The buses in central Sydney are operated by Sydney Buses. They are blue and white in colour. In and to the outer suburbs, there are buses operated by some 35 other companies, but most of your needs can be met with Sydney Buses. The buses go everywhere and are too numerous to list in detail. However, it is useful to note that the route numbers give a general guide to the destination of the buses.

Route groups are as follows.
100 - 199 Manly, Northern Beaches
200 - 299 Lower North Shore, Northern Suburbs
300 - 399 Eastern Suburbs
400 - 499 Inner Southern and Western Suburbs
500 - 599 North-Western and Upper North Shore
600 - 699 Parramatta and Outer North-Western Suburbs
700 - 799 Outer Western Suburbs
800 - 899 South-Western Suburbs
900 - 999 Southern Suburbs

There are also weekly travel passes for buses and ferries only (without trains). Although these are slightly cheaper, the buses tend to be rather slow and tedious for long journeys. The blue travel pass corresponds to the red area mentioned above in the Trains section .while the orange travel pass corresponds to the green area (but, of course without the train services). The third pass is called the Pittwater Pass and includes all Sydney Buses services and all ferry services. In addition to the ordinary bus services, some special buses are operated by Sydney Buses, catering mainly to the requirements of visitors to the city. These services are the airport buses (green and yellow), which are routes 300 and 350, the Sydney Explorer bus (red) and the Bondi Explorer bus (blue). These buses are conspicuously different because of their colouring, and all require special tickets. They cannot be used with ordinary bus tickets or with travel passes. If you need assistance with buses, the telephone number to call is 131 500.

Sydney Explorer
The Sydney explorer is a hop on hop off service .... read more

Bondi Explorer
The blue Bondi Explorer travels from Sydney to Bondi as a hop on hop off service.. read more