Transport

EVENT · ENDS 30 OCTSydney Olympic Park

Hans Zimmer at Afterpay Arena, 28 and 29 October 2026: Doors 6pm, Trains via Lidcombe Every 10 Minutes, $40 Parking and Late Trackwork (Sydney, NSW)

Qudos Bank Arena (now Afterpay Arena) at night, Sydney Olympic Park, 2021

For Hans Zimmer at Afterpay Arena on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October 2026, Transport for NSW says the closest station is Olympic Park, and that a direct train runs from Lidcombe’s Platform Zero every 10 minutes until late. Doors open at 6pm, the show starts at 7:30pm and it finishes at 10:30pm each night. Sydney is on daylight saving time (AEDT) in October, so all times here are Sydney time.

EVENT · ENDS 13 NOVWollongong CBD

Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in Wollongong: Walk 15 Minutes From the Station, Parking and Accessible Travel for 8 Match Days (Wollongong, NSW)

WIN Entertainment Centre exterior, December 2025

The closest station to WIN Entertainment Centre for the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup is Wollongong on the South Coast Line, about a 15-minute walk via Burelli Street, and the free Gong Shuttle stops near the venue, according to Transport for NSW. Parking close to the venue is limited, and local roads around it may close on match days.

EVENT · ENDS 30 OCTBoondall

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans, Thursday 29 October 2026: No Trains to Boondall After 7:45pm, $18 Parking and Gates at 5:30pm (Brisbane, QLD)

IMU train arriving at Shorncliffe station

If you take the train to the Brisbane Bullets game against the Cairns Taipans on Thursday 29 October 2026, the last trains to Boondall run before the evening track closure that starts at 7:45pm. After that, a railbus replaces trains between Northgate and Shorncliffe, and driving costs $18 a car at the venue.

EVENT · ENDS 2 NOVPerth CBD

Lily Allen at RAC Arena, Sunday 1 November 2026: Doors 7pm, Train Travel Included With Your Ticket, $30 Parking and the Mandurah Line Closure (Perth, WA)

RAC Arena with its roof open, 14 January 2023

If you are going to Lily Allen at RAC Arena on Sunday 1 November, the train is the plan Transperth builds its event page around: your ticket includes travel on all Transperth services for three hours before, during and three hours after the show, and Perth Station and Perth Underground are a short walk from the arena. If you live on the Mandurah Line, read the section on the line closure below first, because the trains that leave after the show run only as far as Cockburn Central.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTBroadmeadow · Newcastle

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix on Saturday 31 October: 3pm Kick-Off, Buses Replace Trains to Broadmeadow, Stadium Parking Pre-Paid Only (Newcastle, NSW)

Newcastle Interchange bus terminal, 2022

The Newcastle Jets host Wellington Phoenix at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2026, kick-off 3pm, and Transport for NSW says buses replace trains to and from Broadmeadow, the closest station, on the day. If you normally take the train to the Jets, plan for a rail replacement bus and leave more time than usual.

FARESWollongong

Sydney Airport to Wollongong by Train: $29.27 Peak, $26.07 Off-Peak, Including the $18.61 Airport Station Fee (Wollongong, NSW)

Sydney Airport Terminal 1

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.

EVENTHobart CBD · Salamanca

Salamanca Market Hobart: How to Get There, Where to Park and When Salamanca Place Closes (Hobart, TAS)

Stalls at Salamanca Market, Hobart (photographed in July 2017)

Salamanca Place is closed to vehicles every Saturday for Salamanca Market, so the easy ways in are on foot, by bus to the Hobart bus mall, or by parking in one of the nearby car parks. The market runs every Saturday from 8:30am to 3pm, and the market’s own page says the old market shuttle bus no longer operates.

FARESWollongong CBD

Sydney to Wollongong by Train: $10.66 Adult Peak Fare, $7.46 Off-Peak, About 1 Hour 27 Minutes (Wollongong, NSW)

View of the Royal National Park from the Illawarra railway line

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.

EVENT · ENDS 7 NOVFlemington

Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026: Trains, Trams and Buses to Flemington on Derby Day, Cup Day, Oaks Day and Stakes Day (Melbourne, VIC)

Flemington Racecourse during the 2014 Spring Carnival

Transport Victoria is running extra trains to Flemington Racecourse Station for all four days of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival, with trams on route 57 and buses on routes 472 and 404 as other ways in. It has not yet published train or tram times, which will show in Journey Planner within 14 days of each race day.