| Living
in Perth
Handy Tip
on Public Transport around Perth
Just arrived
in Perth, Western Australia and need to find your way around? Here
are some handy tips on public transport around Perth:
Transperth
- Transperth refers to the train, bus and ferry services in Perth
which are provided by the Public Transport Authority.
Perth Train
Station - A
good starting point for finding out about public transport in Perth
is to head to the Transperth InfoCentre at the Perth Train Station
located near the main entrance on Wellington Street. The Transperth
InfoCentre is useful for enquiries about planning your journey,
purchasing SmartRider cards, and obtaining information about train,
bus and ferry timetables and available concessions.
Fares
- Cash fares can be purchased from ticket vending machines located
at train stations or by purchasing a SmartRider Card.
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SmartRider
Cards - If you are a frequent traveller, SmartRider cards are
a more convenient way of accessing train, bus and ferry services
than purchasing individual cash fares. Discounts on fares can also
be obtained if you purchase SmartRider cards. There are machines
located throughout the Station to add value to your SmartRider card.
SmartRider cards can be purchased from Transperth InfoCentres or
from selected newsagencies which are designated SmartRider Retail
Sales Outlets.
Plan Your
Journey online - If you prefer to plan your journey using the
internet, hop onto the online journey planner at the Transperth
website to plan your journey.
www.transperth.wa.gov.au
CAT buses
- The
free CAT buses are a handy way of travelling around the Perth CBD,
Northbridge, East Perth and West Perth within the Free Transit Zone.
The free CAT bus
service also runs in Fremantle and Joondalup.
Trains
- The SmartRider Free Transit Zone for trains is bordered by Claisebrook
station in East Perth and the City West station for West Perth.
Note that since the SmartRider Card system came into operation,
if you wish to travel the Free Transit Zone by train, you will need
a SmartRider card to tag on off at the train stations.
Perth Underground
Station - Perth now has its own Underground station. Access
is via corner of William Street and Murray Street Mall. It is a
short walk between the Perth Underground Station and the Perth Central
Station. The Perth Underground is the station for catching the rail
to Mandurah.
Perth to
Mandurah rail - The Perth to Mandurah rail is the latest addition
to the WA train network. The trip takes travellers on a 48 minute
ride, 78 kilometre journey from Perth to Mandurah, a bustling city
south west of Perth. The inaugural ride to launch the new Perth
to Mandurah rail service took place on the 23rd of December 2007
Ferries
- There is a ferry service which runs from Barrack Street jetty,
Perth to Mend Street jetty, South Perth. Catching the ferry from
Perth to the South
Perth foreshore to go to the Perth
Zoo is a popular day trip.
How to get
there:
The main entrance
of the Perth Central Station is Wellington Street, Perth. The Perth
Central Station is a few minutes walk across Wellingon Street from
Forrest Place, Murray Street Mall.
The Perth Underground
Station is located on the corner of William Street, Perth and Murray
Street Mall.
Other Perth
Walkabout articles:
Cycling
around Perth
Cycling
around the bridges
Coming Up:
Day trip to
Mandurah
Go to Living
in Perth main page.
Go to Environment
main page.
You may also
find the Visitor Information section of Perth Walkabout a useful
resource.
Go to General
Visitor Information main page.
Go to Things
to Do main page.
Go
to What's New main page
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