Transperth Ferry Timetable 300, effective 13 September 2026, read on 21 October 2026. Summer timetable Sunday 13 September 2026 to Sunday 18 July 2027, with Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public-holiday lists; the winter timetable (19 July to 11 September 2027) is loaded from 19 July 2027. Public holidays use the Sunday and Public Holidays table; their dates are from the Western Australian Government calendar.
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Crossing time
~8 min
Operator
Transperth
Map – South Perth Ferry
Fare type
Price
2 Sections fare, one way, cash or contactless payment
$2.40
2 Sections fare, one way, SmartRider (10% discount)
$2.16
2 Sections fare, one way, SmartRider with Autoload (20% discount)
$1.92
2 Sections fare, one way, concession, cash
$1.10
Go Anywhere fare (three hours across the network), cash or contactless payment
$3.50
DayRider (unlimited travel for the day), cash or contactless payment
$7.00
Transperth fares effective 1 January 2026: the 2 Sections fare, which the website describes as a one-way trip of 3.2 kilometres or less on a single bus, train or ferry, is $2.40 for cash and contactless payments, $2.16 on a SmartRider and $1.92 on a SmartRider with Autoload. The pages read do not name the Elizabeth Quay to Mends Street crossing in the fare table; the jetties are about 1.4 km apart in a straight line (from OpenStreetMap points), so the 2 Sections fare is the likely one, and Transperth's JourneyPlanner gives the exact price. Contactless payments are charged at the standard cash fare, and ferry tickets must be bought or tagged on before boarding; cash tickets come from the machine on the jetty. Travel is free every Sunday for SmartRider and contactless payment passengers on bus, train and ferry, per Transperth's Free Travel page. All fares in Australian dollars (AUD).
The South Perth ferry is Transperth's own Swan River crossing, a short hop between the Elizabeth Quay Jetty in the city and the Mends Street Jetty in South Perth. It is part of the Public Transport Authority's network, so it is a different thing from the sightseeing and Fremantle river cruises that leave from the same city waterfront. The printed timetable gives 8 minutes from Elizabeth Quay to Mends Street and 10 minutes back, and the boat turns around at the far jetty about 7 minutes after it arrives.
Transperth prints two timetables on one PDF, effective from 13 September 2026. The summer timetable runs until Sunday 18 July 2027, and the winter timetable from Monday 19 July to Saturday 11 September 2027. The summer one is the busy one: on Monday to Thursday the ferry leaves Elizabeth Quay at 6:30 a.m., then at 7:00 a.m. and every 15 minutes until 10:00 p.m., with 61 departures. Fridays add six late sailings, to 11:30 p.m. Saturdays start at 7:30 a.m., and Sundays and public holidays run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Winter drops to every half hour all week.
Sunday has a fare quirk. Transperth's Free Travel page says travel is free every Sunday for SmartRider and contactless payment passengers, on bus, train and ferry alike, and that cash ticket buyers still have to buy a ticket. On other days Transperth's shortest fare is the 2 Sections fare, which its website describes as a one-way trip of 3.2 kilometres or less on a single ferry, bus or train; cash and contactless payments pay $2.40 and a SmartRider pays $2.16. The fare table does not name this crossing, but the two jetties are only about 1.4 kilometres apart. Ferry tickets have to be bought or tagged before boarding, and cash tickets come from the machine on the jetty.
Plan for a few details. The jetty gate shuts up to a minute before departure, and Transperth asks passengers to be on the jetty five minutes early. Bikes are allowed at all times with four racks on board, though when the racks are full they are only allowed off-peak. On the South Perth side the timetable's map gives 8 minutes' walk from the Mends Street Jetty to Perth Zoo. At the time of reading, Transperth's ferry updates page listed no disruptions and no planned ferry changes.
Arrive at the terminal a few minutes before departure; vehicle boarding usually closes earlier.
Check the operator's service alerts before travelling — weather, tides and river levels affect services.
Confirm accepted payment methods and whether a booking is required for vehicles.
Frequently asked questions
Transperth's timetable gives 8 minutes from Elizabeth Quay Jetty to Mends Street Jetty and 10 minutes on the way back. The ferry turns around at the far jetty for about 7 minutes.
In the summer timetable (13 September 2026 to 18 July 2027), Monday to Thursday it leaves Elizabeth Quay at 6:30 a.m., then at 7:00 a.m. and every 15 minutes until 10:00 p.m. The winter timetable (19 July to 11 September 2027) is every half hour, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 7:30 a.m. at weekends.
Monday to Thursday the last one leaves at 10:00 p.m. On Fridays the summer timetable has late sailings at 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. Saturdays finish at 11:30 p.m., and Sundays and public holidays at 9:30 p.m. In winter the last is 9:00 p.m. every day.
The 2 Sections fare, which Transperth describes as a one-way trip of 3.2 km or less, is $2.40 for cash or contactless payments, $2.16 on a SmartRider and $1.92 with SmartRider Autoload. The fare table does not name this route, so check JourneyPlanner for the exact price.
Transperth's Free Travel page says travel is free every Sunday for SmartRider and contactless payment passengers on all bus, train and ferry trips, from first service to last. Passengers using cash still buy a ticket from the machine on the jetty.
No. Transperth says ferry and train fares must be paid before travel, unlike bus fares. You can tag on with a SmartRider, tap a Visa or Mastercard contactless card or device, or buy a cash ticket from the ticket machine on the jetty, which accepts cash and cards.
Yes, Transperth says bikes are allowed on the ferry at all times, with four racks on board. When the racks are full you can still bring a bike on during off-peak times, and people with bikes board after everyone else. Powered scooters and surfboards up to 2 metres are also allowed.
The map on Transperth's ferry timetable PDF gives 8 minutes' walk from Mends Street Jetty to Perth Zoo.