The Tasmanian Liberal Government has a 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future.

A re-elected majority Liberal Government will halve bus fares as part of our plan to reduce cost of living pressures.

Under our plan, bus fares on Metro and rural routes, as well as Derwent ferries, will be cut in half from 1 June this year, to 30 June 2025.

"School buses, general access buses, ferries across all fare types including adults, students and concession passengers will benefit from this measure,'' Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.

“This will make a real hip-pocket difference to hundreds of thousands of Tasmanians.

"Under our commitment, a typical Metro fare will halve from $3.50 to $1.75. This means a Tasmanian who catches a bus to and from work every day of the working week will save $17.50 a week.

“That saving is even bigger for regional Tasmanians. The bus fare from Smithton to Burnie halves from $16 to $8 and Hobart to Huonville goes down to just $4.40.

“We know that every dollar counts, and that’s why we are taking immediate action to provide cost of living support to all Tasmanians.”

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson, said that the measure will also increase public transport patronage, including encouraging more people to use public transport for the first time, boosting mode-shift which reduces congestion on our roads.

"Every person who takes a bus is potentially a vehicle off the road network, whether that's on the Tasman Bridge or Wellington St in Launceston,'' Mr Ferguson said.

"I'm delighted that we can extend this discount to Derwent ferry passengers, and this too will drive further patronage to the highly successful ferry service we introduced."

Another key improvement for our public transport network will be the introduction of a common ticketing system later this year, enabling one transaction per passenger travelling between rural areas and the Metro network.

This new system will include real time monitoring of bus services enabling passengers to track their bus arrival times and plan for more time at home and less time at the bus stop.

A re-elected Liberal Government will also take control of bus routes to deliver better services.

"We know that Metro Tasmania has struggled to deliver all its services due to a lack of drivers,” Mr Ferguson said.

“That’s why we’ve already committed $8.1 million as a support package to overcome this shortage and we will secure network and timetable efficiencies to restore service delivery.”

“Only a majority Liberal Government will deliver cost of living measures that will benefit all Tasmanians.”

We will invest $14 million to deliver half price fares, and $15 million over four years for better service delivery.