Getting to the start
Hyde Park, Sydney CBD
Official site confirms start in Hyde Park, Sydney CBD (the race's long-documented start is on William Street beside Hyde Park). As one of the world's largest fun runs, detailed transport info is normally well documented closer to race day.
Getting to the finish
Bondi Beach
Finish and Event Village at Bondi Beach; uncollected baggage must be picked up by 2:00pm race day, per official site.
Start shuttle
Official site states race entry includes 'included public transport' for participants on race day, but specific train-station names/routes were not retrievable — fuller logistics indicated to be in the official 2026 event app.
Transit card
Opal card
2,000+ retailers across NSW (look for the Opal sign) including many newsagents, Woolworths supermarkets, and 7-Eleven stores, at the two airport train stations, some Service NSW centres, or ordered online from opal.com.au. Works directly at the gates
As of 2026, a physical Opal card isn't necessary for visitors — any contactless credit/debit card or mobile wallet gets identical fares and caps to an Opal card. Daily fare capping happens automatically: once you hit the adult cap (around $19.30 on weekdays, $9.65 on weekends), the rest of that day's travel is free — there's no separate day-pass product to buy.
Gotcha: use the exact same card or device for every tap that day — mixing your card and your phone breaks the transfer/cap linkage and can charge you extra. Overseas-issued cards may incur one foreign transaction fee per day.
Sydney uses the Opal card for trains, buses, ferries and light rail, but visitors can simply tap a contactless bank card or phone directly at the gates instead of buying a physical card. Opal cards themselves are sold and topped up at station machines, newsagents, and the airport.
A typical single adult fare runs roughly AUD 3-5 depending on distance.
