SpringOUT Fair Day is free and runs from 11am to 5pm on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Glebe Park in Canberra City. It falls on a day when no light rail services are running, so anyone who normally takes the tram into Civic needs another way in.
Powerhouse Parramatta, opening on Saturday 7 November 2026, has no onsite parking, according to the museum, and Transport for NSW says public transport, walking and cycling are the easiest ways to get there. The L4 light rail Church Street stop is about a 5-minute walk and Parramatta Station is about 8 to 10 minutes away, as of 22 October 2026.
On Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October 2026, nightly from 8pm to 1am, L1 Dulwich Hill light rail does not run between Central Grand Concourse and Dulwich Hill, and L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford light rail do not run between Circular Quay and Central Chalmers Street, according to Transport for NSW. L1 replacement buses run every 15 to 20 minutes, and all three lines resume as normal from 5am on Wednesday 28 October.
The G:link’s L1 line runs between Helensvale and Burleigh Heads with 27 stations, and the whole trip took 63 minutes on the first of the five sample trips in Translink’s timetable for Monday 19 October 2026. Eight of the stations are new with the extension of the line south to Burleigh Heads, and Translink changed local bus routes to match on Monday 7 September 2026.
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 is open: the Government said the first passengers would board at Burleigh Heads from 6am on Sunday 9 August 2026, and John Holland reported that day that passengers were travelling. The G:link now runs from Helensvale to Burleigh Heads. The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) says some finishing works may still be needed after the start of passenger services.
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.
Your ticket to Moët & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes Day at Royal Randwick on Saturday 24 October 2026 includes travel on Sydney trains, metro, buses, light rail and ferries, according to the Australian Turf Club and Transport for NSW. Free parking is also on offer in the on-site Infield car park for General Admission guests, but City Circle trackwork and clearways around the course change how some trips work that day.
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.
In Sydney you pay public transport fares by tapping a contactless credit or debit card, a digital wallet or an Opal card on a reader at the start and end of every trip. As of October 2026, an adult never pays more than $19.30 a day from Monday to Thursday, $9.65 a day on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, or $50 a week, according to Transport for NSW.
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.