Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

There actually is an extra access fee for using Mascot Station (although less than the dom/international fee); used to be paid by the passenger but the nsw gov now pays it for each passenger.
Even better that the NSW government pays for my gate fee to use Mascot station!

Last night cost me $2.31 from Domestic to Mascot station, then $1.76 train home...so all up $4.07 (off peak) :)
 
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Pubic Service announcement:

"Travel will be free for passengers on all rail services statewide including Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Airport Link and Metro from Thursday 31 July to Friday 1 August inclusive.

From 12.01am Thursday 31 July to 11.59pm on Friday 1 August 2025, travel will be free on all Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Airport Link, and Sydney Metro services."

And this inclues the expensive airport gate fee!

 
Pubic Public service announcement:

"Travel will be free for passengers on all rail services statewide including Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Airport Link and Metro from Thursday 31 July to Friday 1 August inclusive.

From 12.01am Thursday 31 July to 11.59pm on Friday 1 August 2025, travel will be free on all Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Airport Link, and Sydney Metro services."

And this inclues the expensive airport gate fee!

Booked out now but the XPT trains were also available to be booked for free on these dates.
 
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Booked out now but the XPT trains were also available to be booked for free on these dates.
A little birdie told me you are making an overnight train trip to Sydney to take advantage of this ;)
 
A little birdie told me you are making an overnight train trip to Sydney to take advantage of this ;)
Certainly taking advantage - but with Sydney CBD Accommodation sky high when I'm there, I'm taking the free train to Mascot ...
 
Certainly taking advantage - but with Sydney CBD Accommodation sky high when I'm there, I'm taking the free train to Mascot ...
He told me you are going back Fri morning but he is going back in the evening so we will try and catchup for an early dinner near Central before his train
 
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