Transport

The College offers extensive transport options too and from Joeys. More information is available on our website here.

ROUTE 506:
This bus commences at Town Hall then travels through the city to the College via Victoria Road.

ROUTES 500, 500x and 501:
These buses travel along Victoria Road and require about a 15 minute walk to the College. They can be boarded from Sydney CBD and Central Station. It is best to alight at the Manning Road bus stop. Each service is quite frequent with about 10 minutes between buses during peak hours and 20 minutes during off-peak hours.

ROUTE 536:
Chatswood Station to Gladesville via Hunters Hill: It travels along Ryde Road and can be alighted from Ryde Road (opposite Figtree Road), next to the College front gates. During peak hours it departs at 15 minute intervals and during off-peak hours it operates at 30 minute intervals.

ROUTE 538:
Woolwich to Hunters Hill

ROUTE 252:
This bus commences at King Street Wharf then travels via North Sydney, Lane Cove and can be alighted at Ryde Road near College front gates.

Detailed information on school bus routes and timetables to and from the College can be found via Transport NSW website.

The College has arranged daily return transport from the Eastern Suburbs and Lower and Upper Northern Beaches. A service from the Southern Highlands operates on Sunday evenings only.

In 2026 a new bus route servicing the Inner West/Canada Bay areas will commence. Please contact admissions@joeys.org for further information.

There is a cost to parents for these services, prices for 2026 will be finalised at a later date.

For more information in relation to the current College Bus Services.

Applications for a place on the College bus service are strictly limited and subject to availability. Parents must book a seat for their son(s) as applicable on the bus service required. All parents/carers must agree to the College Bus terms and conditions before applying for the College bus service. Payment for the College bus service is via the student’s account at the end of term.

Once you have requested a bus service, if you wish to make changes to your requirements, written notification must be sent to the Head of Administration, Mr Jeremy Lane, at travel@joeys.org.

The School Opal Card will be available for students who travel between home and the College on approved train, bus and ferry transport in Sydney.

The Opal Network covers public transport in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, Illawarra and Southern Highlands.

For students travelling outside these areas a Student Travel Pass or Student Rural/Regional Pass will be available.

Parents/Guardians wishing to apply for a School Opal Card will need to complete an online application prior to commencement at the College. The College will endorse the application from Transport NSW. Once approved, the School Opal Card will be sent to the address provided on the application.

Applications for next year open at the start of Term 4 each year.

For students joining the College in 2026 the following applies:

• Applying for a School Opal Card for the first time: You will need to apply here.

• If your son already holds a School Opal Pass (e.g. from Year 6): please visit Transport NSW to update your details.

Please keep your existing Opal card, because eligible cards will be automatically updated for the new school year.

Boarders are entitled to free travel home within NSW. Boarders will require a Boarders Pass to receive free travel on NSW TrainLink services. Parents/Guardians wishing to apply for a Boarders Pass will need to complete an application prior to commencement at the College.

You will need to visit Transport NSW and complete an application. Once completed please print and forward the application to the College for endorsement. NB: Application must then be endorsed by the College. Please send to travel@joeys.org.

Many boarders travel to and from St Joseph’s College on TrainLink services. On the homeward journey, students are either collected by coach at the College gates or depart from Central Station. A College bus is used to transport students from the College to Central for their departure. Students going home are generally dropped off at the railway station closest to their home destination. On return trips students are dropped off at the College gates if travelling by coach, or at Central Station if travelling by train. A College bus is used to meet most trains at Central Station.

Bookings are made by parents through the College. An email is sent to all country boarder parents advising the booking form is on the College iLearn page and bookings must be completed by the closing date. All bookings received are sent to TrainLink; bookings not made by the due date cannot be accepted by the College. Late bookings are to be made directly with TrainLink and will usually be allocated to a regularly scheduled TrainLink service, not a school service.

Once bookings have been made, students are to check their travel details are correct on the boarders TrainLink list, which is displayed on dormitory noticeboards. It is a good idea for parents/carers to place a reminder in their son’s diary three weeks into each term to let the College know of your booking requirements in case of miscommunication.

Once bookings have been finalised, tickets will be issued to the students two days prior to departure. The travel timetable with arrival and departure information will be posted on the College iLearn page.

Students may wish to travel at the end of term to go to a friend’s house (often in a rural area). There is a charge by TrainLink for this travel which is put on the student’s account. Please submit the College travel booking form by the due date. Bookings cannot be guaranteed for students not travelling to their home destination. Preference for the limited seating available remains with the boarding students travelling home, provided their booking was made by the nominated deadline. For group bookings parents should make a reservation directly with regular NSW TrainLink services (132 232).

The current arrangement with TrainLink is for all luggage to be carried on the train or coach. Each student may carry a maximum of two cases, not exceeding 60cm high, 70cm long, 50cm wide (i.e. length, depth and width not exceeding 180cm) and 20kg in weight. Plus, one item of hand luggage provided it weighs no more than 5kg and must be able to be stored under the seat. Boxes, milk crates, surfboards, cricket sets and large musical instruments are not allowed.

Plane bookings are not normally made by the College. It is advisable to make all plane bookings well in advance since school travel bookings are often quite heavy. Transport to Mascot Airport is by taxi which the College will book if required students will need to pay for the taxi on the day of travel.