How do I apply for an Opal Bus pass?

New applicants need to apply online at https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/

A student needs to complete a new school OPAL pass application if they:

• Are applying for the first time

• have changed residential address

• have changed schools

• move from Year 2 to Year 3

• move from Year 6 to Year 7

For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774

How do I know if a student is eligible for a School OPAL pass?

To be eligible for subsidised travel under the School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) students should:

• Be 4 years 6 months of age or older.

• Be an infant student i.e. attending kindergarten, year 1 and 2 classes, irrespective of the distance from home to school.

• Be a primary student (year 3-6), and reside more than 1.6 kilometers (radial distance) from the school attended measured on a radius from the center of the school site, or 2.3 kilometers or more by the most direct practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school.

• Be enrolled at a registered school.

2021/22 bus timetable