Seniors, students, children aged 5 to 14, pensioners, veterans and job seekers all pay the same 50 cents per journey on Gold Coast trams, buses and trains, according to Translink, because the half-price concession fares no longer apply while the flat fare does. Children aged 4 and under travel free.
Southern Cross Station is next to Marvel Stadium, and the stadium says it is a short walk across the Bourke Street pedestrian bridge. If you drive, the stadium’s own car park under the ground charges $38 for AFL event days when pre-booked online and $43 at the gate, and $65 or $69 for concerts and major events, as of 1 October 2026.
You cannot take a bike or an e-scooter on a G:link tram or a bus on the Gold Coast, according to Translink, but you can take one on a train at any time if you follow its rules. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are allowed on all G:link trams, and Translink says you may need to fold your pram during the busy morning and afternoon times, or when the driver says there is not enough space.
The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge opens on Sunday 1 November 2026, and the community can walk across it from 9am to 1pm at a free festival before it opens to traffic later that evening. There is no event parking, so Main Roads WA suggests walking, wheeling or riding, or taking the train to Fremantle or North Fremantle station, where travel is free on Sunday for SmartRider and contactless users, and using the free shuttle bus from Fremantle Station.
Trains on the Ipswich/Rosewood and Springfield lines are replaced by timetabled railbuses in three separate closures over the next two weeks: from 9:30pm on Wednesday 28 October, from 11:30pm on Friday 30 October to the last service on Sunday 1 November, and between Ipswich and Rosewood only on Monday 2 November 2026.
The Mandurah Line will be disrupted on three sets of nights in November 2026: between Cockburn Central and Mandurah from Sunday 1 to Tuesday 3 November, between Elizabeth Quay and Aubin Grove from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November, and between Rockingham and Mandurah from Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 November. Transperth says it will always provide train replacement buses when it closes a line for track works.
There will be no trains on the Sunshine Coast line between Caboolture and Gympie North from Monday 26 October to Wednesday 28 October 2026. Translink says railbuses will replace trains over that stretch, and trains will still run between Caboolture and Brisbane City.
The closest station to WIN Stadium for the Rugby League World Cup double-header on Friday 30 October 2026 is Wollongong on the South Coast Line, about 15 minutes’ walk via Burelli Street, according to Transport for NSW. Gates open at 4:15pm, Harbour Street closes from 3.15pm, and Transport for NSW describes parking close to the stadium as limited.
From 10:40pm on Friday 23 October 2026, trains do not run on the City Circle or between Central and Wynyard, and most Sydney Trains lines change as a result, according to Transport for NSW. For travel in the City, Transport for NSW says to use T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line trains, metro, light rail, local buses or walk.
There will be no trains on the Caboolture, Redcliffe Peninsula, Shorncliffe and Sunshine Coast lines from the first service on Saturday 24 October until the last service on Sunday 25 October 2026, with timetabled railbuses running instead. Translink says normal trains start again with the first train on Monday 26 October, but the Sunshine Coast line then stays closed until the last service on Wednesday 28 October.