Comments on: Seniors Card Travel: Sydney to Canberra for $5

By: Kerry Whitfield

Kerry Whitfield — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:19:15 +0000

In reply to Richard O'Neill. You can't book on a train that accepts Opal cards. You'll need to book online or by phone with NSWTrainLink to get from Cooma to Goulburn. Once you get to Goulburn you need to get off the train and catch a SydneyTrain which accepts your Opal card.

By: Richard O'Neill

Richard O'Neill — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:31:29 +0000

What about the other direction. Cooma to Goulburn then Sydney. If I book online Goulburn to Sydney with my OPAL, do I have to get off the train to swap ticket types?

By: Kerry Whitfield

Kerry Whitfield — Tue, 25 May 2021 04:31:54 +0000

In reply to Robert Beadle. Yes, Goulburn is a good overnight stay. I've stayed at the Southern Railway Hotel. Their front rooms facing the verandah are great.

By: Robert Beadle

Robert Beadle — Sat, 15 May 2021 08:28:44 +0000

You wouldn’t recommend Goulburn for an overnight stay?

By: John Coyle

John Coyle — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 07:38:58 +0000

I would take the 4.01pm train from Sydney to Goulburn, stay overnight, and do the trip into Canberra the next day. Total fare $5.00 as you have said. I would travel all the way back to Sydney for half fare, rather than spending another night in Goulburn.