Opal Fares: Distance-Based Public Transport Pricing for Sydney and Surrounding Regions

Transport for NSW provides Opal fare values and distance calculations for public transport in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, and Illawarra. The dataset includes fares for all transport modes, calculated based on distance, payment method, concession eligibility, and Opal benefits. Supporting business rules and information are available in a separate document.

Use Cases

• Calculate trip costs based on the distance travelled between tap-on and tap-off points.
• Model fare impacts for different passenger types based on concession eligibility and payment methods.
• Analyze fare structures and benefits like discounts and daily/weekly caps across different transport modes.
• Benchmark public transport pricing against other regions using the documented business rules.

Strengths

• Fares are calculated using a multi-factor model including distance, mode, payment method, and concessions.
• Covers a defined geographic area including Sydney and four surrounding regions.
• Includes supporting documentation detailing the business rules for fare calculation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

Transport for NSW

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 04:43:09.820153; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, and Illawarra area, New South Wales, Australia