Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Affordable public transport to Sydney Airport


A Melbourne friend recently asked me how to get to and from Sydney airport cheaply by public transport. If you don't mind a ten minute walk, there are regular bus services along Botany Road to Redfern, where you can easily transfer to trains to other parts of Sydney. Botany Road is located to the East of the Domestic Terminal, and as long as you walk towards the East (preferably NE), you will hit it, then you can catch a bus heading North to Redfern:
Here is google maps
Preferably buy an Opal Card beforehand, which you can usually purchase at convenience stores and news agents.
Catch the 309 or 310 or the Metrobus M20 (M20 ends up on the Pacific Highway, North Shore via the city, and as it is limited stops you need to go to the bus stop at the intersection with Elizabeth Avenue for this one- only catch this one if you have an Opal Card).
These buses are very regular.
Timetable for 309, 310: http://www.sydneybuses.info/routes/309_20151004_tt.pdf
Timetable for M20: http://www.sydneybuses.info/%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cwbr%3Eroutes/20_map.pdf
Please download the most up to date version here
Make sure you ask the bus driver to let you out at either Redfern or Central. In both cases, you will be located East of the train line so you can find the station by walking West.
You can also catch the 400 from Burwood, which arrives directly at the airport, better for disabled people, but it takes much longer.
Happy travels.