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Orange CAT bus in Fremantle - Perth
Orange CAT bus in Fremantle
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  • TheWanderingCamel
  • Updated By TheWanderingCamel on May 10, 2009
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  • City CAT - Perth
    City CAT
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    Take advantage of Perth's Free Transit Zone to get around the city. As well as the distinctive CAT buses that run every few minutes on seperate circular routes around the city centre, ALL public transport is free within the zone which basically covers the whole city area between Kings Park and the Causeway. No tickets are required and there is no limit on the number of journeys you can make on any bus, train or CAT.

    A free CAT bus also operates in Fremantle.

    City CATS can be very busy, especially in lunch hour periods, as everybody uses them to get around. Well, why wouldn't they? By using the three regular Cat routes, you can make a really comprehensive tour of just about all of the city's main attractions. Download this PDF file for a route map and list of all the stops on the three different routes (Red, Blue and Yellow) and start planning your own tour of the city.

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  • Jenelle7
  • By Jenelle7 on May 6, 2005
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  • Central Area Transit - Perth
    Central Area Transit
    by Jenelle7
    Once in Perth City itself, there are a number of FREE 'CAT buses' that service the Perth City area.
    There are three different coloured CAT buses and they corrospond to different areas.

    There is the RED CAT bus that travels in an East West loop, the BLUE CAT bus that travels in a North South loop, and the YELLOW CAT bus that travels from the Entertainment Centre to East Perth.
    These buses come every 5 - 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 - 25 minutes on weekends.

    There is also a CAT bus that serviced the Fremantly area. It is Orange and runs every 10 minutes.

    Please see the website below for more information.

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    Free City Cats: Perth's free CATs
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  • aramat
  • By aramat on August 27, 2004
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  • Blue CAT - Perth
    Blue CAT
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    The CATs (Central Area Transit) are a great way to travel around Perth. They are free and comfortable. The Red CAT travels east-west from Queens Gardens to Outram Street, the Blue CAT travels north to south from Barrack Street Jetty to Northbridge. The Yellow CAT operates in a loop from the Entertainment Centre to East Perth.

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  • By FOotFetish on July 2, 2004
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  • That's a BLUE CAT service - Perth
    That's a BLUE CAT service
    by FOotFetish
    This is a Free City CAT (central area transit)service that runs around the main roads in Perth City. If you want to hop a cat service and get around, the nearest stop would be the one in the city opposite perth train station (next to Perth tourist centre).

    CATS come in various colour: RED , BLUE, YELLOW, Orange (fremantle). So do check out the board at the stops for location drop offs.

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  • bitbit
  • By bitbit on October 23, 2005
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  • Guess what?! You can travel free on any bus or train within the Perth city centre's Free Transit Zone. The free Central Area Transit (affectionately known as CAT!) bus service also operates around central Perth. There are 3 bus routes - Red, Yellow & Blue (you can easily identify the bus stops with their associated CAT route colors). The bus-stops have smart info technology that will tell you when the next bus is arriving. The routes will make a complete loop. Usually, the Perth City Maps will reflect the bus routes/stops.

    Red CAT - East-west loop through the central business district and West Perth (Mon-Fri, 6.50am-6.20pm every 5mins, Sat-Sun 10am-6.15pm every 25 min)

    Blue CAT - North-South loop from the river through the City (Mon-Fri, 6.50am-6.20pm every 7min, 6.20pm-1am, Sat 8.30am-1am and Sun 10am-5pm every 15min)

    Yellow CAT - East-west loop between City and East Perth (Mon-Fri, 6am-9am every 10min, 9am-6.20pm every 15min, Sat-Sun 10am-6.15pm every 35min)

    I love that these CAT buses are stepless hence they are accessible for wheelchairs, elderly/children and prams!! The buses can tilt at an angle towards the kerb for easy boarding. I really wish we have these in Singapore.

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  • pinkbear
  • Updated By pinkbear on June 13, 2003
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  • Within Perth City there is a free transit zone. The buses are small and called "Cat Buses" and are free to jump on and off.

    There are also free transit zones in Fremantle. A useful site is www.transperth.wa.gov.au, this includes all but routes and fare information for Perth public transport.

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  • stedeb
  • Updated By stedeb on June 2, 2003
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  • Free City Cats - Perth
    by stedeb
    Perth and Fremantle both run the free "Cat "buses. You can get on and off at any of the stops and get back on when you are finished. This will give you a good orientation of the area.
    Buses in Perth City are also free providing you are only travelling within the inner city area. The bus drivers are quite happy to let you know where and when you need to pay a fare.

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    Free City Cats: The town offers two free bus...
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  • pollon
  • By pollon on August 26, 2002
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  • Free City Cats - Perth
    by pollon
    The town offers two free bus services: the blu and the red CAT. Its entire name is Central Area Transit and its symbole a cat. Just my perfect mean of transport as I do really like cats ;-)))

    In the picture you can see a kind of pillar which tells you the stop name, the timetable and if you push the knob, in within minutes the next bus arrives.

    You can even call for the nearest to come and pick you up!!!

    Only check for the hours of service because it mainly operates during the day and only very rarely during the night.

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    Free City Cats: Free Bus Service in Fremantle & Perth
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  • leanne_pearc
  • Updated By leanne_pearc on January 15, 2007
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  • In Femantle and in Perth there are free bus services that run within the cities on a circle route every 15 minutes. Just look for the cat bus with the cat symbol. The Fremantle buses are orange so you won't miss it!!!!!!!!!

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  • adelaidean
  • Updated By adelaidean on May 10, 2007
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  • Getting around Perth is really easy with the free cat buses. There are three different coloured buses, depending on where you want to go. They are red, blue and yellow. They run regularly throughout the day,and depending on which night and bus,it is can run until late. Beware though, that during the week they cease at around 6.00pm.

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