Getting around Sydney should be the least of your concerns, because the city is served an extensive and well organized public transport network, made up of buses, trains, light railway transport, taxis and even ferries.
The city’s main bus terminus is to be found at the Circular Quay, though there are other major termini at the Queen Victoria Building – which is one of the city’s attractions, and others conveniently located at Wynyard Station and at the Railway square. Bus fares in Sydney are rather reasonable – and you even have the option of buying what is referred to as the day tripper ticket which gives you the opportunity (at what turns out to be a high discounted rate) to travel by bus rail and ferry for the whole day within an specified area of Sydney.
There is a railway line linking the city’s domestic and international units at the airport to the city center (at City Circle Railway Station) – and this is operational from five in the morning till midnight.
Sydney’s railway ticket vending machines operate round the clock all week – and there are special tourist and leisure tickets, especially tailored to the needs of the visitors to Sydney who want to see more of the city. Major train stations – like the bus stations – are to be found at the Circular Quay and Wynyard, though there are other major stations including the Central Railway Station, town hall, central and museum rail stations. The train system is high automated here in Sydney – and you get to buy your ticket from a vending machine (open round the clock the whole week as noted) which to the relief of many, does away with the nasty queues and crowds found at train station ticket vending counters manned by humans in other parts.
Not to be left behind by other cities of its stature, Sydney has also invested in a light rail system – whose result is the city’s tram service which serves most of central Sydney from the Wentworth Park to the Star City Casino to the city’s China Town and Central Station. The beauty of the tram service is that it runs round the clock all week, considerably easing the transport concerns for people who happen to be traveling in the areas it serves at any time of the day or night.
In considering how to get around Sydney, you don’t have to limit yourself to the means on land though. Sydney – being a harbor city, is also served by a remarkable ferry service which many find the ideal way to get round Sydney, especially those seeking to go to the various beaches which are the places to savor what Sydney has to offer to its visitors. The place to catch the ferry while in Sydney is at the Sydney harbor.
As in all cities of its statute, you also have the option of simply getting a taxi to take you round Sydney, and the beauty of the taxi as opposed to the other means of public transport is the privacy it offers.
And if you are considering traveling out of town, you will also be glad to learn that Sydney is also the main junction for the Interstate and Intrastate railway services, and the best place to catch these is at the Central Railway Station – where there are kiosks you can buy your tickets for the trip after making the necessary enquiries.
