Easter long weekend travel advice across Sydney

Easter weekend will be extremely busy across the road and transport network with record crowds heading to major events at Sydney Olympic Park on Good Friday as well as the Heathcote Road closure starting tonight (Thursday 17 April).

Ongoing road project works will be underway to take advantage of lower traffic volumes during school holidays.

Motorists and passengers are urged to allow extra travel time and plan their trip at transportnsw.info and check latest traffic conditions at livetraffic.com.

Heathcote Road

Motorists are advised that Heathcote Road will be closed between the Princes Highway and New Illawarra Road from 8pm tonight, Thursday 17 April to 5am Monday 28 April with partial openings to accommodate peak holiday traffic periods.

Motorists will be detoured via Bangor Bypass. Alternative routes are available via the Hume Motorway and Appin Road or Picton Road.  For more info: Heathcote Road essential slope remediation | Transport for NSW

Major Events

Sydney Olympic Park is expecting the largest crowds seen in recent times on Good Friday.  The biggest day at the Show and the NRL match will see up to 170,000 people in the precinct during course of the day and evening.

• Sydney Royal Easter Show, 11-22 April: opened its first weekend with big crowds, and even larger crowds are expected this long weekend. Pre-booked parking for Good Friday and Saturday is sold out, with remaining days of the long weekend selling fast. Attendees who have not pre-booked will need to catch public transport as there will be no casual parking available on site. Tickets to the Easter Show include travel on public transport with plenty of extra trains and major event buses running each day. On Good Friday record crowds will also be travelling to the precinct for an NRL match, and on Saturday 19 April for a show at Qudos Bank Arena. Plan your trip at transportnsw.info/easter-show and see media release here
• NRL Bulldogs v Rabbitohs – Good Friday 18 April 4.05pm: Sydney Olympic Park will be extremely busy on Good Friday with more than 100,000 people expected at the Easter Show in addition to nearly 70,000 footy fans expected to see the Bulldogs take on the Rabbitohs at Accor Stadium.  Attendees are urged to catch public transport to avoid heavy traffic. All car parks in Olympic Park are sold out – fans who have not pre-booked parking, should not drive to the precinct. For fans travelling from the Bankstown area, frequent pink Southwest Link buses connect to stations between Sydenham and Bankstown every 6 to 12 minutes in peak periods. From Bankstown or Sydenham, catch trains to Lidcombe then shuttle trains to Olympic Park running frequently throughout the day.  Travel on all modes of public transport is included in NRL tickets.
• Double header Moore Park – Easter Sunday 20 April from 3pm: A combined crowd of 50,000 sports fans are expected to descend on Moore Park this Sunday for an AFL Swans v Port Adelaide clash at the SCG and an A-League Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets match at Allianz Stadium next door. A-League kicks off at 3pm, followed closely by the AFL kicking off at 3.20pm. As well, large crowds are expected to be visiting the Sydney Family Show at the neighbouring Entertainment Quarter precinct. Anyone attending these events in Moore Park is urged to catch transport and leave the car at home as parking is very limited and will reach capacity early in the day. Frequent light rail services and buses will be running to and from Moore Park. Travel on public transport is included in tickets to the AFL and A-League matches

Warringah Freeway Upgrade

Motorists are advised of major traffic impacts on the Warringah Freeway from 10pm Thursday 17 April to 5am Monday 21 April.  This includes significant delays expected along Military Road westbound from 8pm Saturday 19 April to 5am Monday 21 April.  Plan ahead for travel on the Warringah Freeway this Easter weekend| Transport for NSW

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Up to four lanes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck will close for maintenance and upgrade works from tonight:

• Friday 18 April: 9.30pm – 8.30am (two lanes)

• Saturday 19 April: 11pm– 8am (two lanes)
• Monday 21 April: 9pm - 5am (three lanes)

• Tuesday 22 April: 9pm – 5am (four lanes)

• Wednesday 23 April: 9pm – 5am (four lanes)

• Thursday 24 April: 8pm – 3am (up to three lanes)

During the closures above, motorists can use other lanes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge or drive through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel as an alternative route, noting tunnel closures below.

Sydney Harbour Tunnel 

• Friday 18 April: both northbound lanes closed from 9.30pm to 8.30am
• Saturday 19 April: both northbound lanes closed from 11pm to 8am
• Tuesday 22 April: one southbound lane closed from 10pm to 5am
• Wednesday 23 April: one southbound lane from 10pm to 5am 

For the latest traffic updates, download the Live Traffic NSW App or visit livetraffic.com.  

Essential Trackwork

From Friday 18 April through to Monday 21 April:

• T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line – Buses replace trains between Waterfall and Sutherland and between Central and Bondi Junction. Trains run between Cronulla, Sutherland and North Sydney, with extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville.
• South Coast Line – Buses replace trains between Dapto, Port Kembla and Sutherland and between Central and Bondi Junction.
• T8 Airport Line – T8 trains will not run between Sydenham and the City Circle. T4 Illawarra Line trains run between Cronulla, Sydenham and North Sydney, making extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville. Trains via the Airport run to the normal timetable.

Rail timetable adjustments

There will be train timetable adjustments from Saturday 19 April. School students travelling on the T1 North Shore Line will benefit from timetable changes, which will also see changes to some train services on the T5 Cumberland, Hunter, and Central Coast and Newcastle lines. Media release here

Passengers are encouraged to allow extra travel time and plan ahead by visiting transportnsw.info or using trip planning apps.