Adelaide Metro is providing extra public transport services during the Royal Adelaide Show.
The Royal Adelaide Show will be held from 31 August to 8 September 2024, with more than 30 services travelling to the event. Buses, trains and trams will stop within a short walking distance to the Adelaide Showgrounds with a dedicated bus interchange and train station.
Regular bus, train and tram services will run, as well as additional express and shuttle bus services.
Those using public transport can travel with a:
If you're travelling by train, you can use a metroCARD or Seniors Card.
If you’re travelling with a school group, you can request a group booking ticket with Adelaide Metro.
To find a service or to start planning your journey to the show, use the Adelaide Metro journey planner.
Seniors can travel for free to the Royal Adelaide Show with a valid Seniors Card.
Children under 5 can travel for free on all public transport when accompanied by a fare paying adult.
On weekends, two children under the age of 15 can travel for free with an adult. Adults must have a valid Daytrip ticket, which can be bought on a metroCARD or the Adelaide Metro Buy & Go app.
Learn more: Adelaide Metro fares
This shuttle bus service will operate Monday to Friday of the Royal Adelaide Show between the city and the Adelaide Showgrounds. The 21W will operate from Stop V1 Currie St to Goodwood Rd bus interchange.
- Frequency: Every 20 minutes.
- From Currie St between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.
- From Adelaide Showgrounds between 10:00 am and 11:10 pm.
View the 21W Show shuttle bus map.
This shuttle bus service will operate on Saturday and Sunday of the Royal Adelaide Show between Stop V1 Currie St and Goodwood Rd bus interchange, stopping at selected UPark locations.
- Frequency: Every 15 minutes.
- From Currie St between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.
- From Adelaide Showgrounds between 7:35 am and 11:10 pm.
This service is free for UPark users who have a valid parking ticket.
View the 23W Show shuttle bus map.
22W O-Bahn Show Express bus:
This express bus service will operate every day of the Royal Adelaide Show. This service will operate from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange via the O-Bahn, stopping at Paradise and Klemzig Interchanges, then directly to the Adelaide Showgrounds.
Three trips will depart each morning from Golden Grove Interchange. You can also catch any regular O-Bahn services to the city and connect the 21W Show bus shuttle.
Find out which mode of transport is right for you by viewing the Royal Adelaide Show Precinct Map.
Bus:
The following stops and routes can be used to travel to and from the Royal Adelaide Show:
- Stops 2 & 3 Goodwood Rd – both directions: G10, G20, G21, W90, W91
- Stop 4 & 5 Leader St – both directions: W90, W91
- Stop 1 Anzac Hwy: 106, 167, 168, 202, 203, 241, 251, 252, 253, 254, 262, 263, 265, 719, 721, 722, M44
- Stop 3 Anzac Hwy: 262, 263, 265, 719, 721, 722, M44
- Stop 1B Greenhill Rd – North side: 580
- Stop 1C Greenhill Rd – both directions: 580
- Stop 1A Richmond Rd – both directions: 167, 168, 580
Show-goers can catch the FLNDRS or BEL rail lines to the Adelaide Showground Railway Station.
Express SEAFRD services will stop at the Adelaide Showground Railway Station and will operate on weekdays and weekends between:
- 9:40 am and 2:45pm.
- 5:40 pm and last service.
Show-goers can catch GLNELG and FESTVL tram services to the Royal Adelaide Show. These services stop at the Goodwood Rd Tram Stop, a short 500m walk to the Leader St entrance to the Adelaide Showgrounds.
