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Plan before you party

When you're planning a night out be prepared, and make transport a part of your plan. Consider nominating a skipper, pre-arranging someone to pick you up or catching public transport.

Index

• Before you head out to party, plan your ride home.
• Top tips for taking a taxi
• Transperth late night train and bus services
• Need help planning your Transperth transport?
• Want a cheap night out?
• Planning something special?

Before you head out to party, plan your ride home.

Late-night transport options include: taxis, trains, NightRider bus and chartered vehicles. Alternatively, consider nominating a skipper or pre-arranging someone to pick you up. Travel safe The safest way to travel is to plan your journey. Stay with friends where possible, be aware of your surroundings, stay in well-lit and populated areas and tell someone when you're leaving the party.
Also, be nice to all drivers – they're working hard to make sure you get home.

Top tips for taking a taxi

Consider booking a taxi

Booking ahead can save you wait time and ensure you arrive at your event on time. The major taxi companies will take bookings online or over the phone.

Stay safe and comfortable

Below are a few simple rules to make catching a taxi safe and enjoyable for you and your driver.

• Be presentable and reasonable.
• Be courteous - respect your driver and other taxi customers.
• Be patient - expect delays at peak times (1am-4am on Saturdays and Sundays) due to high demand.
• Wait in a well-lit and populated area where possible.
• Be sure to program a taxi phone number into your mobile phone.
• Be prepared to pay the appropriate fare.

Security personnel

Security personnel staff taxi ranks on Friday and Saturday nights at:

• Northbridge: Milligan Street (alongside Rosie O'Grady's): midnight to 4am (Fri) and midnight to 6am (Sat/Sun)
• Northbridge: William Street (between Roe and James Street): midnight to 4am.
• Fremantle: South Terrace (near the Fremantle Markets): 11pm to 5am.

Share a cab with friends

If your friends are travelling in the same direction, share a taxi to save time and money.

Taxi fares

Some surcharges may apply during peak periods. Visit our taxi fares and surcharges section for more details.

Transperth late night train and bus services

Late night trains

Transperth train services run every 30 minutes before midnight, then hourly until 2.15am on Friday and Saturday nights (technically Saturday and Sunday morning) on all train lines.

In addition to these services, free late night trains depart Perth and Perth Underground stations on all lines* at 2.15am and 4am every Friday and Saturday night.

*Late night train services operate on the Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland lines. Late night trains will not operate between Cannington and Thornlie stations.

Late night buses

Night alight

Transperth operates a Night alight service on all bus routes (excluding special events services) operating after 7pm each day. Passengers can be dropped off anywhere along the bus route, provided it is safe to do so.

NightRider NightRider is Transperth's late night bus service and your ticket home after a big night out in Fremantle. Transperth's NightRider bus services offer you an efficient, economical and reliable way of getting home. NightRider services operate Saturday night (Sunday morning) only. Two separate NightRider services leave Fremantle Station operating along the following routes: Fremantle to Henley St in Como via Canning Hwy (route 697) Fremantle to Bullcreek via South St (route 699). Services depart from Fremantle Station, then Fremantle Markets on South Tce at 1am, 2am, 3am and 4am
NightRider services will set down anywhere along the designated bus routes provided it is safe to do so. A flat fare of $5 applies per passenger. No concession or other passes will be accepted.

Need help planning your Transperth transport?

• Plan ahead - use the Transperth Journey Planner on the Transperth website or call the InfoLine on 13 62 13.
• You can also SMS your stop number to Transperth and they will send you the next few services departing.
  • Telstra, Optus and Virgin customers should SMS their stop number to 13 62 13 and
  • all other customers should SMS 0429 33 22 11.

Don't forget to program the Transperth InfoLine and SMS numbers into your mobile phone.

Want a cheap night out?

Put your hand up to be a skipper

Did you know that skippers can get free soft drinks at most venues?

An initiative of the liquor industry and the Road Safety Council, the Skipper Program makes free soft drinks available to designated skippers at participating licensed premises throughout Western Australia.

See the Office of Road Safety website for more information on the Skipper Program.

Planning something special?

Hire a tour or charter vehicle. Tour and charter vehicles provide a guaranteed pre-booked transport option and are a great way to travel in style to that special occasion. Some companies provide mini-buses that provide an economical transport option for large groups. You need to book tour and charter vehicles in advance. Use the Yellow Pages to search for limousine and/or car hire services, or charter and/or tours Find out more about passenger transport vehicle services.