TRANSPORT GUIDEPerth CBD

Paying for Transperth With a Contactless Card or Phone: The Rules, Default Fares and Blocked Cards (Perth, WA)

An information machine at Warwick railway station, September 2025

You can pay for Transperth buses, trains and ferries by tapping a Visa or Mastercard, or a phone or watch with a Visa or Mastercard in its wallet. Contactless fares are charged at the standard cash rate, and the daily charge is capped at the standard DayRider fare as long as you use the same card or device all day.

PARKING GUIDEPerth CBD

Transperth Station Parking: $2 on Weekdays, Free on Saturdays, and How to Avoid the $50 Fine (Perth, WA)

High Wycombe Station multi-storey car park

Parking at a Transperth train station costs $2 on weekdays and is free on weekends and public holidays, with one exception: a car left overnight on a Sunday or public holiday needs a $2 payment, because it will still be there on a weekday. The fee applies per 24 hours or part of that period, and the car parks are for Transperth customers only.

TRANSPORT GUIDEPerth CBD

Free Sunday Travel on Transperth: How It Works, What Is Excluded and What to Check (Perth, WA)

The Swan River ferry MV Tricia at Elizabeth Quay, February 2023

Every Sunday, travel on Transperth is free for SmartRider holders and for people who pay with a contactless card or device, on all bus, train and ferry trips from first service until last service. You still tag on and off as normal, and Transperth says the fare is free no matter how far you travel.

FARESPerth CBD

Transperth Fares in 2026: Go Anywhere $3.50, 2 Sections $2.40, DayRider $7 and SmartRider Discounts (Perth, WA)

A ticket machine and SmartRider tag-on point at East Perth railway station

Transperth’s standard fare for a trip across the Perth network is Go Anywhere, which costs $3.50 in cash or by contactless payment, $3.15 with a SmartRider and $2.80 with a SmartRider on Autoload, for up to three hours of travel on any bus, train or ferry. A trip of 3.2 km or less on a single service uses the cheaper 2 Sections fare of $2.40. These fares took effect on 1 January 2026.