Yours and Owls Festival

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 services including metro, trains, buses ferries and light rail, 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.

The closest stations are North Wollongong and Wollongong on the South Coast Line. The event is approximately a 20-30 minute walk from each station, or you can catch the ‘free Gong shuttle’ (routes 55A and 55C).

South Coast Line trains will operate with additional capacity from 11am Saturday 3 October with all services running as eight-car trains. Additional and extended late-night train services will also operate after the festival, including extra services between Wollongong, Thirroul and Sydney, and extended stopping patterns on selected South Coast Line services to help customers get home safely. 

On Saturday 3 October until Monday 5 October buses will replace trains between Port Kembla and Wollongong due to planned trackwork. 

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

The "free Gong Shuttle" bus (routes 55A and 55C) runs in a loop around Wollongong making stops at North Wollongong Station, Fairy Meadow Station, Gywneville and Wollongong University and Innovation Campus. 

The shuttle bus runs every 20 minutes from 9am to 6.20pm on Saturday and 9.40am to 6.20pm on Sunday.

Event shuttle

Yours and Owls Festival will be operating a Camper Shuttle at designated hours between Fairy Meadow Surf Life Saving Club and Harbour Street outside WIN Stadium.

The following road closures will be in place on Saturday 3 October for the event. 

• Cliff Road between Harbour Street to Marine Drive
• Endeavour Drive
• Partial closure of Marine Drive

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

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

There is limited parking available at the event with additional paid and free car parking around the Wollongong CBD. Allow extra travel time as traffic may be heavier than usual around the area.

There will be dedicated areas for accessible parking and pickup/drop off, accessible Parking will be available in the restaurant parking area.

You can find real-time updates on traffic conditions at livetraffic.com.

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).

There will be dedicated areas for accessible parking and pickup/drop off. You will require a valid NSW accessible car pass to use these facilities. If you require any assistance or you don’t have a NSW accessible car pass you can email the event organisers.

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