Sydney Opera House
- Free entry
- Accessible viewing area
- Accessible toilets
No tickets required
Uninterrupted harbour views at the Sydney Opera House. A popular vantage point that reaches capacity early in the day and will close at 2pm if capacity is not reached prior.
Features
- Food & beverages
- Food for sale. BYO food permitted
- Alcohol
- For sale / no BYO
- Toilets
- Available (including accessible toilets)
- Drinking water station
Restrictions
- Capacity
- 6,000
- Restrictions
- no glass, bag checks on entry, no drones, no camping, no sunshades, no portable chairs, no pets, no busking, no re-entry
Accessibility services
- Mobility accessible services
- accessible drop off point, accessible entrance and continuous path of travel
- Accessible services
- Buggy service, guest assistance, changing room
Getting here
- 7am public entry for the free viewing area is via east Circular Quay.
- Ticketed event entry is via Macquarie Street, near Phillip Lane, from 4pm to 10pm.
- Public transport is the best way to get around on New Year’s Eve with thousands of extra services running.
- The closest station is Circular Quay but from 3pm trains will not be dropping off passengers. If you’re arriving after 3pm, use Wynyard or Martin Place stations and continue on foot.
- Light rail services will not run to Circular Quay from 2pm and buses will relocate to Martin Place and Hyde Park.
- Major roads in Circular Quay close from 2pm with some earlier morning closures in place. Plan ahead if catching taxis or rideshare. See road closure information.
Leaving
- Pedestrian diversions will be in place on New Year’s Eve. The way you leave may be different to how you arrived. Be prepared for a longer walk to transport hubs.
- The closest stations are Martin Place or St James. Access to Wynyard station is via King Street only.
- Buses leave from Wynyard, QVB and Hyde Park. Light rail services to the southeast will leave from Central only after 7pm.
- Limited ferries run after the midnight fireworks, services will be busy so have a backup plan.
- See the Getting Home from Sydney CBD area map.
- Open hours
- 7:00am - 1:00am
- This venue reached capacity at 12:19pm in 2023 *
- Address
Bennelong Point, Sydney
- Contact
Sydney Opera House