Getting Around

Public Transport

         To get around the City, you have a range of options starting from...

• Buses

         Information about Sydney Bus services is available from:

• the bus counters at Circular Quay, Wynyard Station and the Queen Victoria Building;
• the Sydney Transport Infoline 131 500; and
• the Sydney Buses website.

• Trains

            Metropolitan Services

• the train counters at Circular Quay and Central Stations,
• the Sydney Transport Infoline. Dial 131 500 and
• the CityRail website.

         Interstate and Intrastate Services

• the train counter at Central Station,
• the Sydney Transport Infoline at 131 500,
• the State Rail website,
• the Countrylink Infoline at 132 232 and
• the Countrylink website

• Ferries

• the ferry counter at Circular Quay,
• the Sydney Transport Infoline at 131 400 and
• the Sydney Ferries website.

• Light Rail

• Monorail

• Cabs

• Rental Cars

• Tourist Services

• Airport Express
         Airport Express is the only scheduled direct route bus service to and
         from Sydney Airport. It operate 7 days a week between 6:00am and
         10:00pm.

         Cost: Adults $6.50 one way, $11.00 return; Children $4.00 one way, $5.50
         return; Family (2 adults & 2 children) $17.00 one way, $27.50 return.

• The CityHopper
         The CityHopper ticket gives visitors to the City unlimited all day train travel on
         CityRail services in the area bounded by Kings Cross, North Sydney and
         Redfern and unlimited bus travel on Sydney Buses in the City Centre, Darling
         Harbour, Moore Park and Kings Cross.

         Cost: Adults $6.60 peak hour; $5.40 off peak (after 9:00am); Children $3.30
         peak hour, $2.70 off peak.
 

• The Sydney Explorer
         Sydney's only guided bus tour, the Sydney Explorer bus makes a 35km circuit
         of all the major attractions in the city, The Rocks, Kings Cross, Chinatown and
         Darling Harbour. One day tickets, available from the driver, enable passengers
         to board and leave the bus at any one of its 22 stops. Buses operate at 20
         minute intervals from 9:00am daily.

         Cost: $28 adult, $20 child, $76 family
 

• The Sydneypass
         The Sydneypass (available for three, five, and seven days) provides unlimited
         travel within a seven day period on all CityRail trains within a bounded area, on
         Sydney Buses and on all Ferries, including premium services and cruises.

         Cost: Adults three days $85.00; five days $115.00; seven days $135.00;
         Children: three days $75.00, five days $100.00, seven days $120.00; Family (2
         adults and 2 children) three days $245.00, five days $330.00, seven days
         $390.00.
 

• The DayRover
         The DayRover gives unlimited all day travel on CityRail trains within a bounded
         area, Sydney Buses and Sydney Ferries.

         Cost: $20.00 peak hour; $16.00 off peak (after 9:00am).

         Tickets for the above are sold at most CityRail ticket offices and State Transit
         sales outlets. SydneyPass may also be bought on State Transit tourist services,
         including all Explorer and Airport Express buses.

         For more information as to where you can get a timetables for the public transports
         call the Sydney transport information Infoline at 131 500.
 

• The TravelPass
         Getting around Sydney in the most economical way. It is designed for frequent users
         of train, bus and ferry transport.  It allows an unlimited number of trips for either
         weekly, quarterly or yearly travel throughout the zones for which it has been purchased.

         There is a range of TravelPass tickets for use on CityRail, Sydney Buses and Sydney Ferries.
         A RED Travel Pass costs $26.00 for 7 days.
         A GREEN Travel Pass costs $33.00 for 7 days

        You can also check out the Sydney Transport website.