Status as at Monday August 2 ( 12:00 EST )
Public Transport is an essential service and at present, most metropolitan trams, buses and ferries across Australia are running to regular timetables.
Many airport connection buses have been suspended, though some are operating.
Most long distance services are also running to regular timetables but some are suspended or curtailed due to local lockdowns.
Service status Indicators:
Services running as normal
Reduced services running OR services suspended but a planned date for return to service is near.
Services suspended and no early return date is advised.
No advice/unknown
Metropolitan Public Transport Services:
- Sydney
Trains - Sydney Trains operate to a weekday timetable for suburban passenger services with additional early morning services and reduction of high peak services. Hunter and Southern Highlands lines which operate normally.- Metro - runs at a 10 minute frequency during morning and afternoon peak periods and 20 mins during off peak.
- Light Rail - L1 Inner West line light rail services operate to a weekday timetable. L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford line services run to a Sunday timetable with additional shuttle services during peak times for the L2
- Ferries - running to hourly frequency
- Buses - Most buses operate to a Monday to Friday school holiday timetable. Dedicated school services will continue to operate as required
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- Melbourne
Trains - Normal timetables- Trams - Normal timetables
- Buses - Normal timetables
- Skybus Tullamarine Airport to Melbourne City Express running limited services 4:30am-midnight. Avalon airport services resumed December 18. All other Skybus services remain suspended ie (Docklands/Southbank, St Kilda, Eastern, Peninsula, Western)
- Ferries St Kilda Ferry - weekends only. Westgate Punt now operating normally.
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- Brisbane
Trains- Ferries
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- Perth
Trains- Buses.
- Ferries
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- Adelaide
Trains - Flinders Line re-opened in late December. Gawler line running as buses due to electrification works.- Trams
- Buses - Normal service running EXCEPT J1X Airport express which is suspended.
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- Canberra
- Trams
- Buses
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- Hobart/Launceston
- Buses
- Skybus Hobart Airport service - resumed October 26
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- Newcastle
Trains- Trams
- Buses
- Ferries
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- Darwin
- Buses
- Ferries
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- Gold Coast
- Trains
- Light Rail
- Buses - Bus 700 is not running across the NSW border into Tweed Heads.
- Ferries - HOPO
Long Distance country and Interstate services:
- NEW SOUTH WALES
- NSW Trainlink Trains Train services are running as normal, except cross-border services into Victoria and Queensland. Melbourne XPT is running only Sydney to Albury. Brisbane XPT is running only Sydney-Casino.
- NSW Trainlink Buses Buses that normally run into Victoria or Queensland are starting and terminating short at the last stop in NSW (Buronga, Moama, Tweed Heads respectively).
- The Indian Pacific all Indian Pacific journeys have been suspended. At this stage, the Indian Pacific is scheduled to resume on Thursday 26 August from Adelaide, pending border restrictions.
- Greyhound Buses Sydney to Brisbane are suspended
- Greyhound Buses Canberra to Melbourne are suspended.
- Greyhound Buses Sydney to Canberra are suspended
- Firefly Express Suspended - due to the NSW two-week lockdown for greater Sydney.
- Sid Foggs coaches Newcastle to Dubbo resumed normal services May 13.
- New England coaches Tamworth to Warwick and Tamworth to Coffs Harbour PERMANENTLY CANCELLED effective April 30 2021.
- Murrays Coaches Canberra-Sydney services suspended
- Murrays Coaches Canberra-Narooma, Canberra-Wollongong
- Murrays Coaches Canberra-Melbourne suspended
- Transborder Coaches Canberra-Yass
- Premier Motors Sydney to Brisbane and Sydney to Eden services have resumed.
- Australia Wide Coaches Express bus services between Orange and Sydney SUSPENDED
- Port Stephens Coaches Sydney to Port Stephens express bus service SUSPENDED UFN.
- Northern Rivers Buslines
- RMS Cross-river ferries operating normally
- Clarence River Ferry Yamba to Iluka operating normally.
- Byron Bay Train Appears to have resumed following Covid suspension.
- Central Coast Ferries Regular service Woy Woy - Saratoga - Empire Bay still running although tourist cruises are suspended.
- Skybus Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay
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- VICTORIA
- VLine Trains Normal services
- VLine Buses Services running as normal EXCEPT buses will not cross into NSW or SA. Buses to Canberra are cancelled and other buses will stop at the last stop in Victoria before the NSW or SA border.
- The Overland Adelaide-Melbourne - SUSPENDED due to SA/Vic border closure. Resumption planned for August 5 (TBC)
- Skybus Geelong to Avalon airport bus service resumed December 18.
- Gull Geelong to Melbourne Airport bus services continue operation through Vic lockdown
- Ballarat to Melbourne Airport bus service resumes August 1st
- Bendigo to Melbourne Airport bus service resumes August 1st
- Balfours Shepparton to Melbourne Airport bus service resumed December 1.
- Gippy Shuttle Traralgon to Melbourne Airport bus service appears to have ceased operation - website not reachable since Feb 2021.
- Peninsula Searoad Queenscliff-Sorrento Ferry running normal hourlyfrequency
- PTV branded private buses Operating normally
- Westernport Ferries Ferries Stony Point to French Island and Phillip Island returned to regular timetable November 9th November.
- Port Phillip Ferries Services on both routes (Melbourne - Geelong and Melbourne - Portarlington) resume July 31.
- Greyhound Buses Melbourne to Canberra are suspended
- Firefly Express Melbourne-Adelaide suspended (May resume 3-6 August - to be confirmed)
- Firefly Express Melbourne-Sydney Suspended
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- QUEENSLAND
- Sunshine Coast line Trains
- Gold Coast Coast line Trains
- QR Traveltrain Trains Brisbane - Cairns (Spirit of Queensland), Rockhampton Tilt Train, Bundaberg Tilt Train NORMAL SERVICES from June 13.
- QR Traveltrain Trains Brisbane - Longreach (Spirit of the Outback) resumed 23 June.
- QR Traveltrain Trains Brisbane-Charleville (The Westlander), Townsville-Mount Isa (The Inlander) and connecting buses resumed running normal twice weekly services 19 September.
- NSW Trainlink Trains Brisbane XPT train running only Sydney to Casino with NO connecting bus to/from Brisbane.
- NSW Trainlink Buses Services are not running into Queensland.
- Murrays Coaches Brisbane - Toowoomba - Chinchilla.
- Greyhound Brisbane-Cairns
- Greyhound Brisbane- Toowoomba - Miles and Brisbane-Byron Bay resumes Jan 12 after Brisbane shutdown.
- Greyhound Buses Tennant Creek-Mount Isa and Brisbane - Sydney suspended.
- Greyhound Buses Longreach-Emerald-Rockhampton resumed full service from August 10th.
- Mackay transit Mackay-Emerald was reduced to 4 per week but appears to now have returned to daily operation.
- Glasshouse Country Coaches
- Bowen transit
- Premier Motors Brisbane to Cairns are running as normal
- Premier Motors Brisbane to Lismore services are suspended.
- Premier Motors Brisbane to Sydney services have resumed.
- Bus Queensland Services running normally excpet Lightning Ridge which is truncated to run only in Qld.
- Crisps Coaches Limited services (Mon & Fri only) from Toowoomba/Warwick/ Goondiwindi. Moree services suspended.
- Crisps Coaches Brisbane to Warwick and Stanthorpe - limited services operating.
- New England Coaches Warwick to Tamworth permanently withdrawn from April 30 2021.
- Trans North Coaches Cairns to Karumba and Cooktown.
- North Burnett Monto-Mundubbera-Maryborough appears to have resumed after suspension.
- North Burnett Mundubbera-Bundaberg was reduced to 1 per week but appears to have returned to 3 times weekly.
- North Burnett Eidsvold-Mt Perry-Bundaberg, and Monto-Ceratodus running as normal.
- SeaLink Magnetic island ferry running reduced timetable.
- Cruise Whitsundays
- Skybus Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay
- Noosa Ferry suspended March 23, but resumed by July.
- Peddells Thursday Island - Seisia ferries
- Thursday Island Ferry to Horn Island
- SeaSwift Cairns to Cape York ferries - status not known.
- SeaLink Bay Islands ferries
- Coochiemudlo Island
- Green Island Ferries to Green Island.
- Fraser Island Ferries to Fraser Island running normally.
- Daintree Ferry The ferry across the Daintree river is running normally
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- SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- The Indian Pacific all Indian Pacific journeys have been suspended. At this stage, the Indian Pacific is scheduled to resume on Thursday 26 August from Adelaide, pending border restrictions.
- The Ghan Adelaide Darwin - SUSPENDED Resumption planned for August 11 (TBC)
- The Overland Adelaide-Melbourne - SUSPENDED Resumption planned for August 5 (TBC)
- VLineVLine buses are not running into SA.
- Stateliner Buses Running at or near normal levels.
- LinkSA Buses All route services operating as normal although special services to Monarto Zoo and Footy Expresses and Barossa School buses will not run. Cross-border service from Murrayville appears to have been restored. Cash payments accepted only in plastic bags and no change is given.
- Yorke Peninsula Coaches Modified/reduced services
- Sealink Kangaroo Island Ferry and connecting buses.
- KI Connect Kangaroo Island Connect Ferry (Cape Jervis to Penneshaw) have resumed.
- Spencer Gulf Searoad Wallaroo to Lucky Bay ferry service commenced Nov 14.
- Firefly Express Melbourne-Adelaide suspended May resume 3-6 August (To be confirmed)
- Tambray Coaches Mildura - Adelaide. SERVICE CANCELLED AND WILL NOT RESUME.
- Greyhound Coaches Adelaide-Alice Springs are running to reduced frequencies
- Genesis Transport buses Adelaide to Flinders Ranges (Copley) running to reduced timetable - once weekly north on Thursday south Friday only.
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- WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- TransWA Trains Australind, Prospector and Merredin Link normal timetables. (Australind replaced by buses until 2021 due to technical issues)
- TransWA Buses across regional WA normal timetables.
- Trans Regional Local bus services in provincial cities on normal timetables.
- SouthWest Coachlines As normal but not running to Busselton Margaret River airport.
- Integrity Coachlines Normal Timetables
- Goldrush Tours Express Kalgoorlie-Leonora-Laverton buses operating as normal.
- Rottnest Island Ferries Rottnest Island re-opened June 6 and ferry services resumed then.
- The Indian Pacific all Indian Pacific journeys have been suspended. At this stage, the Indian Pacific is scheduled to resume on Thursday 26 August from Adelaide, pending border restrictions.
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- TASMANIA
- Spirit of Tasmania ferry between Tasmania and Melbourne is operating normally
- Tasmanian Redline Coaches
- Tassielink Coaches
- Derwent Valley Link
- Calow's Coaches
- Sainty's Coaches
- Lee's Coaches
- Manion's Coaches
- Area Connect
- Bruny Island Ferry Operating as normal
- Furneaux Freight Passenger travel on ferries from Bridport to Flinders Island and Lady Barron Island.
- Lake St Clair Ferry Cynthia Bay to Narcissus ferry.
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- NORTHERN TERRITORY
- The Ghan Adelaide Darwin - SUSPENDED Resumption planned for August 11 (TBC)
- Sealink Tiwi Islands ferry
- Sealink Numbulwar ferry
- Sealink Groote Eylandt bus
- Greyhound Coaches Adelaide-Alice Springs are running to reduced frequencies
- Greyhound Coaches Darwin - Broome
- Greyhound Coaches Tennant Creek-Mount Isa Suspended
Tourist railways, tramways and cableways
As soon as we become aware of service changes we will post an alert and update the service status summary here.
