Sydney train hack: How you can travel 1806km across NSW for just $2.80 using two little-known Opal card tricks
- A commuter has mapped out a potential 1,806km journey on Sydney's trains
- The journey would take more than 30 hours and visit places such as Bomaderry
- On Sundays you can travel on Sydney's train system for just $2.80 the whole day
A commuter has discovered how you can travel 1,806km on Sydney's train network for just $2.80.
The journey, which begins at 6.07am on Sunday and ends at 7.54pm on Monday, was put together by an anonymous man running a YouTube channel dedicated to exploring Sydney.
Commuters are able to undertake the incredible 30-hour journey due to a series of Opal card hacks.
One is that adult Opal cards are capped at just $2.80 on Sunday no matter how far you travel.
A commuter has discovered how you can travel 1,806km on Sydney's transport system for just $2.80
The journey, which begins at 6.07am on Sunday and ends at 7.54pm on Monday, was put together by YouTube channel Completing Sydney
Another hack for the journey is that days according to the train system begin at 4am.
'This means this is from the time you tap on, so if you tap on before 4am you can tap off any time on the Monday and you will still be charged the $2.80 fare,' he said.
'If you travel over 350km in a single trip they give you 16 hours until they assume you've forgotten to tap off and charge you.'
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This means that if you complete your journey on the Sunday, tap off and then on again before 4am you can travel on the transport system for an additional 16 hours if you're taking the long route.
The man mapped out his journey to start in Bathurst before heading into Sydney's Central Station and continuing north to Newcastle.
The journey then extended as far west as the suburban train lines allow before heading south to Bomaderry, where he arrived at 2.46am Monday.
Commuters are able to undertake the incredible 30-hour journey due to a series of Opal card hacks - including Opal card caps and how trains start and end their day
He then tapped off after the 17-hour journey to tap on again an hour later and take advantage of the $2.80 fare for another day.
The man planned the journey to go from Bomaderry to Central, Katoomba, Newcastle and Scone.
He said his journey was limited due to Sunday timetables where trains sometimes run once or twice a day.
The man also said he had to assume trains would run on time, not be cancelled and there was no trackwork.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Transport for comment.
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