Transport in Sydney

Places

• Opal

  Whole network

  Payment system for train, metro, bus, light rail and ferry. Adult caps: A$19.30 a day from Monday to Thursday, A$9.65 from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays, A$50 a week.

• Sydney Trains

  Whole city

  Train network with Central as the main station. Between midnight and 4:30, NightRide buses replace most services.

• Sydney Metro

  Chatswood to Sydenham

  Metro with stops at Crows Nest, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Gadigal and Waterloo. It accepts Opal and bank cards.

• Sydney Light Rail

  Centre, Inner West and east

  Three lines: L1 from Central to Dulwich Hill, L2 from Circular Quay to Randwick and L3 from Circular Quay to Kingsford.

• Sydney Airport train

  Airport to Central

  Trains every 10 minutes, about 8 minutes to Central from the domestic station. A station access fee with its own weekly cap is added to the train fare.

  From A$18.61Only the station access fee for an adult with Opal or a contactless card; the train fare is separate, seen on 5 Nov 2026

• City of Sydney cycling map

  Centre

  City council map of bike lanes and routes for cycling around the city.

  Free

• Sydney Airport

  8 km from the centre

  International terminal T1 and domestic terminals T2 and T3. Reached by train, bus, taxi and app-based chauffeur car.

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