Public Transport to our airports - what's cheapest?

[AIRwin]

BNE Airtrain Return for Free offer is coming to an end on April 30th:

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[boomy]

BNE Airtrain Return for Free offer is coming to an end on April 30th:

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Shame but lasted much longer than I’ve anticipated.
Was lucky to take great advantage of this deal and save on my frequent domestic trips.

 

[CaptJCool]

some of us get free trips to Adelaide airport ... fore life

 

[Brissy1]

some of us get free trips to Adelaide airport ... fore life

I'll have to plan my flight arr/dep times around off-peak
"...visiting Adelaide from interstate, if you have a state-issued Seniors Card, you can access a MetroTicket for 14 consecutive days of free off-peak travel during your visit"

FAQs

www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au

 

[kerfuffle]

I'll have to plan my flight arr/dep times around off-peak
"...visiting Adelaide from interstate, if you have a state-issued Seniors Card, you can access a MetroTicket for 14 consecutive days of free off-peak travel during your visit"

FAQs

www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au

No Saturday visits for you. It's peak all day.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Its a bit of a troublesome way for interstate visitors to Adelaide, in relation to the Seniors Card system, as either having to have the 14 days pass posted to you, or you have to go to the Railway Station and get the 14 day Seniors interstate visitors pass issued to you.
Tapping the interstate Seniors card onto the Metrocard reader o the bus, will most likely get the invalid buzz, if the person does not go to the info centre at the Railway Station, or have the interstate visitors Seniors card posted to them.
Local South Aus Seniors, will have the card ready for free travel, Sat included.

 

[CaptJCool]

Its a bit of a troublesome way for interstate visitors to Adelaide, in relation to the Seniors Card system, as either having to have the 14 days pass posted to you, or you have to go to the Railway Station and get the 14 day Seniors interstate visitors pass issued to you.
Tapping the interstate Seniors card onto the Metrocard reader o the bus, will most likely get the invalid buzz, if the person does not go to the info centre at the Railway Station, or have the interstate visitors Seniors card posted to them.
Local South Aus Seniors, will have the card ready for free travel, Sat included.

You should check out the pedantic BS it takes to get the Gold Opal card in Sydney …,

 

[clifford]

You should check out the pedantic BS it takes to get the Gold Opal card in Sydney …,

I'm sorry, what is that BS? If you're a NSW/ACT resident it's quite straightforward (as my wife and I know from experience).

So what's the issue with you?

 

[serfty]

Its a bit of a troublesome way for interstate visitors to Adelaide, in relation to the Seniors Card system, as either having to have the 14 days pass posted to you, or you have to go to the Railway Station and get the 14 day Seniors interstate visitors pass issued to you.
Tapping the interstate Seniors card onto the Metrocard reader o the bus, will most likely get the invalid buzz, if the person does not go to the info centre at the Railway Station, or have the interstate visitors Seniors card posted to them.
Local South Aus Seniors, will have the card ready for free travel, Sat included.

I suspect you have not had to get a SA Seniors metrocard when an Interstate Seniors card holder.

It is really easy.

FAQs

www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au

 

[CaptJCool]

I'm sorry, what is that BS? If you're a NSW/ACT resident it's quite straightforward (as my wife and I know from experience).

So what's the issue with you?

• Please submit at least three to four weeks before travelling to NSW

Seniors

Pay $2.50 a day with a Gold Opal card when travelling in Sydney and Concession fares on most public transport in regional NSW if you are an Australian senior

transportnsw.info

https://transportnsw.info/document/3924/application-for-interstate-seniors-gold-opal-card-5341.pdf

 

[CMA222]

• Please submit at least three to four weeks before travelling to NSW

A family member from Victoria applied recently and they received the NSW Gold card by mail after about 5 working days.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Interstate Seniors Card holders (to South Aus) have to "apply" for the 14 days Adelaide free public transport card.
This/that is the troublesome thing, either have to show interstate Seniors Card via scan and send, or bring it to the Adelaide Railway Station, to get the 14 day pass issued.
This is what I mean by troublesome.
Interstate Seniors Card visitors to SA cant just tap their interstate Seniors Card onto Metrocard readers on our buses, trams and trains, ...
Wish it was that simple.
Its the having to go to ARS, or to apply for the 14 day card online that is the thing.
Interstate relo, once I told them, decided to use (((not ideal, and maybe a bit "illegal"))) my dads Seniors Card for 2 or 3 trips recently.
She was from Qld.

 

[Brissy1]

At least senior visitors to NSW and Qld get the actual local senior's card, (therefore once only for life?) so all the same benefits as local senior. Of course no discount to/from the private airport line portion (until 2030 SYD, 2036 BNE, I won't hold my breath waiting!).

 

[moa999]

Hopefully in NSW they buy out/ subsidise the remaining contract so it will be equal treatment to both airports when WSI and Western Sydney Airport Metro opens.