An adult travelling by train from Sydney’s International Airport Station to Wollongong pays $29.27 at peak times and $26.07 off-peak, as of 26 October 2026, because a station access fee of $18.61 is added to the train fare at the airport stations. The Trip Planner showed trips taking about 1 hour 23 minutes to 1 hour 54 minutes.
An adult travelling from Sydney’s Central station to Wollongong pays $10.66 at peak times and $7.46 off-peak with Opal, according to Transport for NSW’s fare table and Trip Planner as of 25 October 2026. The direct South Coast Line trains in the Trip Planner took about 1 hour 27 minutes to 1 hour 42 minutes.
Transport Park&Ride gives up to 18 hours of free parking each day in dedicated car parks when you complete a public transport trip, according to Transport for NSW. To qualify you tap on and tap off with the same accepted card, and you exit the car park within 18 hours of entering. If you link your number plate and card in a Transport Connect account, you do not need to tap out when you leave the car park.
An adult travelling from Sydney’s Central station to Gosford pays $10.66 at peak times and $7.46 off-peak with Opal, according to Transport for NSW’s fare table and Trip Planner as of 22 October 2026. The trip takes about 1 hour 18 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes on the Central Coast and Newcastle line services that Trip Planner showed for Thursday morning.
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.