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 183KB) 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 |
| 144 | Manly to Chatswood via St Leonards |
| 199 | Palm Beach to Manly via Mona Vale & Dee Why |
| 304 | City Circular Quay to Green Square (Loop Service) |
| 324 | Watsons Bay to Walsh Bay via Old South Head Rd |
| 333 | North Bondi to City Circular Quay via Bondi Junction |
| 350 | Sydney Airport Domestic to Bondi Junction |
| 373 | Coogee to City Museum (Loop Service) |
| 390X | La Perouse to Bondi Junction (Express Service) |
| 392N | Matraville to City Circular Quay (Night Service) |
| 420 | Mascot Station to Burwood |
| 423 | Kingsgrove to City Martin Place |
| 500N | Parramatta to City Hyde Park via Victoria Rd (Night Service) |
| 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 |
| 433 | Balmain Gladstone Park to Central Pitt St |
| 438N | Abbotsford to City Martin Place (Night Service) |
| 442 | City QVB to Balmain East Wharf (Loop Service) |
| 607X | Bella Vista Station to City QVB (Express Service) |
| 610X | Castle Hill to City QVB (Express Service) |
Routes with later services running on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| 142 | Allambie Heights to Manly |
| 166 | Frenchs Forest to Manly via Dee Why Beach |
Routes with later services running on Friday and Saturday
| Route number | Destination |
|---|---|
| 271 | Belrose to City QVB |
| 288 | Macquarie University to City Erskine St via Freeway |
| 290 | Epping to City Erskine St via North Sydney (Night Service) |
| 309 | Port Botany to Redfern |
| 431 | Glebe Point to City Martin Place |
| 501 | Parramatta to Central Pitt St via Victoria Rd & Pyrmont |
| 665 | Rouse Hill Station to Parramatta |
| 962 | East Hills to Miranda |
| T80 | Liverpool to Parramatta via T-way |
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 5am to 1am.
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.
Parramatta
L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line light rail services run frequently between Carlingford and Westmead with three stops in the Parramatta CBD (Parramatta Square, Church Street and Prince Alfred Square) and three stops in the Westmead Health Precinct (Westmead, Westmead Hospital and Childrens Hospital)
Services will run on a frequent basis between 5am and 1am, 7 days a week.
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.
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.