Getting to and from Sydney Airport

To transfer between Sydney Domestic Airport and Sydney International Airport, you can catch the T8 Airport South Line train service or route 420 bus service.

To pay your bus or train fare you can use an Opal card, contactless debit/credit card or digital wallet, or buy an Opal single ticket.

Please note:

• Adult fares apply if you use a contactless card or device.
• A minimum top up amount of $35 applies if you top up your Opal card at an Airport train station.
• Concession or Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal cards are not available to buy at the airport. If you are eligible for concession fares, you will need to apply online before you travel.

Learn more about ways to pay

The train stations are located underneath the airport terminals.

The T8 Airport & South Line services run frequently to and from Sydney Domestic and Sydney International Airports, with services every day between 5am and midnight.

• Domestic Station, take the lift/escalator near baggage carousel 1 in both Terminal 2 and 3.
• International Station, from Terminal 1 Arrivals, exit at Exit A, turn right and head to the end. You can also use the lift/escalator near Check-In desk A. 

• When using train stations at Sydney Domestic Airport or Sydney International Airport, a station access fee is charged in addition to the train fare.
• The fee is automatically deducted from your Opal card or contactless payment, and is added to the cost of an Opal Single trip ticket at time of purchase.
• The station access fee is the same for Opal cards and contactless payments but is higher for Opal single tickets. Train fares are cheaper when using an Opal card or contactless payment.
• The fee is charged by the Airport Link Company who privately-owns the airport stations.
• Weekly caps: The Sydney Airport station access fee weekly cap is applied to both Opal cards and contactless payments.

Station access fees and fares

*You must apply for and receive your Concession or Gold Senior/Pensioner before your airport trip. Airport train stations do not issue these cards.

**If you use an Opal card to travel by train to or from Sydney Airport more than twice in a week (Monday to Sunday), the weekly cap on the Sydney Airport station access fee applies.

***The station access fee for Single Trip Tickets is added at the time of purchase.

Travel between airport stations

If you travel between other Airport Link train stations, including Green Square Station, Mascot Station, and the Domestic and International Airport train stations, the station access fee is a flat fee:

• Between an airport station and Green Square: $12.05 (+ train fare)
• Between an airport station and Mascot Station: $9.65 (+ train fare)
• Between Sydney Domestic Airport Station and Sydney International Airport Station: $5.00 (+ train fare) 

Opal benefits

Station access fees are not included in your Opal daily or weekly travel cap.

The Opal 60 minute transfer doesn't apply at Sydney Airport stations, so tapping off and on again within an hour will result in two journeys and two station access fees.

Several bus routes connect Sydney Airport with surrounding suburbs, including major destinations such as Bondi Junction, Coogee, Maroubra, Eastgardens, Mascot, Rockdale, Bexley North, Campsie and Burwood.

Route 350 bus services run frequently between the Domestic Terminal and Bondi Junction via Mascot, Maroubra and Coogee, operating at least every 10 minutes during the day, seven days a week.

Route 420 bus services run between Burwood and Mascot Station via Campsie and Rockdale, serving both the International and Domestic Terminals.

These routes operate from early morning until around midnight seven days a week.

Route N20 late night bus services run between Riverwood and the City, via the International Terminal between midnight and 4am. Route 420 also operates to and from the International Terminal during the day, between 4am and midnight.

Use the Trip Planner to plan your trip. It calculates Opal fares and includes the station access fee where applicable.

Plan your trip

There are taxi ranks outside of each terminal, with supervisors available during peak time.

From Monday 3 November 2025, flat fares will be trialled for uninterrupted taxi trips from Sydney Airport to Sydney CBD. Drivers must charge $60 for a standard or wheelchair accessible taxi or $80 for a maxi taxi where requested or where there are five or more people. The fare includes all taxes and tolls, except credit card surcharges or cleaning fees if applicable. You can find out more about the trial and see a map of applicable destinations by visiting pointtopoint.nsw.gov.au/safety-and-compliance/fixed-fare-trial.

A meter must be used for all other taxi journeys.