Sydney Trains Travel Guide
From the moment travellers arrive in Sydney a world-class transport system is at their disposal via fast, efficient and economical Sydney trains.
The regular AirportLink train is unaffected by peak hour congestion and makes the journey between the CBD and the airport in 13 minutes.
City Circle, Sydney’s underground railway, makes it easy to travel to the CBD and centrally located tourist destinations such as Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Sydney Opera House, the Australian and Powerhouse Museums and also Circular Quay, which is the central launching spot for the Sydney ferries and the SydneyExplorer bus service.
For convenient travel with a sense of fun hop aboard the Sydney monorail. Services leave stops along the loop every 3 to 5 minutes between City Centre and Darling Harbour from 7am ‘til late.
Grab a CityHopper ticket for unlimited all day travel on central CityRail and Sydney bus services. SydneyPass includes travel on ferries, buses and CityRail services and times are included in the train timetable. Sydney Light Rail has a 24/7 service from Sydney Central to Wentworth Park leaving every 10 to 15 minutes.
A Sydney train timetable features routes and times for travel to Sydney’s popular beaches, out to the Blue Mountains and beyond, and for interstate travel. The world famous Ghan also departs from Sydney before traversing central Australia.
Aside from English, many Sydney rail signs feature messages in Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Macedonian, French, Turkish, German, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Japanese and numerous stations cater for travellers with special needs.