Whether you're an international visitor or an Australian looking to discover your own nation, if you're planning a rail journey in Australia, a Rail Pass might be right for you. Buy a rail pass, then use it book your seats. All travel is in economy class seats, but you can update to first class and sleeping berths by paying a supplement when booking.
Don't forget, you can also purchase regular point-to-point and round-trip rail journey tickets: See details here
And of course for rail, tram, ferry and bus travel within Australia's major cities and shorter distance trips between cities, don't forget to check out our Transport Smartcard page.
Discovery Pass
The Discovery Pass gives you unlimited economy travel on all NSW TrainLink Regional train and bus services for 14 days, one month, three months or six months. NSW TrainLink services connect Sydney to Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and cities and towns right across New South Wales. The Discovery Pass is available to Australian Residents as well as international visitors.
This rail pass will enable you to make a one-way journey up or down the North East Coast of Australia on Queensland Rail trains between Cairns and Brisbane. It allows you to break your journey and stop over multiple times over the validity period, but you cannot backtrack. The pass is only available for purchase by bona fide overseas visitors to Australia, including international visitors on working holiday and student visas.
The Queensland Explorer Pass allows unlimited travel across the Queensland Rail long distance network in any direction and as often as you like over a one or two month period from the first day of travel. Travel in an economy seat to Cairns & Tropical North, Townsville & Magnetic Island, the Whitsundays, Capricorn Coast, Hervey Bay & Fraser Island, Noosa & the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Longreach & the Outback. The pass is only available for purchase by bona fide overseas visitors to Australia, including international visitors on working holiday and student visas.
SEEQ card is TransLink's electronic travel card for visitors to South East Queensland. It is the easy way to travel and explore South East Queensland. Travel 3 or 5 consecutive calendar days on all TransLink bus, train, ferry or tram services. Includes 2 journeys on Airtrain services to anywhere on the TransLink network. Over $700 worth of offers and discounts to use at more than 80 destinations. An 80 plus page passport to travel offers. This passport provides you with all the information needed to explore South East Queensland by public transport..
