NSW TrainLink offers a limited number of Unaccompanied Minor seats on selected day-time regional train and coach services.

Unaccompanied Minor seats are not available on overnight services, overnight interstate services, sleeper cabins or day sitter cabins.

Overnight services – no Unaccompanied Minor bookings

NSW TrainLink considers overnight services to be train or coach services that start or are in transit between 10:45 pm and 5:00 am local time. Service exclusions may be updated from time to time.

Unaccompanied Minor bookings are not accepted on these services, including specified overnight train and coach routes listed as follows:

Train 621 – Sydney Central to Melbourne Southern Cross, departs 20:42, arrives 07:30
Train 622 – Melbourne Southern Cross to Sydney Central, departs 19:50, arrives 06:52
Train 031 – Sydney Central to Brisbane Roma Street, departs 14:44, arrives 04:53
Train 034 – Casino to Sydney Central, departs 19:30, arrives 06:50
Coach 161 – Casino to Tweed Heads, departs 02:35, arrives 05:48
Coach 163 – Casino to Surfers Paradise, departs 02:36, arrives 05:26
Coach 166 – Tweed Heads to Casino, departs 04:20, arrives 07:50
Coach 539 – Lithgow to Coonabarabran, departs 19:25, arrives 00:33
Coach 735 – Wagga Wagga to Griffith, departs 02:55, arrives 05:38
Coach 736 – Griffith to Wagga Wagga, departs 20:55, arrives 23:55

Early morning route exceptions

NSW TrainLink may accept Unaccompanied Minor bookings on certain early morning coach services that depart before 5:00 am where there is no practical daytime alternative and the booked unaccompanied minor departs in the presence of a parent or guardian and arrives after 5:00 am.

At the time of publication, the only services covered by this exception are:

Coach service 590 Broken Hill town to Dubbo station
Coach service 726 Mildura to Cootamundra

These services are available for booking via the standard channels, including online, by phone or in person.

Unaccompanied Minor seating

Unaccompanied Minor seats are grouped so that NSW TrainLink staff can provide regular, but not continuous, supervision during the journey.

These seats are not placed directly next to adult passengers and are located at the front rows of NSW TrainLink timetabled and replacement coach or bus services where available.

Unaccompanied Minor travel on NSW TrainLink services

Unaccompanied Minor travel on NSW TrainLink services

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