Visitors can pay fares on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services with an Opal card or Opal single ticket
There is no charge for an Opal card, but the minimum value is $10 for an adult card and $5 for a child/youth card.
At Sydney Airport stations, a minimum top up of $35 applies
Trams run between Central station and Dulwich Hill, stopping at Chinatown, Darling Harbour, the Star casino, Sydney Fish Market, Glebe and Leichhardt en route
Most of the city’s ferries operate between 6am-12am. The standard Opal card one-way fare for most harbour destinations is $6.01.
Ferries to Manly, Sydney Olympic Park and Parramatta cost $7.51
Things to see:
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Opera House
St Mary’s Cathedral
Port Jackson
Australian National Maritime Museum
Blue Mountains
Customs House
Darling Harbour
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
The Rocks
Botany Bay
Circular Quay
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Hyde Park
Walsh Bay
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Sydney Olympic Park
Nielsen Park
Anzac Memorial
Tips:
Visit the Sydney Observatory for a great view over the city
Check out the Wilson Parking Domain Car Park, which is a heritage-listed 34-hectare area of open space. It hosts large-scale events such as Opera in the Park during the Festival of Sydney
Take a trip to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, which is Australia’s largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition
