Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
sticking mainly to Wellington St, and Red looping roughly east on Murray St and west on
Hay St. The Blue Cat does a figure eight through Northbridge and the south end of the
city; this is the only one to run late - until 1am on Friday and Saturday nights only. Pick
up a copy of the free timetable (widely available on buses and elsewhere) for the exact
routes and stops. They run every five to eight minutes during weekdays and every 15
minutes on weekends. Digital displays at the stops advise when the next bus is due.
The metropolitan area is serviced by a wide network of Transperth buses. Pick up
timetables from any of the Transperth information centres or use the online journey plan-
ner.
Ferry
The only ferry runs every 20 to 30 minutes between Barrack Street Jetty and Mends Street
Jetty in South Perth - use it to get to the zoo or for a bargain from-the-river glimpse of the
Perth skyline.
Train
Transperth operates five train lines from around 5.20am to midnight weekdays, and until
about 2am Saturday and Sunday. Your rail ticket can also be used on Transperth buses and
ferries within the ticket's zone. You're free to take your bike on the train in nonpeak
times. The lines and useful stops include:
Armadale Thornlie Line
Perth, Burswood.
Fremantle Line
Perth, City West, West Leederville, Subiaco, Shenton Park, Swanbourne,
Cottesloe, North Fremantle, Fremantle.
Joondalup Line
Esplanade, Perth Underground, Leederville.
Mandurah Line
Perth Underground, Esplanade, Rockingham, Mandurah.
Midland Line
Perth, East Perth, Mt Lawley, Guildford, Midland.
TAXI
Perth has a decent system of metered taxis, though the distances make frequent use costly
and on busy nights you may have trouble flagging one down off the street. The two main
companies are
Swan Taxis
(
13 10 08;
www.bwtaxi.com.au
)
; both have wheelchair-accessible cabs.
