Cabramatta Moon Festival

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 Metro North West & Bankstown Line operates turn up-and-go Metro services between Tallawong, Chatswood and Sydenham from early morning until late. 

Change at Central for a direct train to Cabramatta or change at Epping for a train to Strathfield to connect with a T2 Leppington Line service to Cabramatta.   

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

The closet station to the event is Cabramatta, which is on the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, T3 Bankstown Line and T5 Cumberland Line. The festival will be held on John Street, which is a short walk from Cabramatta Station.

Trackwork

Planned weekend trackwork is taking place on Sunday 20 September on the following lines and may affect how you travel to and from the event. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner.

• Confirmed trackwork details will be available closer to the event. There are no planned impacts on the T2, T3 or T5 Lines. 

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.

The Bus interchange and Taxi Rank will be temporarily relocated to Railway Parade between McBurney Road and Hughes Street, adjacent to Woolworths and Whitlam Library

Shuttle bus

A free event shuttle bus service will run from 9am to 9pm. You can park your car in Canley Vale or Canley Heights to catch the shuttle bus to and from the event. See the shuttle bus map for more details. 

Bus diversions 

Detailed bus diversion information will be available closer to the date.

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

Catch one of the many ferry services to Circular Quay and connect with train services towards Cabramatta.

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 5am to 1am daily. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Change at Central for trains towards Cabramatta.

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 trains towards Cabramatta.

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 towards Cabramatta from Parramatta Station.  

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.

Heavy traffic is expected on Joseph Street, Railway Parade, Cumberland Highway and Cabramatta Road West as crowds travel to and from the event. Motorists driving through the area should allow additional travel time or consider using an alternative route. 

Road closures 

Roads will be closed between Midnight 12am Friday 18 September and Midday 12pm Monday 21 September to safely facilitate the event. All closures will be lifted at 12pm Monday 21 September: 

• From Midnight 12am Friday 18 September: Arthur Street Car Park will be closed.  
• From 8pm Friday 18 September: Denton Lane will be closed.
• From Midnight 12am Saturday 19 September: Railway Parade and Dutton Lane will be closed.
• From 5pm Saturday 19 September: Hughes Street Car Park will be closed.
• From 8pm Saturday 19 September: sections of John Street, Cabramatta Road West, Park Road and Arthur Street in the Cabramatta CBD will be closed. Motorists will be detoured via local roads. 

For more details, visit the Getting to Cabramatta website. 

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

While road closures are in place, the Taxi Rank will be temporarily relocated to Railway Parade between McBurney Road and Hughes Street, adjacent to Woolworths and Whitlam Library.

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

There will be limited parking available in car parks and street parking around Cabramatta however, parking will be in very high demand and is expected to reach capacity early in the day. Attendees should catch public transport instead.

Car parks available:

• Dutton Plaza Car Park
• Hill Street Public Car Park
• John Street/ Hill Street Car Park
• Cabramatta Plaza Car Park
• Fisher Street Car Park
• Cumberland Car Park

Alternatively, eventgoers can use the car parks in Canley Vale or Canley Heights and catch the free shuttle bus service to the event. See the shuttle bus map for more details.  

Warwick Farm train station also has a commuter car park. From there, you can catch train to Cabramatta Station to get within walking distance of the event.  

Accessible parking spaces are available in Cabramatta City Centre and Cabramatta Train Station. Parking fees may apply. Visit Accessibility Information for more details. 

For more information, visit the Getting to Cabramatta website. 

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).

Parking

Accessible parking spaces are available in Cabramatta City Centre and Cabramatta Train Station. Parking fees may apply. Visit Accessibility Information for more details.