Travel from Perth Airport to Fremantle for $450

Travel from Perth Airport to Fremantle for $450

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Posted 2015-08-25 by Cate Wfollow
Travel from Perth Airport to Fremantle for $4.50

I travel overseas a few times a year and always bemoan the lack of a train service at Perth Airport. The last time I flew in from Bali, I arrived around lunch time on a sunny Sunday. Usually I get a taxi home which costs at least $65, but I had nothing urgent get back for so I decided to catch public transport to Fremantle.


It was 1pm when I got out of the International Airport and a free shuttle bus to the Domestic Terminal was just pulling up. I jumped on and 15 minutes later I was dropped outside T4 near the public bus stop. A number 37 bus (which goes to Kings Park) was already there. I told the driver where I wanted to go and he advised me to get off at Burswood and catch the train to Perth, then change onto the Fremantle line. A through ticket cost me $4.50.

The bus was pretty busy once we got into the suburbs as it stops at Belmont Forum Shopping Centre. I chatted to a man who'd had an operation on his right arm and was on his way to Cash Converters to see how much they'd give him for his bowling ball as he couldn't play bowls anymore.

The driver told me and a guy called Norman when to get off the bus. Norman, who works in the shipping industry in Melbourne, was going to Fremantle for work. We walked across a bridge to the railway station and waited eight minutes for a train to Perth. This train was busy as the West Coast Eagles were playing at Subiaco, but everyone was in a buoyant mood. The man sitting next to me saw my luggage and asked me where I'd been. He then confessed that he was seeing a psychologist to help him get over a fear of flying that he'd developed after someone he knew was killed in a light aircraft.

At Perth Railway Station, Norman and I changed platforms and had three minutes to wait until the train left. This train was packed with football supporters, but most people got off at the next stop so we only had to stand for a short way. When we got to Fremantle, I gave Norman directions to his hotel and got onto a waiting number 99 bus, which dropped me at the end of my street.

I got home at 3pm, having seen areas of Perth that I wouldn't normally visit, met some interesting people and saved myself at least $60 on a taxi fare. If you don't have much luggage, are travelling during the daytime and don't have to get home in a hurry, I recommend taking public transport from Perth Airport.

You can pre-plan your journey by public transport on Transperth's Journey Planner .

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