Backtracker Pass
Your passport to NSW
CountryLink’s train and coach network operates to over 360 destinations linking Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane with regional NSW. And the best way to see it all is with CountryLink’s Backtracker Pass, combining flexibility with great savings.
The Backtracker Pass provides you with unlimited travel on the entire CountryLink network, including the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Tamworth, Broken Hill, Albury and many more.
The Backtracker Pass also includes four bonus vouchers on Sydney’s CityRail network
- a DayTripper ticket for all day use on CityRail trains, Sydney Buses and Sydney Ferries.
- a return train/bus ticket to Bondi Beach.
- one way train tickets from Sydney to Katoomba in the scenic Blue Mountains and back.
The Backtracker Pass is only available to overseas visitors holding a valid passport and a return airline ticket.
Backtracker pass fares *
14 days - $232.00
1 month - $275.00
3 months - $298.00
6 months - $420.00
* Conditions apply. Backtracker passes are available only to overseas visitors holding valid passports and a return airline ticket. The Backtracker pass must be within the valid dates printed on your pass for you to redeem the bonus CityRail tickets. All prices are for economy travel for one adult and are in Australian dollars, including Goods and Services Tax, and are valid from from 1 April 2006. Travel must commence and the pass validated within 6 months of the date of purchase.

