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.
Bus travel across Tasmania is free until 30 June 2027, with no fare to pay and no GreenCard to tap on Metro Tasmania services. The Tasmanian Government has extended a scheme that began on Monday 30 March 2026 and was first set to end on 1 July 2026, as of 19 October 2026.
The public transport option from Hobart Airport to the city is the SkyBus Hobart City Express, which Hobart Airport says takes about 30 minutes on average and stops at five places in central Hobart. An adult ticket costs $24.00 one way, as of 19 October 2026, and you do not need to book.
An adult trip on a Canberra bus or the light rail costs $3.41 at peak times and $2.70 off-peak with MyWay+, as of October 2026, and you pay by tapping on and tapping off a MyWay+ validator on every trip. The fares have applied since Saturday 10 January 2026, and Transport Canberra says the 90-minute transfer is free on paid trips.
To travel on Newcastle Transport light rail, buses and the Stockton ferry you tap on and tap off with an Opal card, or with a Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit or debit card or a linked device, and the adult fare for 0 to 3 km is $3.30 at peak and $2.31 off-peak, as of October 2026. Opal single tickets are the back-up option and cost more.
Melbourne’s public transport is half price until 1 January 2027, so a full-fare myki Money traveller pays no more than $5.70 a day across Zones 1 and 2 on a weekday and $4.00 a day on a weekend. The daily cap means that once you reach it, travel is free for the rest of that day.
Every journey on Translink buses, trains, ferries, trams and on-demand services in South East Queensland costs 50 cents as of 18 October 2026, however far you travel and however you pay. You can pay by tapping a Visa or Mastercard on and off, with a go card, or with a paper ticket from a fare machine, and cash is not accepted on board.
The public transport route from Adelaide Airport to the city is the J1 or J2 bus from Stop 10, at the front of the terminal. Adelaide Metro says both buses pass through the Adelaide city centre, and a regular fare is $4.75 at peak times or $2.70 off-peak, as of 18 October 2026.
The train from Varsity Lakes to Brisbane’s Central station takes about 85 minutes, and a trip costs a flat 50 cents under Translink’s fares. On Monday 19 October 2026, Translink’s T5 Varsity Lakes timetable showed trains leaving Varsity Lakes every 15 minutes in the morning, and from Central to Varsity Lakes every 30 minutes in the middle of the day. Check the timetable for your own date, because track closures change it.
As of October 2026, a G:link tram trip costs a flat 50 cents per journey, whether you tap a contactless card, use a go card or buy a paper ticket. Translink says the flat rate applies across all zones and modes, including trams, regardless of how far you travel.