Getting Around Perth

Perth has wide roads and highways. Rush hours can be busy but the traffic usually keeps moving.

Most people in Perth drive themselves to work rather than using public transport. Some of the city’s residents’ habit of tailgating the car in front can be unnerving and annoying.

If you drive above the speed limits in Perth, there is a good chance you will be caught. There are a great many speed cameras and traps in the city and its suburbs. Random breath tests to catch drunk drivers are also commonplace.

During business hours, public transport in Perth offers highly efficient, inexpensive services. Transperth tickets are sold on the basis of city zones and can be used to travel on both buses and trains. You can buy Transperth tickets in most newsagents.

If you will be making a journey regularly, you should buy a MultiRider ticket. These work out 15 percent cheaper for 10 journeys and 25 percent cheaper for 40 journeys than the standard fare.

Perth’s public transport system is good for getting you into the central city and out again but is not so good for travelling between suburbs, for which a car is strongly advised.

In the central city, a free bus service, the CAT, is very handy.