Late night services
In New South Wales, there are public transport options throughout the night and early morning. You can use the Trip Planner or a transport app to plan your late night travel.
Regional train and coach services - overnight travel
Some NSW TrainLink Regional Trains travel overnight on long distance services in NSW and interstate. You can upgrade to a First Class Sleeper on certain services.
Sydney
- A number of bus routes operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- NightRide buses replace most train services between midnight and 4.30am, stopping at railways stations or on main roads near railway stations.
- Some regular bus routes run later services after midnight on weekends only.
- Some Intercity train services run after midnight.
- The last service on some ferry routes depart between midnight and 1am.
You can catch Sydney Metro night services 7 days a week.
Plan ahead using the Trip Planner and transport apps.
From midnight to 4.30am, most trains stop running. NightRide buses replace Sydney train services between midnight and 4:30am, stopping near stations along the train line.
Some Intercity train services run after midnight
Many NightRide services leave the city from bus stops near Town Hall Station.
You can also view the route and stopping sequence for NightRide services on the Sydney NightRide bus network map (pdf 342KB) or download a map (pdf 1.0MB) showing where you can catch a NightRide bus along with other late night travel options across the Sydney CBD.
NightRide routes
Route number |
Destination |
|---|---|
| N10 | Sutherland to City, Town Hall |
| N11 | Cronulla to City, Town Hall |
| N20 | Riverwood to City, Town Hall via International Airport |
| N30 | Macarthur to City, Town Hall |
| N40 | East Hills to City, Town Hall |
| N50 | Liverpool to City, Town Hall |
| N60 | Fairfield to City, Town Hall |
| N61 | Carlingford to City, Town Hall (operates overnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday) |
| N70 | Penrith to City, Town Hall via Blacktown and Parramatta |
| N71 | Schofields to City, Town Hall via Blacktown (extends to/from Richmond overnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday) |
| N80 | Hornsby to City, Town Hall via Strathfield |
| N81 | Parramatta to City, Town Hall via Sydney Olympic Park (operates overnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday) |
| N90 | Hornsby to City, Town Hall via Chatswood |
| N91 | Bondi Junction to Macquarie Park via City and Chatswood |
A number of bus routes run along selected corridors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some regular bus routes also run later services after midnight on weekends only.
Some of these services run in one direction only.
Overnight bus services that run seven days a week
Route number |
Destination |
|---|---|
| N10 | Sutherland to City, Town Hall |
| N11 | Cronulla to City, Town Hall |
| N20 | Riverwood to City, Town Hall via International Airport |
| N30 | Macarthur to City, Town Hall |
| N31 | Liverpool to Leppington via Edmondson Park |
| N40 | East Hills to City, Town Hall |
| N50 | Liverpool to City, Town Hall |
| N60 | Fairfield to City, Town Hall |
| N70 | Penrith to City Town Hall via Blacktown and Parramatta |
| N71 | Richmond to City, Town Hall via Schofields, Blacktown and Parramatta |
| N80 | Hornsby to City, Town Hall via Strathfield |
| N90 | Hornsby to City, Town Hall via Chatswood |
| N91 | Bondi Junction to Macquarie Park via City and Chatswood |
| N92 | Tallawong to City, Town Hall via Macquarie Park |
| BN1 | Mona Vale to City, QVB via Dee Why and Wynyard |
| 144N | Manly to North Sydney via Seaforth and Neutral Bay Junction |
| 199 | Avalon to Manly via Newport, Mona Vale and Dee Why |
| 304 | Zetland to City, Circular Quay via Surry Hills |
| 324 | Watsons Bay to City, Walsh Bay via Rose Bay and Edgecliff |
| 333 | North Bondi to City via Bondi Junction |
| 350 | Bondi Junction to Mascot Station via Coogee and Maroubra |
| 373 | Coogee to City, Museum |
| 390X | Bondi Junction to La Perouse via Randwick, POW Hospital and Little Bay |
| 392N | Matraville to City, Circular Quay |
| 420 | International Terminal to Burwood via Sydney Airport & Rockdale |
| 423 | Kingsgrove to City Martin Place |
| 500N | Parramatta to City, Circular Quay |
| 550 | Parramatta to Macquarie Park via Epping |
Overnight bus services running on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| N61 | Carlingford to City, Town Hall |
| N81 | Parramatta to City, Town Hall via Sydney Olympic Park |
Overnight bus services running on Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| 396 | Maroubra Beach to City, Circular Quay via Anzac Parade |
| 438N | Abbotsford to City, Martin Place via Five Dock and Parramatta Road |
| 607X | Bella Vista Station to City, QVB via M2 |
| 610X | Castle Hill to City, QVB via Baulkham Hills and M2 |
Routes with later services running on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| 142 | Manly to Skyline Shops via Allambie Heights |
| 166 | Manly to Frenchs Forest via Dee Why |
Routes with later services running on Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| 271 | City to Belrose via Forestville and Frenchs Forest |
| 282 *early Sunday morning only |
Chatswood to Belrose via Frenchs Forest |
| 288 | City, Erskine Street to Epping via Lane Cove and Macquarie Centre |
| 290 | City, Erskine Street to Epping via North Sydney, Lane Cover and Macquarie Centre |
| 309 | Redfern Station to Matraville via Green Square and Mascot |
| 431 | City, Martin Place to Glebe Point via Glebe |
| 501 | Railway Square to Ryde via Pyrmont and Victoria Road |
| 665 | Rouse Hill Town Centre to Parramatta via North West T-way and Westmead |
| 962 | Miranda to Menai via Sutherland |
| T80 | Parramatta to Liverpool via Transitway |
Some ferries run the last service between midnight and 1am. See timetables or use the Trip Planner to find out when the last ferry to your destination leaves.
Find a timetable or plan your trip.
L1 Dulwich Hill Line light rail services run frequently between Central Station (Central Grand Concourse) and Dulwich Hill via Darling Harbour and the Inner West, Monday to Sunday (including Public Holiday), from 6am to 11pm (midnight on Friday).
L2 Randwick Line and L3 Kingsford Line light rail services run frequently between Circular Quay and Randwick or Juniors Kingsford via the CBD and Central Station (Central Chalmers Street) Monday to Sunday (including Public Holiday) from 5am to 1am.
See Sydney light rail services service times and frequency for more information.
Always check the information displays available on all platforms or Trip Planner for service status updates and estimated first and last service departure timing, or to find alternative transport at night when light rail services are not running.
You can also download and use transport apps to track your service on your smartphone.
For planned or unplanned service changes (including line closures due to trackwork or other events), check travel alerts.
If attending an event held at night, see Getting to events for specific information related to event attendees using public transport.
On Friday and Saturday nights, plus nights before public holidays, wait for taxis at a secure taxi rank. Secure taxi ranks are pre-paid between 10pm and 5am, so you may be asked to pay up front, before your trip begins.
Find a secure taxi rank location or for city locations you can download this map (pdf 1.2MB).
Newcastle
All late night services in the Opal network accept Opal cards and most are wheelchair accessible.
Extra late night buses run on weekends with services around local hot spots.
The NightOwl buses run after midnight and throughout the early hours of the morning in Newcastle on weekends.
NightOwl bus services run on Friday and Saturday nights only.
NightOwl bus routes
The following services run in one direction from the departure points.
The bus routes, departure points and bus stops are also available on the Night Owl route map (pdf 800KB).
Find a timetable and see a route map.
| Number | Departure point | Service direction and locations |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Queens Wharf | Queens Wharf to Jesmond via Newcastle West, Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Islington, Mayfield, University of Newcastle (Callaghan) |
| 12 | Merewether Beach | Merewether Beach to Maryland via The Junction, Marketown, Newcastle West, Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Waratah, North Lambton, Jesmond, Wallsend |
| 13 | Queens Wharf | Queens Wharf to Glendale via Newcastle West, Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Broadmeadow, New Lambton, JH Hospital, Cardiff |
| 14 | Queens Wharf | Queens Wharf to Swansea Heads via Darby Street, The Junction, Adamstown, Kotara, Charlestown, Jewells, Belmont, Blacksmiths, Swansea, Caves Beach |
| 55N | Queens Wharf | Queens Wharf to Stockton |
Light rail services in Newcastle operate between 5am and 1am, daily.
Find a timetable or plan your trip.
On Friday and Saturday nights, plus nights before public holidays, wait for taxis at a secure taxi rank. Secure taxi ranks are pre-paid between 10pm and 5am, so you may be asked to pay up front, before your trip begins.
Find a secure taxi rank location.