Most Adelaide Park ‘n’ Ride car parks are free and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as of 23 October 2026. Adelaide Metro lists two exceptions, Tea Tree Plaza and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, where parking is charged but, in its words, heavily discounted for Adelaide Metro users.
You can take luggage up to 90 cm x 60 cm x 40 cm on any Adelaide Metro bus, train or tram, and you can take a pram on all of them. Bikes are allowed on trains only, and Adelaide Metro says a driver may stop you boarding if you carry something dangerous, unhygienic or too big to fit on board.
To catch public transport in Adelaide, plan your trip online, then tap your metroCARD, bank card or phone on the yellow validation machine as you board. Adelaide Metro says you do not need to tap off when you leave a bus, train or tram, and you can no longer pay with cash when you catch a bus.
A regular Adelaide Metro fare costs $4.75 at peak times or $2.70 off-peak, as of 20 October 2026, and the same fare covers buses, trains and trams for two hours of travel at any distance. New fares have applied since Thursday 1 October 2026, an increase of about 3.3 per cent, in line with the consumer price index.