while, when the 50c fares were brought in, the fares were specially lowered to around half price (I think it was $9.50), but once that honeymoon was over, they went back to the normal very expensive fares.
 
Arrived in Gold Coast late this am....Uber was quoting $65 to Cahill Av. So thought we will try the bus (777) and tram combo, changing at Broadbeach South. Easy as just tapped credit card on/ off on both the bus and tram....took just under an hour.

Whilst having lunch with @Fifa and her +1, I asked her how much did the public transport from airport cost....I was in shock when she said $0.50.. this must be the cheapest to / from an airport in Australia unless you walked?!
 
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Whilst having lunch with @Fifa and her +1, I asked her how much did rhe public transport from airport cost....I was in shock when she said $0.50.. this must be the cheapest to / from an airport in Australia unless you walked?!
Older retired Victorian residents can get to/from MEL for nix on weekends.
 
Older Western Australian's can get to Perth Airport free - except for peak hours, on weekdays. All people, from anywhere, who tag on/off with a contactless card can get there for free on a Sunday.
 

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