How do you pay for bus rides in Australia?

If you're travelling in Sydney or Central Coast, you will need an Opal card to pay for travel or an Opal single bus ticket. If you're travelling in regional NSW, you will need to purchase a ticket from the driver. Tickets can be paid for using contactless payments or cash.



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STUDY: Australia has the second most expensive public transport in the world. For travellers seeking to save money or cut their carbon footprint, public transport is usually a given. While it's much cheaper than hiring a car or catching a cab, the cost of jumping on the local bus or metro can quickly stack up.

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Depending on the city, you can also buy the cards at vending machines, convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, newsagents, bus stations, train stations, ferry piers, pharmacies and supermarkets.

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Tap on and tap off every time Even when you have reached your Opal daily or weekly travel caps, you must still tap on and tap off for every trip to travel with a valid ticket.

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Opal single trip tickets are available at select stations or wharves from top up and single trip ticket machines. If your station or wharf doesn't offer them, use contactless payments or get an Opal card.

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Daily and Weekly Caps $17.80 a day (Mondays to Thursdays), $8.90 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. $50 a week.

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Travel as much as you want on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services within the Opal network and you never pay more than: $17.80 a day (Mondays to Thursdays), $8.90 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. $50 a week.

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