Adult fares
Adult fares apply to those 16 years and older with some exceptions.
Who pays Adult fares?
Adult fares apply to those 16 years and older, except for school students and those eligible for a concession fare.
Pay an Adult fare with a contactless card or device or an Adult Opal card.
If you don't have an Opal card or contactless payment option, you will need to buy an Opal single trip ticket to travel. Opal single tickets are available for metro, train, ferry and light rail. Note: There are Opal single trip tickets are more expensive and there are no Opal benefits.
Don’t forget to tap off, or you’ll be charged a default fare which is the maximum possible fare for your trip.
You can use the Trip Planner or Opal Travel app to plan your trip and estimate the Opal fares.
Daily and Weekly Caps
Travel as much as you want on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services within the Opal network and you never pay more than:
- $18.70 a day (Mondays to Thursdays),
- $9.35 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
- $50 a week
Please note that:
- The Opal week runs from Monday to Sunday.
The Sydney Airport station access fee is not included in the Daily or Weekly Travel Caps however there is a separate weekly cap on the station access fee.
Peak and off peak times
You will receive a 30% fare discount on metro/train, bus and light rail services when travelling on Fridays, weekends, public holidays and outside of peak times. Find out more.