Catching Public Transport in Sydney

Catching Public Transport in Sydney

The website for public transport info in NSW is here:
http://www.131500.com.au

Type of public transport
Most commonly used are Bus/Trains/Ferry although there are others like tram and monorail as well.

Tickets
Most common tickets

Bus: 

Single trips for irregular users 
(usually @ non peak hours, Buy direct from bus drivers, drivers give change, sometimes if at peak hours, bus drivers dont sell tickets to fasten boarding time, in this case, buy from authorised bus ticket resellers)

Multi trip bus tickets
Called Travel 10, please check prices from the link above, valid for 10 trips. Depending on how far you are travelling on a bus. The ticket above is a travel 10 for 1-2 sections.

Tickets do not have an expiry date and is valid for 10 trips

Buy from authorised resellers, e,.g. newsagent. just ask for "travel 10s"

Train

System map:

Tickets:

Single trips for irregular users 
Buy at train station.Either vending machine or buy from the ticketing counter.
Avaliable in Single trip or Return. Buy a "Return" ticket if you are going somewhere and coming back to the same station on the same day

Tip: Buy a return ticket after 9am and you will save in paying "off peak" fares

Weekly train tickets "weeklies"
Called weeklies, valid for 7 days although 14 days are available for double the price. Valid for 7 days between your 2 nominated stations

Tip: Buy a weekly after 3pm, it's valid on that day and 7 days thereafter.


Ferry
Seldom take ferry, but for major jetty like circular quay, either buy tickets from vending machines or ticket counter.

If boarding from smaller jetty, buy from the conductor after boarding the ferry.


Tickets for multiple modes of transports e.g. Bus/train/ferry good for unlimited rides

• Day tripper - Valid for the whole day on many public transport in Sydney - ~about $20. 
• My multi tickets - e.g. mymulti1, mymulti2, mymulti3, Valid for 7 days on many public transport in the area that you have chosen.
• Family tickets only valid on Sundays, ~$2.50 for each travelling adult if travelling as family

Again please check link above for the real prices.

Catching a train at night

When travelling at night, you will notice that the train is very empty, the best and safest way is to travel on the train carriage next to the guard.

The guard is usually located in the middle of a 8 train carriage or in the last carriage if the train is a 4 train carriage.

You can also identify where are the possible locations on a train station platform where the train guard's carriage is likely to stop by looking out for the "Night safe area" words painted in blue on the platform next to the yellow line or the blue light on the train carriage.

If trains are not operating at night, nightride buses are available.

Train time table:

As for copy of the train timetable the next time you buy a train ticket from the ticketing counter.

Extra fees for using Airport Train station and certain stations on the airport line

If boarding a train from the airport, additional fee applies as the train stations are privately operated.
http://www.airportlink.com.au/price.php


Safety advises:

Here's some safety tips and advise from the mata mata:
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/106950/personal_safety_tips.pdf


Please feel free to ask any questions