Apply for a Gold Opal card as a DVA Gold Card holder

If you hold a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Veteran Gold Card, you can apply for a Gold Opal card.

The Gold Opal card gives you unlimited travel for no more than $2.50 a day, on public transport services across the following regions:

• Sydney (not including the Sydney airport station access fee)
• Blue Mountains
• Central Coast
• Hunter
• Illawarra
• Southern Highlands.

You must:

•    be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
•    reside permanently in NSW
•    hold a Veteran Gold Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

• your personal and contact details 
• your DVA file number
• your DVA unique identification number (UIN), if applicable.

Note: Your name, date of birth and residential address must match the records held by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

1. Check the eligibility requirements. 
2. Select the 'Apply online' button. 
3. Select 'Veterans concessions' as the entitlement type.
4. Follow the prompts to complete and submit the online application. 

• Your Gold Opal card isn't proof of entitlement. You must always carry your DVA Gold Card when travelling.
• Your DVA Gold card entitles you to:
  • $2.50 all day travel with the Regional Excursion Daily ticket on local buses
  • $2.50 all day travel with the Country Pensioner Excursion ticket for booked NSW TrainLink Regional services
  • concession fares when you travel on interstate train services.