Hawkesbury Show 2026

Event ticket entitlements

Valid pre-purchased tickets to the Hawkesbury Show 2026 include travel on the following transport services, just show your event ticket to Transport staff when boarding services:  

• Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity services (non-booked services bounded by Bomaderry, Goulburn, Bathurst, Scone and Dungog stations)
• Sydney Metro services
• Sydney, Parramatta and Newcastle Light rail services  

Remember to keep your event ticket safe for your return journey or you'll need to use your Opal card, as you must have a valid ticket when travelling on public transport. Your match ticket is valid on trains until 4am the following day.  

Note: an additional train station access fee applies for travel to or from Domestic and International Airport stations. The access fee is not covered by your event ticket travel entitlements. 

For travel on buses and ferries, you will need to use an Opal card or contactless payment method. 

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, 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.

Transport Park&Ride Car Parks

Park for free when you catch public transport. Transport Park&Ride provides up to 18 hours of free parking each day. All you have to do is complete a public transport trip. Located close to public transport hubs, Park&Ride car parks help you connect more easily to train, bus and ferry services. 

Tickets to Hawkesbury Show 2026 include travel on transport and free Park&Ride parking. When leaving the car park use the intercom button at the exit gate to speak with the operator and show your event ticket. 

Real-time parking availability allows you to see how many vacant car park spaces are available at Transport Park&Ride car parks. For Park&Ride locations and more information on how it works, go to Transport Park&Ride. 

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

The M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line operates turn up-and-go Metro services in both directions between Tallawong, Chatswood and Sydenham. Metro services start running from early morning until late at night.  

Change at Central or Epping to connect with trains to Clarendon Station on the T1 and T5 Richmond Line. Hawkesbury Showground is a short two-minute walk from station. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner. 

Please note on Sunday 26 April, trains will not run between Lidcombe and Strathfield on the T1 Western Line due to trackwork. If you’re travelling from the city allow extra travel time as you'll need to change for replacement buses to reconnect with trains travelling west to Clarendon. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner.    

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

The closest station to Hawkesbury Showground is Clarendon which is on the T1 Richmond Line and is a short walk to the event site.

Alternatively, if you have to drive consider parking at a nearby station commuter car park and continuing your trip to the Hawkesbury Show by train. Nearby station commuter car parks with capacity include Seven Hills, Richmond, Blacktown, Schofields, Riverstone and Mulgrave station car parks. 

Please note on Sunday 26 April, trains will not run between Lidcombe and Strathfield on the T1 Western Line due to trackwork. If you’re travelling from the city allow extra travel time as you'll need to change for replacement buses to reconnect with trains travelling west to Clarendon. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner.    

Additional trains: 

Additional services will also be running between Seven Hills and Clarendon throughout the weekend to help you get to and from the event, more details will be available closer to the event.

Trackwork

There is no trackwork taking place on Friday 24 April, however trackwork is taking place from Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 April on the following lines and may affect how you travel to and from the event. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner. 

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April: 

• T1 Western Line: On Sunday, trains do not run between Lidcombe and Strathfield. Trains run to a changed timetable between Penrith and Olympic Park, and between Rhodes and the City. Change at Olympic Park for: express buses to Rhodes, then change for trains towards Strathfield or the City or buses to Flemington and Homebush. Rail replacement buses do not leave from Lidcombe. Richmond trains run between Richmond and Liverpool. Change trains to continue your journey towards the City.
• T2 Leppington & Inner West Line: On Sunday, trains do not run between Lidcombe and Strathfield. Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Olympic Park, and between Rhodes or Ashfield and the City. Change at Olympic Park for: express buses to Rhodes, then change for trains towards Strathfield or the City, or buses to Flemington and Homebush. Rail replacement buses do not leave from Lidcombe. 
  Trains also run between Glenfield and the City via the Airport.
• T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line: On Sunday, trains do not run between Lidcombe and Strathfield. Trains run to a changed timetable between: Leppington and Olympic Park via Granville, Leppington and Lidcombe via Regents Park, Rhodes and the City (limited stops) or Ashfield and the City (all-stations). Change at Olympic Park for: express buses to Rhodes, then change for trains towards Strathfield or the City or buses to Flemington and Homebush. Rail replacement buses do not leave from Lidcombe. Change at Glenfield for trains to the City via the Airport.
• T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line: from Saturday 8pm to Monday 12pm, buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction, but do not stop at Martin Place. Trains run to a changed timetable between Cronulla, Waterfall and the City Circle, with some making extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville. Change at: Sydenham or Central for metro services to Martin Place, Central for buses to Kings Cross and Edgecliff or Town Hall for express buses to Bondi Junction.
• T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line: On Sunday, trains run to a changed timetable and reduced frequency, every 30 minutes.
• T7 Olympic Park Line: On Sunday, trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern between Olympic Park and Lidcombe, continuing to Penrith or Leppington.
• T8 Airport & South Line: On Saturday from 9am to 3pm, trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Revesby and Turrella. On Sunday from 8.40am to 3pm, buses replace the all-stations trains between Wolli Creek and Revesby. Express trains continue to run but will not stop at stations between Padstow and Turrella.
• Blue Mountains Line: On Sunday trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only. Change at Penrith for express buses to Strathfield. T1 Western Line trains run between Penrith, Blacktown and Olympic Park only. Trains from Blacktown to Blue Mountains Line stations run 30 minutes later than normal.
• South Coast Line: From Saturday 8pm to Monday 12pm, trains run to a changed timetable between South Coast Line stations and Hurstville only. T4 Illawarra Line trains run to a changed timetable between Hurstville and the City Circle. Buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction, but do not stop at Martin Place. Change at: Hurstville for T4 trains towards the City, Sydenham or Central for metro services to Martin Place, Central for buses to Kings Cross and Edgecliff or Town Hall for express buses to Bondi Junction. 

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 travel alerts and trackwork or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Limited bus options are available within walking distance of the event site, train services are the best way to get to the event.

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

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 Fridays. Plan your trip using Trip Planner.

Change at Central for train services towards Clarendon on the T1 Richmond Line.

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 Central for train services towards Clarendon on the T1 Richmond Line.

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. 

Connect with trains to Clarendon from Parramatta or Westmead train stations. 

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. 

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.

Traffic is expected to be heavier than usual on approach to Hawkesbury Showground especially along Richmond Road, Windsor Road, Hawkesbury Valley Way and The Northern Road.

If you have to drive, allow plenty of extra travel time as delays are expected on roads approaching the precinct. Travel with your group and aim to arrive early to avoid the delays. Alternatively consider parking at a nearby station commuter car park and continuing your trip to the Show by train to Clarendon Station.

Nearby station commuter car parks with capacity include Seven Hills, Richmond, Blacktown, Schofields, Riverstone and Mulgrave station car parks. 

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

If you have to drive or catch taxis or rideshare, allow plenty of extra travel time as delays are expected on roads approaching the precinct. Travel with your group and aim to arrive early to avoid the delays. Alternatively consider parking or dropping off at a nearby station and continuing your trip to the Show by train to Clarendon Station.

For details of taxi networks servicing the Sydney area visit Transport Operators.

There is on site vehicle parking, including dedicated disabled parking. Please note that there will be changed traffic conditions on surrounding roads and into the showground with traffic controllers on site to assist direct and manage traffic.

If you have to drive, allow plenty of extra travel time as delays are expected on roads approaching the precinct and parking will fill quickly. Travel with your group and aim to arrive early to avoid the delays. Alternatively, consider parking at a nearby station and continuing your trip to the Show by train to Clarendon Station.

Nearby station commuter car parks with capacity include Seven Hills, Richmond, Blacktown, Schofields, Riverstone and Mulgrave station car parks. 

Transport Park&Ride Car Parks

Park for free when you catch public transport. Transport Park&Ride provides up to 18 hours of free parking each day. All you have to do is complete a public transport trip. Located close to public transport hubs, Park&Ride car parks help you connect more easily to train, bus and ferry services. 

Tickets to Hawkesbury Show 2026 include travel on transport and free Park&Ride parking. When leaving the car park use the intercom button at the exit gate to speak with the operator and show your event ticket. 

Real-time parking availability allows you to see how many vacant car park spaces are available at Transport Park&Ride car parks. For Park&Ride locations and more information on how it works, go to Transport Park&Ride. 

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).