Metro school bus services start on 5 February 2026
The Tasmanian Department of State Growth determines that Metro Tasmania will commence running school bus services from the first day of Term 1 for Tasmanian government schools. This means that for 2026, all Metro school services will commence on Thursday 5 February. If your school resumes prior to this date, you may need to utilise…
Metro’s ‘Colour My Christmas’ Colouring-In Competition!
Get festive this season with Metro’s Christmas Colouring Competition — open to all Tasmanian children aged 4-16 years! To celebrate the launch of this year’s Metro Christmas Bus, we’ve created three colouring pages featuring artwork by Tasmanian illustrator Bec Adamczewski (Becski). Now it’s your turn to bring them to life! Three prize packs are up…
Metro Tasmania announces new CEO
Metro Tasmania is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Paton as our new Chief Executive Officer. Jess joins Metro with nearly 20 years of senior leadership experience in public transport, spanning operational readiness, safety and risk, workforce development, strategic network planning, and major transport reform programs. Most recently serving as the General Manager Strategy…
Metro Tasmania Partners with Foodbank Tasmania this Festive Season
As the holiday season approaches, Metro is proud to partner with Foodbank Tasmania to support local families and individuals experiencing food insecurity. This year, we’re coming together to make a meaningful difference in our community through a festive food donation drive running until Friday 12 December 2025. Why We’re Supporting Foodbank Tasmania Food insecurity is…
Metro’s Christmas Bus hits the streets
Christmas spirit has officially arrived and it’s on wheels! Our 2025 Metro Tasmania Christmas Bus made its debut at the Myer City of Hobart Christmas Pageant, bringing colour, smiles and a whole lot of festive fun to Hobart’s streets. A huge thank you to our Metro team members who joined the parade – on foot…
Free Metro Bus Travel for Seniors Card Holders During Seniors Week! (13-19 October 2025)
Metro is excited to help Tasmanian seniors stay connected to their communities by offering FREE bus travel for all Seniors Card holders during COTA Tasmania’s (Council on the Ageing) Seniors Week. From Monday 13 October until Sunday 19 October 2025, simply show your Seniors Card to your Metro bus driver and enjoy the ride on…
SCAM ALERT: Beware of Fake Metro GreenCard Promotions
Metro is aware of a fraudulent promotions on Facebook and Instagram claiming to offer free public transport and GreenCards offers. Please be advised, this is NOT an official Metro Tasmania offer. If you’ve encountered this scam, please report it directly to Facebook by clicking the three dots above the post and clicking “report”. Stay aware…
Metro Celebrates Hydrogen Electric Buses in Hobart
Today, we celebrated our Hydrogen Electric Buses (HEBs) with key partners and stakeholders in Hobart. The three bright green HEBs are part of Metro’s Hobart fleet in our Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) trial — a first for a public transport project in Tasmania using locally produced hydrogen as fuel. These innovative buses use electric motors…
Helping Design a Better Future with Metro’s Award-Winning App
At the 2025 TasICT Excellence Awards, Metro, together with Ionata Digital, Loop Foundry, Department of State Growth (Tas), and Mattersoft, received the award for Best ICT Initiative or Industry Collaboration. The award recognises the collaborative approach to the successful delivery of real-time bus tracking in the Metro Tas app, an important step in our ongoing…
Half Price Fares remain in effect
Half price fares for Tasmanian public transport have been extended. Adult, concession, urban, non-urban, child and student fares remain at half price. If paying with cash, our bus operators will charge the half price fare. If using a GreenCard, just tap on as usual and the half price fare will be applied, in addition to…