Perth & Fremantle - Perth and West Coast Australia - page 163

unmetered street parking you'll need to look well away from the main commercial strips
and check the signs carefully.
A fun way to gad about the city is on a moped. Scootamoré ( 08-9380 6580;
www.scootamore.com.au ; 356a Rokeby Rd, Subiaco; day/week/month $45/200/400) hires 50cc scooters with
helmets (compulsory) and insurance included (for those over 21, $500 excess).
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Transperth ( 13 62 13; www.transperth.wa.gov.au ) operates Perth's public buses, trains and ferries.
There are Transperth information offices at Perth station (Wellington St), Wellington St
bus station, Perth underground station (off Murray St) and the Esplanade Busport (Mounts
Bay Rd). There's a good online journey planner.
From the central city, the following fares apply for all public transport:
Free Transit Zone (FTZ) Covers the central commercial area, bounded (roughly) by
Fraser Ave, Kings Park Rd, Thomas St, Newcastle St, Parry St, Lord St and the river (in-
cluding the City West and Claisebrook train stations, to the west and east respectively).
Zone 1 Includes the city centre and the inner suburbs ($2.70).
Zone 2 Fremantle, Guildford and the beaches as far north as Sorrento ($4).
Zone 3 Hillarys Boat Harbour (AQWA), the Swan Valley and Kalamunda ($4.90).
Zone 5 Rockingham ($7.10).
Zone 7 Mandurah ($9.40).
DayRider Unlimited travel after 9am weekdays and all day on the weekend in any zone
($11).
FamilyRider Lets two adults and up to five children travel for a total of $11 on week-
ends, after 6pm weekdays and after 9am on weekdays during school holidays.
If you're in Perth for a while, consider buying a SmartRider card, covering bus, train
and ferry travel. It's $10 to purchase, then you add value to your card. The technology de-
ducts the fare as you go, as long as you tap in and tap out (touch your card to the electron-
ic reader) every time you travel, including within the FTZ. The SmartRider works out
15% cheaper than buying single tickets and automatically caps itself at the DayRider rate
if you're avoiding the morning rush hour.
Bus
As well as regular buses the FTZ is well covered during the day by the three free Central
Area Transit (CAT) services. The Yellow and Red CATs operate east-west routes, Yellow