Totally agree with you BB. Circular Quay Station is most definitely to best place to first aim for after arriving in Sydney. All that underground travel just adds to the grand arrival at the Quay. Even if you don't leave the station & get back on another train to take you to a station closer to your accomodation, first stop must be Circular Quay.
Really useful video. I am travelling solo to Sydney from the UK in June, so it's good to have a video to show the process and where everything is. When I am travelling solo, I don't like to appear like I don't know where I'm going or not know what I'm doing as it can be an easy target for unscrupulous people. Videos like this are so useful for when people go to new places.
@@christopherpoblete8562 It was really easy. You can use contactless to pay for your journeys. I had a preloaded currency card which I think was either Visa or Mastercard and it was accepted in the contactless scan in and scan out. Very cheap compared to expensive UK transport prices! I understand you can buy travel cards which you can preload but the currency card worked for me. The Sydney transport website was great for working out routes (such as where you change and which lines) and they seemed pretty frequent. The train to and from the airport was a doddle too. I much preferred the Sydney transport system versus Melbourne...the latter had a lot of disruptions and bus replacement services when I went.
Known this little nugget for a while now, in fact I caught the train from international right to my door (just about) after I returned from Canada, and from domestic from Uluru. I just stay on the train till it stops at Erskineville :)
Does that mean you go through Central twice? If you get off at central the first time you go through and catch a Bankstown train you can skip half the trip, however if it's too complicated don't worry the city circle doesn't take that long to go around.
OMG this was so informative. We are going from Domestic Airport to Circular Quay in Sept to go on a cruise. This has made the decision to catch the train a must do now!!!! Thank you so much for posting this. Enjoy your travels.
As Sydney residents, the train really is the only decent way to get to/from the airport. It's reasonably priced, trains are generally reliable and it's comfortable enough. Just a short lift to get your luggage onto the train and then off again (we have to change at Central). There's only one station on our line which does not have lifts - but that has gently sloped ramps to/from the platforms. A small fraction of the price of a taxi.
Thanks BB, for the valuable hint. If you live in Sydney near a rail line and travelling alone, the train is probably the best option. Yeah it costs a station access fee (which goes to the government not to a private organisation BTW), but it is way, way cheaper than a cab or parking at the airport (and it also stops the riff-raff treating the airport as a shopping mall hangout). If you are going as a group, a shared cab fare is often better. But there are also mini-bus shuttles which are often reasonably cheap and door to door, and may be the best option for some locations. If you live or are staying somewhere along the 350 or 420 bus routes, (or want to do the backpacker poverty transfer to Mascot station) you can also use them. Back in the day, I used to park at Revesby on the airport line for interstate meeting flights (or to Melbourne by XPT and back by air). These days they charge if you park at many station carparks and don't use your Opal card to commute, or you are there for more than 18 hours, but I know of people who now do similar to me and get back in under 18. Even if they don't, the fee is still less than airport parking or most cab rides.
Expecting to visit Sydney shortly; thank you so very much for this incredibly helpful 'how to'! Can't wait to visit again; a new subscriber here for sure!
It is also the fastest and probably the cheapest way. The cost of Taxi to the city is about $85 and by train is about $20. The lowest price on Opal card is $20. The Opal card is free unlike the Melbourne's Myki card ( which cost $6 for adult and $3 for concession)
Hi BB, very good vid it is the way to go,i live up near newcastle and travel once ayear on the train to sydney had card for many years now and its great, i go to my paper shop and recharge once a year, your video is spot on. god bless and take care, terry dora ck.
Only Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth have airport rail connections at this time. Melbourne is planning construction of an airport link to begin in a few years IIRC.
Melbourne has the Skybus that run between the Airport and Skybus terminal near Southern Cross train station. Skybus runs every 20 minutes and takes around 20 minutes to reach Melbourne. The current going rate is about $20 per trip.
When you use your Opal card, the maximum you'll pay in a week is $50. It runs from Monday to Sunday. It also excludes the Airport link. Once you hit $50 in a week, the rest of your travel for that week is free. It's a great system!
@@breakfastbuster7483 That is great to know. I was in Sydney after the Easter and I asked a police woman near Town Hall about purchasing an Opal card and about the fare structure of Sydney's public transport and she could not give me an answer. I got my opal card from the newsagency near Circular Quay .
hi :) fantastic video :) was just wondering, we are comimg to sydney from tassie in a few weeks for a holiday, then a P&O cruise :) we are staying at the swissotel hotel in the cbd :) i was just wondering if you knew please what train stop would be our best to get off at? then do we need to catch the light rail to get us closer to our hotel ? Or is it just as easy to walk? thanks heaps, deb
Thanks for sharing. Been to Sydney many times but would like to try the train this time and the video will be very helpful. I do have a question, can you walk from Terminal 1 to the train station? Do I have to take the T-Bus to the Domestic Terminal? Thanks again for your help.
There are train station at the Domestic and International terminals. Just follow the signs to the Trains when you arrive at Terminal 1. No need to catch a bus or shuttle anywhere.
Hello a few questions, what time do the trains stop operating. What time do the office's close at the station. And can you put cash into the machines. All important questions as I am travelling soon. Thanks in advance.
@@breakfastbuster7483 thanks for that, and every bit of information helps. I've just posted my situation my biggest obstacle is that I need to be able to catch a train from Central station in Sydney to Newcastle interchange after midnight, there's so much conflicting information on the net that you simply can't know unless it comes from the horses mouth. Thanks again.
@@bobjohnson3174 Hi Bob. I actually just took that train recently. The latest I can see the train leaving Central is 11:48pm. It arrives in Newcastle at 2:48am.
@@breakfastbuster7483 that's very helpful thankyou, my plane lands about 2150 so I hope I can make out of the airport and into Central station in that timeframe. All that information on various websites says nothing about your train, it only indicates 3 trains per day morning and afternoon and this is why it's confusing. Thanks again.
@@breakfastbuster7483 thanks Breakfast Buster I finally after a ton of websites worked it all out. Airport train is good for about an hour after midnight and the Central to Gosford train is good after midnight also... thanks
I'm taking the plane on Saturday 26 at 7am. I have an opal card with 13 dollars. I am not sure. how to be sure of the amount? is it enough from the central station?
Opal card is free. Any money you put on the card can be spent on transport. At the airport $35 is the minimum you need to put on the card. The more you use int, the cheaper the transport costs get!
Who pays this guy?? Catch a quick cheap public bus (420) to either Rockdale or Mascot to avoid being ripped off by unfair airport rail station fees. If there's more than one of you with lots of luggage, do the math and hire a cab or urber..
@@RyanJacobs496 Absolutely correct, James. My apologies! I'm pretty certain when they first allowed for credit card payment, the Opal benefits were not included. But they certainly are now. See:transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/contactless-payments
A guy who appreciates a good coffee, I can with that.
He’s like the grandpa who guides everyone well! This video is amazing! I love it! Very useful 🎉
This is just about the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me!
@@breakfastbuster7483 i would love to go to sydney your so lucky but such a good guy
@@Hidudesupman Thanks mate!
Totally agree with you BB. Circular Quay Station is most definitely to best place to first aim for after arriving in Sydney. All that underground travel just adds to the grand arrival at the Quay. Even if you don't leave the station & get back on another train to take you to a station closer to your accomodation, first stop must be Circular Quay.
Really useful video. I am travelling solo to Sydney from the UK in June, so it's good to have a video to show the process and where everything is. When I am travelling solo, I don't like to appear like I don't know where I'm going or not know what I'm doing as it can be an easy target for unscrupulous people. Videos like this are so useful for when people go to new places.
How was your experience? I'm travelling solo to Sydney in 5 days!
@@christopherpoblete8562 It was really easy. You can use contactless to pay for your journeys. I had a preloaded currency card which I think was either Visa or Mastercard and it was accepted in the contactless scan in and scan out. Very cheap compared to expensive UK transport prices!
I understand you can buy travel cards which you can preload but the currency card worked for me. The Sydney transport website was great for working out routes (such as where you change and which lines) and they seemed pretty frequent. The train to and from the airport was a doddle too. I much preferred the Sydney transport system versus Melbourne...the latter had a lot of disruptions and bus replacement services when I went.
Right, this video will help me out a lot cause I'm also solo traveling to Sydney from the USA, This September
@@christopherpoblete8562did you enjoy it
My confidence is getting high after I watch ur vid sir.
Known this little nugget for a while now, in fact I caught the train from international right to my door (just about) after I returned from Canada, and from domestic from Uluru. I just stay on the train till it stops at Erskineville :)
Does that mean you go through Central twice? If you get off at central the first time you go through and catch a Bankstown train you can skip half the trip, however if it's too complicated don't worry the city circle doesn't take that long to go around.
OMG this was so informative. We are going from Domestic Airport to Circular Quay in Sept to go on a cruise. This has made the decision to catch the train a must do now!!!! Thank you so much for posting this. Enjoy your travels.
Glad to help! have a great trip!
You don’t need opal cards anymore. Just use your credit/debit card.
@@philips3066 IS the fare different using credit/debit card in Sydney? the cost of Opal card is free.
@@jliang70 I believe there is no difference in fare.
As Sydney residents, the train really is the only decent way to get to/from the airport. It's reasonably priced, trains are generally reliable and it's comfortable enough. Just a short lift to get your luggage onto the train and then off again (we have to change at Central). There's only one station on our line which does not have lifts - but that has gently sloped ramps to/from the platforms. A small fraction of the price of a taxi.
Thank you so much for this video. It will be very useful when my wife and I visit in December of ‘24.
simple, useful, and definitely beautiful view of sydney at the end of the video. Thank you Sir. much appreciated.
Thank you for valuable information
This really helped me on my trip to Sydney last month. Was quick and easy and the stop at Circular Quay was definitely worth it
Glad to hear it! Even though the video is 4 years old, everything is exactly the same. Hope you had a great trip!
Thanks BB, for the valuable hint. If you live in Sydney near a rail line and travelling alone, the train is probably the best option. Yeah it costs a station access fee (which goes to the government not to a private organisation BTW), but it is way, way cheaper than a cab or parking at the airport (and it also stops the riff-raff treating the airport as a shopping mall hangout). If you are going as a group, a shared cab fare is often better. But there are also mini-bus shuttles which are often reasonably cheap and door to door, and may be the best option for some locations. If you live or are staying somewhere along the 350 or 420 bus routes, (or want to do the backpacker poverty transfer to Mascot station) you can also use them.
Back in the day, I used to park at Revesby on the airport line for interstate meeting flights (or to Melbourne by XPT and back by air). These days they charge if you park at many station carparks and don't use your Opal card to commute, or you are there for more than 18 hours, but I know of people who now do similar to me and get back in under 18. Even if they don't, the fee is still less than airport parking or most cab rides.
Expecting to visit Sydney shortly; thank you so very much for this incredibly helpful 'how to'! Can't wait to visit again; a new subscriber here for sure!
Great video, very informative , Thanks for uploading it
No worries!
Thank you so much for such a detailed video.
Thank you. I'll be in Sydney in October, so that was very helpful.
Thanks for the video. Will be visiting in a few months!
It is also the fastest and probably the cheapest way. The cost of Taxi to the city is about $85 and by train is about $20. The lowest price on Opal card is $20. The Opal card is free unlike the Melbourne's Myki card ( which cost $6 for adult and $3 for concession)
Thanks for this video. Going to Sydney next week and was nervous about this train but it seems easy enough
Hi BB, very good vid it is the way to go,i live up near newcastle and travel once ayear on the train to sydney had card for many years now and its great, i go to my paper shop and recharge once a year, your video is spot on. god bless and take care, terry dora ck.
Excellent. Thanks so much
Very helpfull information for new comer mate...thankyou.
Great video! Thank you so much!!
Thanks for the video. I'm coming to Sydney in 2 months 😍
Good time to visit. Really hot now but weather should be perfect then.
Thank you for sharing
Really useful for me
Cheers
Great informative video...subscribed
Thanks, this is useful indeed.
😍 thank you so much for this video
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for your explanation.
Thanks was informative at will do this train trip In 2 weeks from domestic airport
First time to Australia (Sydney) in February and this video is very useful. Thanks.
very helpful thank you breakfest buster!
Thx BB, it is very useful
Really helpful thank you
Glad it helped
Only Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth have airport rail connections at this time. Melbourne is planning construction of an airport link to begin in a few years IIRC.
Melbourne has the Skybus that run between the Airport and Skybus terminal near Southern Cross train station. Skybus runs every 20 minutes and takes around 20 minutes to reach Melbourne. The current going rate is about $20 per trip.
@@jliang70 which is at the mercy of road traffic, trains are not. Now your airport link as been delayed for 4 years.
thanks for your video grreatttt
Most welcome 😊
actually you can use your credit / debit card without having to use an opal card.
Hi
Thanks for the explanation.
I would like to know the Opal weekly travel cap means the calendar week or how it works?
When you use your Opal card, the maximum you'll pay in a week is $50. It runs from Monday to Sunday. It also excludes the Airport link. Once you hit $50 in a week, the rest of your travel for that week is free. It's a great system!
@@breakfastbuster7483 That is great to know. I was in Sydney after the Easter and I asked a police woman near Town Hall about purchasing an Opal card and about the fare structure of Sydney's public transport and she could not give me an answer. I got my opal card from the newsagency near Circular Quay .
hi :) fantastic video :) was just wondering, we are comimg to sydney from tassie in a few weeks for a holiday, then a P&O cruise :) we are staying at the swissotel hotel in the cbd :) i was just wondering if you knew please what train stop would be our best to get off at? then do we need to catch the light rail to get us closer to our hotel ? Or is it just as easy to walk? thanks heaps, deb
If you get off at Town Hall Station and walk out the QVB exit, you'll be about a 2 minute walk from your hotel.
use to be a bus that was like 3 bucks that got scrapped years ago
Thanks for sharing. Been to Sydney many times but would like to try the train this time and the video will be very helpful. I do have a question, can you walk from Terminal 1 to the train station? Do I have to take the T-Bus to the Domestic Terminal? Thanks again for your help.
There are train station at the Domestic and International terminals. Just follow the signs to the Trains when you arrive at Terminal 1. No need to catch a bus or shuttle anywhere.
@@breakfastbuster7483 Thanks!
Hello a few questions, what time do the trains stop operating. What time do the office's close at the station.
And can you put cash into the machines. All important questions as I am travelling soon. Thanks in advance.
Hi Bob, Most train stations shut around midnight. Opal top-up machines take cash or credit card. Have a great trip!
@@breakfastbuster7483 thanks for that, and every bit of information helps. I've just posted my situation my biggest obstacle is that I need to be able to catch a train from Central station in Sydney to Newcastle interchange after midnight, there's so much conflicting information on the net that you simply can't know unless it comes from the horses mouth. Thanks again.
@@bobjohnson3174 Hi Bob. I actually just took that train recently. The latest I can see the train leaving Central is 11:48pm. It arrives in Newcastle at 2:48am.
@@breakfastbuster7483 that's very helpful thankyou, my plane lands about 2150 so I hope I can make out of the airport and into Central station in that timeframe. All that information on various websites says nothing about your train, it only indicates 3 trains per day morning and afternoon and this is why it's confusing. Thanks again.
@@breakfastbuster7483 thanks Breakfast Buster I finally after a ton of websites worked it all out.
Airport train is good for about an hour after midnight and the Central to Gosford train is good after midnight also... thanks
have just subscribed to your channel :) nice to be onboard :)
I'm taking the plane on Saturday 26 at 7am. I have an opal card with 13 dollars. I am not sure. how to be sure of the amount? is it enough from the central station?
N0. It costs $17 to get to the airport. Need to top upat a machine, supermarket or newsagent.
Tnks brother
How much is the opal card
Opal card is free. Any money you put on the card can be spent on transport. At the airport $35 is the minimum you need to put on the card. The more you use int, the cheaper the transport costs get!
you don't pay for the actual opal card. You just pay how much you wanna put inside
What does "Guday" mean?
G’day - hello. Hi. Hey there.
@@erinrolander3340 You're trying to say 'good day.'
Who pays this guy??
Catch a quick cheap public bus (420) to either Rockdale or Mascot to avoid being ripped off by unfair airport rail station fees. If there's more than one of you with lots of luggage, do the math and hire a cab or urber..
Yea a new visitor to sydney is not going to figure that out
@@gdawwg1125 Not the stupid ones
Digital wallet= wrist watch and mobile payment approved
You can now just tap your credit card. You don’t need an opal card. This vid is 4 years old
I am From Bangladesh, i want to go there,but i have no Australian visa,😓
FYI.. using your Credit Card is just like using an Opal card...
No, the best quickest and easiest way possible is to have someone pick you up.
You don't need an opal card now. Just use your credit card to go through the gates
Absolutely correct. The only issue is that you will miss out on the capped travel savings if you're catching a lot of public transport.
@@breakfastbuster7483 This is incorrect. Using a credit card has the same daily and weekly benefits as using an Opal card.
@@RyanJacobs496 Absolutely correct, James. My apologies! I'm pretty certain when they first allowed for credit card payment, the Opal benefits were not included. But they certainly are now. See:transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/contactless-payments
@@breakfastbuster7483 Yeah, they changed it about 3 years ago now.
@@RyanJacobs496 I've been very busy.
A taxi is $50
Maybe a little less face time. We came to see the airport.
do not make stupid smacking sounds.