BeatlesFest 2026

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.

The closest station to Beatlesfest is Bathurst Railway Station. Regular Intercity services run between Sydney Central and Bathurst. These are OPAL services and do not require bookings. 

Additional services have been added to the regular timetable to provide more options for people travelling home from this event:

• Saturday - additional train departing Bathurst Station at 00:15 (Sunday morning) to Lithgow
• Sunday - additional train departing Bathurst Station at 00:15 (Monday morning) to Lithgow

Click here to plan your trip on an Intercity service.

Additional bookable services also run between Sydney Central and Bathurst. These bookable services can be booked on the NSW Trainlink website.

Book a seat on NSW Trainlink services

^{The information in this site is provided as a guide only and may have been provided to Transport for NSW by third parties. The information may change and all details should be confirmed with the event organiser before booking any travel. See full disclaimer}

NSW TrainLink has 2 fully accessible coaches running temporary, free turn-up-and-go services daily between Bathurst and Katoomba from 7am. 

These free services will travel in both directions and stop at Katoomba, Blackheath, Mt Victoria, Zig Zag, Lithgow and Bathurst train stations.

You can use Trip Planner to plan Sydney Trains and free coach services, and TransportNSW.info to view NSW Trainlink services, or see our easy-to-read PDF (PDF, 262.31 KB) of services available between Bathurst and Katoomba.

Motorists attending Beatlesfest from Sydney or the Blue Mountains should be aware of the closure of Victoria Pass on the Great Western Highway. A detour is in place via Darling Causeway and Chifley Road. Motorists using this detour are advised to allow extra travel time. If you are travelling during peak periods (Monday to Thursday 8.30 - 10am, and 2 – 3.30pm; and Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm), you may need to allow up to an hour of additional travel time.

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).