Can Opal card be used in Newcastle?

Can Opal card be used in Newcastle?

Your Newcastle Permanent Visa card can be used in place of an Adult Opal card whenever you are travelling on buses, ferries, trains, light rail and Sydney Ferries.

Do you need an Opal card for Newcastle ferry?

ferry Ferry If you are unable to purchase an Opal single trip ticket from your wharf, you must get an Opal card or use contactless payments. You can purchase an Opal single trip ticket on-board the Newcastle Stockton Ferry.

Can I use my Opal card on ferries?

You can pay for your ferry trip in Sydney using your Opal card on Sydney Ferries where you can take advantage of all the Opal benefits. You can also use it on private ferries with OpalPay to have the operator’s fare deducted from your Opal account.

Can I use my Opal card to travel from Sydney to Newcastle?

Opal allows you to travel on Sydney and Newcastle Light Rail, buses and Ferries, all Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity trains between Sydney and Bomaderry, Goulburn, Lithgow, Bathurst, Hamilton, Dungog and Scone.

Where can I travel with my Opal card?

With Opal you can travel on all modes of public transport – trains, ferries, buses and light rail – throughout Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, and Southern Highland.

Can you use Opal card on Newcastle Lightrail?

Light rail travel tips. Catching light rail is easy with an Opal card. Simply tap on at the platform.

Do Newcastle Buses take card?

Bus Tickets and Prices Many buses are now fitted with contactless payment facilities so you can pay for travel by card; it is still advisable to be prepared and carry change to pay for bus tickets. A Tyne and Wear Day Rover ticket also offers unlimited travel (including on Metro and Shields Ferry).

Can you pay card on buses?

Look for the contactless symbol on your credit or debit card to see if your card is contactless enabled. Then, board a bus with the contactless symbol and instead of paying with cash, simply tap your card or contactless-enabled device onto the reader and wait for the beep.

Can you use Opal card on ferry to Taronga Zoo?

The return ticket by ferry is via the Opal card (public transport card with a chip that you can use any day for all of your bus, train and ferry travels in Sydney) and is just a few Australian dollars from Circular Quay-warf (near to the opera house and Sydney Harbour Bridge).

How do you use Opal card on bus?

How to tap. To tap on or tap off correctly hold your card, contactless device or single trip ticket up to the Opal card reader until it turns green. When you hold your Opal card against or a short distance away from an Opal reader, the machine will read the card and display one of the following messages.

How do you pay for Newcastle ferry?

You will pay an Adult fare when you tap on and tap off with contactless payments. Use the same credit card, debit card or linked device for all your travel all week to receive the same travel benefits of an Adult Opal card. Find out more about paying the right fare.

Where can I get an opal card in Newcastle?

To get started visit transportnsw.info to order a card or find an Opal retailer in the Newcastle area. Adult and Child/Youth Opal cards are also available at the Newcastle Transport Hub located at the Newcastle Interchange.

Where can I use Opal for public transport?

Opal can be used to pay for travel on public transport including metro, trains, buses, ferries and light rail in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, the Hunter and the Illawarra. Find out more about Opal or plan a trip using Trip Planner.

How much does it cost to travel with an opal card?

With an Adult Opal card you can 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 $16.10 a day, $50 a week, or $2.80 on Sunday. Please note that:

Can you use Opal card on Manly ferry?

An exception applies to the Sydney Ferries Manly ferry service where you do not tap off and the standard transfer time is counted as 2 hours and 10 minutes from tap on. Auto top up lets you link your Opal card to a Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card.