Free City Cats, Perth

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CAT stands for Central Area Transit. It is a free bus service on 3 different routes covering most of central Perth. There are red, blue and yellow cats which provide comfortable and regular service. To travel east and west in CBD, take red cats. To travel north and south, take blue cats. To travel from East Perth to Thomas Street, take yellow cats. Weekdays the cats operate between 6:50 am to 6:20 pm, red cats every 5 mins, blue cats every 7 mins, yellow cats every 10 mins. Red and yellow cats operate on weekends from 10:00 am to 6:20 pm, red cats every 25 mins, yellow cats every 30 mins. Blue cats operate on Saturdays from 8:30 am to 1:00 am every 15 mins, on Sundays from 10:00 am to 6:15 pm every 15 mins. Unfortunately cats don't operate on public holidays.

Transperth operates certain bus lines in the centres that can be used for free, named CAT (Central Area Transport). There are three lines on round courses in Central Perth (Blue, Yellow and Red CAT), the Orange CAT in Fremantle and there are also CAT lines in Joondalup.

The buses are marked with a big black cat on the sides. The bus stops of the CAT lines also show the symbol of the cat.

These buses are in accordance with the needs of tourists and visitors (of course they are also used by locals). They are useful and easy to navigate (unlike Transperth's 'normal' bus lines). The stops are named. There is a plan of the line on board. The next stop is announced. The three routes are marked on any city map.

The CAT buses do not operate in the evening, except on Fridays and Saturdays service ends around 6 p.m. which is a bit of a nuisance...

Download of bus timetables and maps

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One of the things I loved about Perth was the free buses or CaT (Central Area Transit) that operates in the Central Business District of Perth. This is agreat way to get around and a bonus that it costs nothing to use.

Each bus (CAT) is color coded to indicate the route:

The Red Cat travels in an East-West loop from Queens Gardens in East Perth to Outram St in West Perth.

The Blue CAT travels in a North-South loop from the Barrack St Jetty to Northbridge.

The Yellow CAT operates in a loop from East Perth to West Perth.

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.

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.