Sydney Olympic Park bus routes
Special event bus routes in Sydney, Australia
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The Sydney Olympic Park bus routes are a network of special event bus routes designed to transport passengers to the Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, Australia during major events.
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Transdev John Holland bus on route 4 in June 2022 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Busways CDC NSW Keolis Downer Northern Beaches Transdev John Holland U-Go Mobility |
| Route | |
| Start | Warriewood Glebe Maroubra Castle Hill Rouse Hill Menai Cronulla Dural |
| End | Sydney Olympic Park |
History
During the planning of the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Government of New South Wales committed to a public transport-only strategy for the games. To discourage private vehicle use, the city provided minimal parking at competition venues and focused on the development of a new transit hub and the Olympic Park railway line. To address areas of the city that remained without access to public transportation after these additions, a dedicated network of bus routes was developed and commenced operation in 1998 to coincide with the relocation of the Sydney Royal Easter Show from Moore Park to the new Olympic venue.[1]
The bus routes are activated for major events as designated by the state government, including:[2]
- the Sydney Royal Easter Show
- State of Origin series matches
- the NRL Grand Final
Routes
As of July 2025, the major event bus routes are:[3]
| Route | via | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Beacon Hill, Forestville, Roseville, Chatswood West, North Ryde, and Top Ryde | Keolis Downer Northern Beaches |
| 1B | Warriewood, Mona Vale, Terrey Hills, St Ives, West Pymble, Macquarie Park, and Top Ryde | CDC NSW |
| 2 | Glebe, Rozelle, Drummoyne, Hunters Hill, Gladesville, Putney, and Rhodes | Busways |
| 4 | Maroubra, Eastgardens, Mascot, Brighton-Le-Sands, Bexley, Campsie, and Strathfield South | Transdev John Holland |
| 5A | Hills Showground, Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, and Northmead | CDC NSW |
| 5B | Tallawong, Rouse Hill, Bella Vista, Norwest, Baulkham Hills, and Northmead | CDC NSW |
| 6 | Sutherland, Menai, Bangor, Padstow, Bankstown, Yagoona, and Chullora | U-Go Mobility |
| 7 | Cronulla, Miranda, Sylvania, Hurstville, and Greenacre | U-Go Mobility |
| 8 | Dural, Cherrybrook, Carlingford, Pennant Hills, Telopea, and Ermington | CDC NSW |
Route 3 ran to Macquarie Park via Ryde until 2014.
