SURVIVAL GUIDE - Sydney - page 222

Getting Around Sydney
In general, the best way to see Sydney's
many sights and attractions is on foot,
coupled with use of the public transport
system. Buses, trains and the new light
railway will take visitors to within easy
walking distance of anywhere in the inner
city. They also serve the suburbs and
outlying areas. Passenger ferries provide a
fast and scenic means of travel between
the city and harbourside suburbs. The best selection of
maps, plus fascinating aerial and satellite views and
historical maps, can be found at Map World .

They are sold in “bus only” or
“bus-ferry” and “bus-ferry-
train” combinations. The Red
TravelPass, a combined bus-
ferry-train ticket, covers all
zones included in the usual
tourist jaunts. The slightly more
expensive Green TravelPass
allows for bus, train and ferry
travel over a wider area.

SydneyPass
ticket

SydneyPass
The SydneyPass allows either
three or five days' use in any
eight-day period, or seven
consecutive days of unlimited
bus and ferry travel, including
trips on the Manly Jetcat, three
Sydney Harbour cruises (see
p235) , the Sydney Explorer
and the Bondi Explorer buses
and the Airport Express
services (see p228) .
You can buy a SydneyPass
direct from the driver on any
Airport Express or Explorer
bus, travel agents where you
see the SydneyPass sign on
display, Circular Quay ferry
wharf and State Transit Infor-
mation and Ticket Kiosks.

sold here” sign is on display.
For some visitors, TravelTen
or FerryTen (see p234) tickets,
which can be used on buses
and ferries respectively, may
prove useful.

TRAVELTEN TICKETS

Travelten tickets entitle you
to make ten journeys on State
Transit buses. Bus routes are
divided into parts, or “sec-
tions”. Tickets are colour-coded
according to the number of
sections for which they can be
used on each journey.
These tickets are useful if
you need to travel the same
route a number of times. Most
visitors use a Blue TravelTen,
valid for 1-2 sections, a Brown
TravelTen valid for 3-5 sections
or a Red TravelTen, valid for
6-9 sections.
TravelTen tickets can be
transferred from one user to
another and can be shared on
the same journey.

All-Day Tickets
If you have only one day for
sighseeing, a Daytripper ticket
may be useful. Travel on a
Daytripper includes unlimited
rides on all blue and white
STA buses, CityRail suburban
area trains and all STA Sydney
Ferries. It is not valid on
tourism services.

People crossing at pedestrian
lights in the centre of the city

WALKING

Take care when walking
around the city. Vehicles are
driven on the left and often
move quickly. It is wise to use
pedestrian crossings. There are
two types. Push-button cross-
ings are found at traffic lights.
Wait for the green man signal
and do not cross at lights if
the red warning sign is on or
flashing. Zebra crossings are
marked by yellow and black
signs. Make sure vehicles are
stopping before you cross.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Map World
280 Pitt St. Map 4 E3. Tel 9261
3601. www .mapworld.com.au
Sydney Buses Transit Shop
Railway Square
Cnr George and Lee Sts.
Map 4 D4.
Circular Quay
Cnr Loftus and Alfred Sts.
Map 1 B3. Tel [phone]
Queen Victoria Building
York St. Map 1 A5.
Wynyard Park
Carrington St. Map 1 A4.
www .sydneybuses.info
Bus, Train & Ferry Infoline
Tel 131 500.
Sydney Ferries
Information Office
Opposite Jetty No. 4, Circular Quay.
Map 1 B3. Tel [phone].
www .sydneyferries.org

COMPOSITE TICKETS

A Blue Weekly TravelPass, Red
TravelTen and Blue TravelTen

Travelling on Sydney's trains
buses and harbour ferries is
not expensive, especially if
you use one of the composite
tickets or TravelPasses that
are readily available.
These can be bought from
Sydney Buses Transit Shop ,
railway stations, newsagents
and newsstands where the
yellow and black “bus tickets

TRAVELPASSES

The most economical of the
composite tickets are the
TravelPasses. These allow you
unlimited seven-day travel on
Sydney's public buses, trains
and ferries as long as you
travel within stipulated zones.