A-League Men: Sydney FC v Auckland FC

Opal

You can use an Opal card for all modes of public transport in Sydney and surrounding regions, including metro, trains, buses, ferries and light rail.

Remember to top up your Opal card before you travel to avoid waiting in line at top-up machines. You can top up your card online or at an Opal retailer.

More ways to pay

If you have a contactless-enabled American Express, Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or a linked device, you can use it to pay for your travel by tapping on and tapping off at Opal card readers. Available on all public transport, contactless payments are another way to pay on the Opal network.Adult Opal fare pricing applies and you will receive Opal benefits, including daily and weekly fare caps.

Sydney Metro services are high-frequency, driverless trains running between Sydney’s north-west and south-west via the city. 

Planned Trackwork – Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 December 

• Metro services will not run on the entire line between Tallawong and Sydenham.  
• Buses replace services between Tallawong and Chatswood only.  
• Use trains between Epping or Chatswood, the City and Sydenham 
• For travel to and from Waterloo use local buses or trains from Redfern.

Change at Central to connect with L1 Dulwich Hill Line light rail services to Leichhardt North. 

For Metro service disruption information, check trackwork and travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

The best station for connections to Leichhardt Oval is Central.

Change at Central for light rail services or buses running towards Leichhardt. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Trackwork

Planned trackwork is taking place on Saturday 27 December on the following lines and may affect how you travel to and from the event. Plan ahead using the Trip Planner: 

• T1 Western Line: Trains do not run between T1 Western Line stations and the City. Buses replace trains between Parramatta and Olympic Park. Trains run to a changed timetable between Penrith or Richmond and Leppington, and between Olympic Park and the City. Change at: Parramatta for buses towards Olympic Park, or Glenfield for trains to the City via the Airport. From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses replace trains between Blacktown and Olympic Park. Trains run between Penrith or Richmond and Blacktown only.  
• T2 Leppington & Inner West Line: Trains do not run between T2 Leppington Line stations and the City. Buses replace trains between Parramatta and Olympic Park. Trains run to a changed timetable between Penrith or Richmond and Leppington, and between Olympic Park and the City. Change at: Parramatta for buses towards Olympic Park, then trains from Olympic Park to the City, or at Glenfield for trains to the City via the Airport. From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Olympic Park via Granville. Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Bankstown only. Buses also replace T6 trains between Bankstown and Olympic Park.  
• T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line: Trains do not run between T3 Liverpool Line stations and the City. Trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern between Liverpool and Bankstown. Buses replace T6 trains between Bankstown and Olympic Park. Trains run between Olympic Park and the City.  From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses also replace T2 trains between Cabramatta and Olympic Park via Granville. Trains run between Leppington and Bankstown only.  
• T5 Cumberland Line: Trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern between Richmond and Liverpool, and between Penrith and Leppington. Some late night and early morning trains run between Richmond and Leppington. From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses replace trains between Blacktown or Cabramatta and Olympic Park via Granville. Trains run between Richmond and Blacktown, and between Leppington, Cabramatta and Bankstown.  
• T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line: Buses replace trains between Bankstown and Olympic Park. Trains run between Olympic Park and the City, and between Bankstown and Liverpool.  
• T7 Olympic Park Line: Buses replace trains between Olympic Park and Lidcombe, continuing to Parramatta or Bankstown. Trains run between Olympic Park and the City. From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses replace trains between Olympic Park and Blacktown or Cabramatta via Granville. 
• Blue Mountains Line: Trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only. Change at Penrith for express buses to Olympic Park. Trains run between Olympic Park and the City. T1 Western Line trains run between Penrith, Blacktown and Leppington. Buses replace trains between Parramatta and Olympic Park. Trains from Blacktown to Blue Mountains Line stations run 30 minutes later than the normal timetable. From 5.30pm Saturday to 6am Sunday, buses replace all trains between Blacktown and Olympic Park.

Trackwork is carried out on an ongoing basis to maintain the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the Sydney Trains network. For train service disruption information, check trackwork and travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

A number or regular bus services make stops within walking distance of Leichhardt Oval, including routes 437, 440, 445 and 470.

For service disruption information, check travel alerts or use the Trip Planner.

Catch one of the many ferry services to Circular Quay. From here, change for a train to Central where you can connect with L1 Dulwich Hill light rail services towards Leichhardt from the Grand Concourse. 

For ferry service disruption information, check travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

L1 Dulwich Hill Line

L1 Dulwich Hill Line light rail services run between Central Station (Grand Concourse) and Dulwich Hill via Darling Harbour and the Inner West. Services run regularly from 5am to 1am daily. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

Catch the L1 Line light rail service to Leichhardt North, which is a short walk to the oval via Mary Street.  

L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford Lines 

L2 Randwick Line light rail services run between Circular Quay and Randwick via Central Station (Chalmers Street) and L3 Kingsford Line services run between Circular Quay and Juniors Kingsford via Central Station (Chalmers Street). Services run regularly from 5am to 1am daily, plan your trip using the Trip Planner. 

From Central, change to the L1 Line light rail service leaving from the Grand Concourse to get to Leichhardt North, which is a short walk to the oval via Mary Street.  

L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line

L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line light rail services run between Carlingford and Westmead via Parramatta CBD. Services run regularly from 5am to 1am daily. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Alight at Parramatta Square and connect with a train service to Central from Parramatta Station. From Central, change to an L1 Line service leaving from the Grand Concourse to get to Leichhardt North.  

Passengers are reminded that trams can’t stop quickly or easily – so please stop, listen and look around for trams and use designated pedestrian crossings.

For maps and service frequencies see light rail service information. For light rail service disruption information, check travel alerts or plan your trip using the Trip Planner.

Traffic may be heavier than usual on roads approaching Leichhardt Oval as fans travel to the match. Allow extra travel time on roads including James Street, Perry Street, Balmain Road, Mary Street and Glover Street.  

A section of Mary Street may be close before the game and will reopen when crowds have cleared the area. Traffic will be detoured via Chapel Street if the closure is in place.   

For the latest traffic information visit Live Traffic NSW or download a real-time traffic app.

There are no designated taxi ranks available at Leichhardt Oval. The best location for drop off is Mary Street and for pick up is Perry Street.

For details of taxi networks servicing the Sydney area, visit Transport Operators.

Attendees are encouraged to plan to arrive early as local parking around the stadium is limited.

Visit the Inner West Council website for details on car parks in the area.

Accessible trips are shown in the Trip Planner with the wheelchair icon. You can select "accessible services only" in the Options to ensure you only see accessible services. Only trip plans with accessible train platforms, ferry wharves and buses will be presented. See accessible travel or download a transport app (select the "Accessibility" filter).