Travellers will no longer travel for free after eight journeys in a week on the state's public transport system but will instead pay half price for those trips, after the Baird government adopted a key recommendation from NSW's pricing regulator.

However, Transport Minister Andrew Constance has put a freeze on fares until July next year and kept in place existing fare bands for the state's Opal ticketing system.

Following widespread concern from community groups, Mr Constance has rejected the regulator's advice to raise the daily fare cap for Gold Opal card holders from $2.50 to $3.60 and tighten the eligibility.

While he also decided against lifting the Adult Opal daily fare cap, he has adopted the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's recommendation to change the weekly travel reward system.