Train Transfers To and From Adelaide Airport

There is no train station at Adelaide International Airport, but several airport express bus lines connect passengers with Adelaide city center, where they can board trains from Adelaide Railway Station at 125 North Terrace.

Country lines, or suburban lines, go to Belair, Gawler City and Gawler Central, Salisbury, Glanville, Grange, Osborne and Outer Harbour and stations in between. For timetables and maps, please visit https://adelaidemetro.com.au. Tickets can be bought as single trip tickets or, like Metro and tram tickets, as day tickets. Purchasing a Metro Card first, there are even some available for several days to suit tourists, costs around AU$5.00 per person. The card is then used to electronically calculate fares at stations.

The red suburban or country lines are BEL, GAW and GAWC.

BEL goes to Belair, stopping at Pinera Railway Station, Glenalta, Blackwood, Coromandel, Eden hills, Lynton, Torrens Park, Mitcham, Unley Park, Millswood, Goodwood, Adelaide Showground, Mile End and Adelaide Railway Station. The journey takes ca 40 minutes, with the first train leaving at 5.52 am, arriving at 6.29 am, and the last train leaving Belair at 11.44 pm, arriving at 12.27 am.

GAW goes to Adelaide city centre via Evanston Railway Station, Tambelin, Kuddla, Munna Para, Smithfield, Elizabeth, Elizabeth South, Nurlutta, Salisbury, Parafield, Parafield Gardens, Greenfields, Mawson Lakes, Islington, Dudley Park, Ovingham, North Adelaide (LOT 5 War Memorial Drive) and Adelaide Railway Station. The train takes 1 hour with the first train leaving at 5.05 am, arriving at Adelaide Railway Station at 6.05 am. The final train leaves at 11.25 pm, arriving at 12.25 am.

GAWC is the Gawler Central to City line, leaving from Gawler Oval, before going to Gawler Railway Station, Evanston, Tambeline, Kudla, Munno Para, Smithfield, Broadmeadows, Womma, Elizabeth, Elizabeth South, Nurlutta, Salisbury, Chidda, Parafield and Parafield Gardens, Greenfields, Mawson Lakes, Dry Creek, Kilburn, Islington, Dudley Park, Ovingham, North Adelaide and Adelaide Railway Station.

SALIS is the Salisbury to City line. This line only stops at Mawson Lakes.

The blue train lines are GLAN for Glanville to Adelaide city center, GRNG (Grange to City), OSBRN (Osborne to City) and OUTHA (Outer Harbour to City).

The orange lines are suburban trains from Noarlunga (NOAR), Seaford (SEAFRD) and Clovelly Park (TONS) to Adelaide Railway Station in the city center.

Arriving at Adelaide Airport

You can ask at the Terminal Information Booth in the terminal's center, ground floor, what ground transportation options there are. The Booth is open from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm every day. You can book a seat on an Airport City Shuttle Bus there.

Shuttles into the city run every 30 minutes and operate from Monday to Friday from 6.30 am to 7.30 pm, on Saturdays and Sundays from 6.30 am to 5.30 pm. Seats cost AU$10.00 per person. For more information, please contact City Shuttle on 0433 533 718.

Jet Express and Jet Buses for City Center

Both types leave ADL from Stop 10 in Airport Road, South East Side, near Lot 50 Sir Donald Bradman Drive.