Opal benefits
Use your contactless card or device or an Opal card to pay, and you will receive Opal benefits.
Benefits include:
- Travel caps: Daily, Weekly and Friday/Weekend travel caps.
- Transfer discounts: Get a $2 discount ($1 for Child, Concession and Senior fares) for every transfer between modes as part of one journey.
- Off-peak savings: 30% discount on fares for off peak travel.
- Opal trip advantage: Make several trips using the same mode of transport within 60 minutes of your last tap-off, and pay one fare based on the distance you travel.
Daily travel caps
Monday to Thursday (excluding public holidays)
Travel all day and pay no more than:
- Adult: $18.70
- Child/Youth and Concession: $9.35
- Gold Senior/Pensioner: $2.50
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
Travel all day and pay no more than:
- Adult: $9.35
- Child/Youth and Concession: $4.65
- Gold Senior/Pensioner: $2.50
Weekly travel caps
All week (Monday to Sunday)
Travel all week and pay no more than:
- Adult: $50
- Child/Youth and Concession: $25
- Gold Senior/Pensioner: $17.50
Off-peak travel discount
When you travel outside of peak times on metro, train, bus and light rail services you will receive a 30% discount. Find out more.
Opal Transfer Discount
Adult Opal card and contactless card users get a $2 discount when switching between metro/train, ferry, bus, or light rail within 60 minutes of the last tap-off as part of one journey. Child/Youth, Gold Senior/Pensioner and Concession Opal card holders get a $1 discount.
- Off-peak fares are 30% cheaper, which can make some fares lower than the transfer discount.
- If the second trip costs less than the transfer discount, you pay $0 for the second trip.
- If it's equal, no further discounts apply.
- When transferring between Sydney Metro, Sydney Trains, and/or NSW TrainLink Intercity services it counts as one journey; no need to tap off and on again between services. You will be charged a single fare.
Opal trip advantage
If you make several trips using the same mode of transport, and transfer within 60 minutes of your last tap off, it's one journey with one fare. Except for the Manly ferry, where it's 130 mins (2 hours and 10 minutes) from tap on.