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Opal

You can use an Opal card for all modes of public transport in Sydney and surrounding regions, including metro, trains, buses, ferries and light rail.

Remember to top up your Opal card before you travel to avoid waiting in line at top-up machines. You can top up your card online or at an Opal retailer.

More ways to pay

If you have a contactless-enabled American Express, Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or a linked device, you can use it to pay for your travel by tapping on and tapping off at Opal card readers. Available on all public transport services including metro, trains, buses ferries and light rail, contactless payments are another way to pay on the Opal network. Adult Opal fare pricing applies and you will receive Opal benefits, including daily and weekly fare caps.

Sydney Metro services are high-frequency, driverless trains running between Sydney’s north-west and south-west via the city. 

The M1 Line operates turn up-and-go Metro services between Tallawong, Chatswood and Sydenham from early morning until late. 

Change at Chatswood or Victoria Cross to connect with regular route buses towards the Norther Beaches.  

Please note that due to planned weekend trackwork, Metro services do not run between Central and Sydenham. Services run between Tallawong and Martin Place and Martin Place and Central only. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

For Metro service disruption information, check trackwork and travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

The closest train stations with bus connections to the Norther Beaches are Wynyard, Chatswood and North Sydney.  

Trackwork 

Planned trackwork is taking place on Sunday 24 August on the following lines and may affect how you travel to and from the event. Plan ahead the Trip Planner. 

Please note the below trackwork is subject to change. Please check back closer to the event for confirmed details. 

• M1 Metro Line: Metro services do not run between Central and Sydenham. Services run between Tallawong and Martin Place and Martin Place and Central only.
• T1 North Shore Line: Buses replace trains between Berowra and Hornsby.
• T1 Western Line: Richmond trains will run between Richmond and Liverpool only.
• T2 Inner West & Leppington Line: Trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern. You may need to change trains to continue your journey.
• T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line: Trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern. You may need to change trains to continue your journey.
• T8 Airport & South Line: Buses replace the all-stations trains between Revesby and Wolli Creek. Express trains continue to run but will not stop at stations between Padstow and Turrella.
• T9 Northern Line: Buses replace trains between Hornsby and Strathfield.
• Central Coast & Newcastle Line: Buses replace trains between Newcastle Interchange and Strathfield.
• Hunter Line: Buses replace trains between Scone, Dungog and Newcastle Interchange.
• South Coast Line: Buses replace trains between Bomaderry and Wollongong.

Trackwork is carried out on an ongoing basis to maintain the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the Sydney Trains network. For the latest information, check trackwork and travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Plenty of regular route buses from the city and lower north shore, including frequent B-Line services, make stops within short walking distance of the start areas in Dee Why, Warriewood and Mona Vale. 

B-Line buses run every 10 minutes on weekends making stops at Mona Vale, Warriewood, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Warringah Mall, Manly Vale, Spit Junction, Neutral Bay Junction and Wynyard. 

You'll need to use an Opal card or contactless payment card/device when travelling on public transport to and from the event. Register your details online at Opal or via the Opal Travel app ahead of time.    

Getting there 

• To get to the Half Marathon and 14km start line at Dee Why Beach, catch a B-Line service to Dee Why B-Line, Pittwater Road. The start line at The Strand, Dee Why Beach is a 15-minute walk via Howard Avenue. Alternatively, bus route 166 makes stops on Howard Avenue.  
• To get to the 6km start line in Warriewood, catch a B-Line service to Warriewood B-Line, Pittwater Road. The start line at Rat Park, behind the parking station adjacent to Walsh Street, is an 11-minute walk via Walsh Street. Alternatively, route 199 also makes stops on Pittwater Road.   
• To get to the 3km start line in Mona Vale, catch a B-Line service to Mona Vale B-Line, Barrenjoey Road. The start line at Apex Park is a 10-minute walk via Barrenjoey Road and Seabach Avenue. Alternatively, catch a route 199 bus that stops on Barrenjoey Road at Darley Street. 

Getting home 

• From the finish festival at Newport Beach, catch the free Beach2Beach shuttle bus that will run approximately every 30-minutes between 9.30am to 11am to the Mona Vale B-Line stop on Barrenjoey Road. From there you can connect with frequent B-Line services or other regular route buses from Barrenjoey Road and Pittwater Road. 
• Alternatively, catch route 199 buses from Barrenjoey Road near Newport Surf Club for services towards Manly via Mona Vale and Dee Why. Services run regularly.  

Bus diversions 

Buses in Mona Vale, Dee Why and Freshwater will be diverting and using different stops while road closures are in place for the event. Delays are expected so bus customers are encouraged to plan ahead, allow plenty of extra travel time and check signs at bus stops for more information. 

From 7am to 11.30am

• Route 155: services travelling towards Narrabeen will divert away from Coronation Street via Melbourne Avenue and return to route on Narrabeen Park Parade. Stops at Mona Vale Hospital, Coronation Street (210381) and Narrabeen Park Parade opposite Cook Terrace (210382) will be missed. Use the temporary stop on Melbourne Avenue between Coronation Street and Cook Terrace instead.

From 5.30am to 8.30am

• Route 166: services in both directions will divert away from closures between Dee Why and Curl Curl via Pittwater Road, Harbord Road and Brighton Street.
• Route 167: services in both directions will divert away from closures between Dee Why and Curl Curl via Pittwater Road, Harbord Road and Brighton Street.

For service disruption information check travel alerts or use the Trip Planner.

Sydney Ferries will operate to a regular Sunday timetable and services don't start running until later in the morning. If you are doing the Half Marathon or 14km events, catch early morning buses to get to the start line instead. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

Catch one of the many ferry services to Circular Quay and change for a train service to Wynyard to connect with regular route buses, including frequent B-Line services, leaving from Carrington Street towards the Northern Beaches to get to the starting lines in Dee Why, Warriewood and Mona Vale. 

Alternatively, catch an F1 ferry service from Circular Quay to Manly and change for a regular route bus towards the start lines. F1 ferry services leave Circular Quay after 6.30am on a Sunday. 

For ferry service disruption information, check travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

L1 Dulwich Hill Line 

L1 Dulwich Hill Line light rail services run between Central Station (Grand Concourse) and Dulwich Hill via Darling Harbour and the Inner West. Services run regularly from 6am to 11pm daily, and until midnight on Friday. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

Change at Central for trains or light rail towards Wynyard to connect with buses to the Northern Beaches leaving from Carrington Street.  

L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford Lines 

L2 Randwick Line light rail services run between Circular Quay and Randwick via Central Station (Chalmers Street) and L3 Kingsford Line services run between Circular Quay and Juniors Kingsford via Central Station (Chalmers Street). Services run regularly from 5am to 1am daily. Plan your trip using Trip Planner. 

Change at Wynyard to connect with buses to the Northern Beaches leaving from Carrington Street. 

L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line 

L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line light rail services run between Carlingford and Westmead via Parramatta CBD. Services run regularly from 5am to 1am daily. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

Alight at Parramatta Square and connect with a train service to Wynyard. Change at Wynyard to connect with buses to the Northern Beaches leaving from Carrington Street. 

Passengers are reminded that trams can’t stop quickly or easily – so please stop, listen and look around for trams and use designated pedestrian crossings. Read the news story for more information. 

For maps and service frequencies see light rail service information. For light rail service disruption information, check travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Roads along and surrounding the course will be closed to general traffic. Access for local residents will be maintained when safe to do so after runners have safely passed by along the course. 

If you’re planning on driving in the area during the event, allow plenty of extra travel time as traffic is expected to be heavier than usual while roads and lanes are closed, and speed reductions are in place.  

Road closures 

Road closures will be in place between 5.30am and 12.30pm along the course from Dee Why to Newport to safely facilitate the event. Roads will start to progressively reopen from 7.30am. 

• Dee Why/Freshwater: 
  • From 5.30am to 7.30am: Sections of Boronia Street, Griffin Road, The Strand and Pacific Parade will be closed.  
  • From 5.30am to 8.30am: Sections of Carrington Parade, Lumsdaine Drive, Griffin Road, Headland Road, Ozone Parade and other local streets. 
  • From 6.20am to 8.30am: Sections of Oaks Avenue will be closed.
• Collaroy from 6am to 9.30am: Sections of Anzac Avenue, Beach Road and Florence Avenue will be closed.
• Narrabeen/Warriewood from 6.30am to 10.30am:  
  • Narrabeen Park Parade southbound lanes will be closed between Cook Terrace (Mona Vale) and Sydney Road. One-way traffic northbound only will be maintained.  
  • Narrabeen Park Parade will be closed in both directions between Sydney Road and Malcolm Street.  
  • Peal Pl and Bruce St will be under managed access for residents via Narrabeen Park Pde northbound. 
  • A sections of Sydney Road and Melbourne Avenue will also be closed.  
• Mona Vale from 7am to 11am: Grandview Parade between Barrenjoey Road and Orana Road, along with sections of Surfview Road, Orana Road and Bassett Street will be closed.  
• Newport from 7.30am to 12.30pm: Sections of Ross Street, Palm Road and Myola Road around the beach will be closed. 

Managed access for residence will be maintained in some closure areas when safe to do so. See the road closure and clearway maps for more details:

• Map 1: Freshwater to Dee Why (pdf 832KB)
• Map 2: Dee Why to Narrabeen (pdf 924KB)
• Map 3: Narrabeen to Newport (pdf 1.1MB)

For detailed road closure, lane closure, clearway, speed reduction and event course information, visit livetraffic.com.   

Lane closures 

• Pittwater Road: Southbound lane closures will be in place on Pittwater Road between Anzac Avenue and Hawkesbury Avenue.  
• Barrenjoey Road: Southbound lane closures will be in place on Barrenjoey Road with managed access for residents when safe to do so:  
  • From 4am to 10am: two southbound lane closures between Cecil Road and Grandview Parade. 
  • From 4am to 12pm: single southbound lane closure between Palm Road and Grandview Parade. 

Speed reductions

• Collaroy to Dee Why from 4am to 9.30am: The southbound speed limit on Pittwater Road will be reduced to 40km/h between Anzac Avenue and Hawkesbury Avenue. 
• Newport to Mona Vale from 4am to 12pm: The southbound speed limit on Barrenjoey Road will be reduced to 40km/h between The Boulevarde in Newport to Grandview Parade in Mona Vale. 

Cycleway closure 

• Dee Why from 5.30am to 8.30am: The Strand between Dee Why Parade and Oaks Avenue. 

For the latest traffic information visit Live Traffic NSW or download a real-time traffic app. 

For details of taxi networks servicing the Sydney area visit transport operators.

Parking

Limited parking is available at Mona Vale Surf Club, James Meehan Reserve carpark, Howard Avenue carpark, Dee Why Civic Centre carpark, Pittwater Rugby Park (Rat Park) and Mona Vale Surf Club. There’s also on-street parking available on surrounding streets around each starting line.

Clearways

Special event clearways will be in place from 4am to 12pm on the eastern side of Barrenjoey Road between Palm Road (Newport) and Grandview Parade (Mona Vale), and from 4am to 10am on the eastern side of Pittwater Road between Anzac Avenue (Collaroy) and 50m north of Hawkesbury Avenue (Dee Why). 

Clearways are strict no-parking zones for all vehicle types and apply even to local residents and TfNSW Mobility Scheme Permit holders. Check signs carefully as vehicles left in clearways will be towed and a fee applies. If your vehicle is towed, you can search your vehicle registration at the Find My Car website to find its new location, or alternatively call 132 701 to speak to an operator.

Visit Live Traffic NSW for more details. 

Accessible trips are shown in the Trip Planner with the wheelchair icon. You can select "accessible services only" in the Options to ensure you only see accessible services. Only trip plans with accessible train platforms, ferry wharves and buses will be presented. See accessible travel or download a transport app (select the "Accessibility" filter).