Grand Final 2026 Newcastle Knights

25 years in the making - Their time - Our buses!

Read below for your travel options to the game in Sydney or the live screening at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Transport options

Live Viewing at the McDonald Jones Stadium

We have been advised that the community has not been able to get tickets to the live viewing at the McDonald Jones Stadium. This unfortunately has meant that we have had to cancel our transfer coach. 

If you are still planning to travel to Newcastle on Sunday, you can take our 130 service from Port Stephens to the Newcastle interchange. From there you can use the local transport options to the Stadium or other live venues. 

Please note that the last bus back to Port Stephens on a Sunday departs at 8:09PM from the Newcastle interchange.

Click here to find our timetables for the 130 service. 

Click here to use the NSW trip planner to find local connections in Newcastle. 

Got tickets to the real deal in Sydney?

If you were lucky enough to get tickets to the game in Sydney, you have a couple of options for smooth travel there and back.

Getting to Sydney

Getting back to Port Stephens

Our daily Sydney Express picks up from all across Port Stephens in the morning and arrives at Central station at 12:35PM.

This gives you plenty of time to make your way to the stadium to cheer on the team!

Click here to read more and book your seat on the Sydney Express.

Alternatively, you can take our Newcastle service 130 to the Newcastle interchange and from there the train to Sydney. 

Click here to find our timetables for the 130 service. 

Click here to use the NSW trip planner to find a train connection to Sydney.

If you are spending the night in Sydney after the game, you can take our Sydney Express back on Monday afternoon. We depart from Central station at 1:45PM daily, arriving back in Port Stephens for dinner.

Click here to read more about the Sydney Express and book your tickets.

If you are travelling home the same day, you can take a train from Sydney to the Newcastle interchange and from there you can use one of the local ride share services or taxis to make your way back to Port Stephens.

The last departure for our public buses from Newcastle Interchange to Port Stephens on Sundays and Public Holidays is at 8:09PM. 

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