Top 5 latest Must-know information before visiting Sea Life Sydney

Looking to explore the underwater world and get up close with all sorts of fascinating creatures? Sydney Sea Life Aquarium tickets are the answer.

With 9 interactive zones and all manner of sea life to encounter, Sea Life Sydney tickets are a great choice for a day out with family or friends. Read on – Trip.com will tell you why!

A clownfish among the anemones at Sydney Aquarium.

Sydney Sea Life Aquarium Tickets

You can get Sea Life Sydney tickets through Trip.com now!

There are two ticket rates available – weekdays and weekends. Sea Life Sydney tickets for adult weekday general admission are AUD39.20 from Trip.com now. Kids aged 3-15 can get general admission tickets on weekdays at AUD28.80.

If you’re going to visit the aquarium on the weekend, then adults will pay AUD49.00 for general admission, and kids 3-15 will get Sea Life Sydney tickets for AUD39.00. Admission on weekdays and weekends is free for infants aged 2 and under.

Ticket prices can be subject to change depending on the season and during special events, so always make sure to check the official website for the very latest information.

You can also choose to pay more for passes into attractions like Madame Tussauds, Wild Life Sydney Zoo, and the Sydney Tower Eye – you can turn it into a whole day of fun!

Tickets can be cancelled for free at or before 09:00, at least 1 day before the date of use. After that time, the cancellation fee will be 100%. Partial cancellation is not available.

Amazing stingrays at Sydney Aquarium

Sydney Sea Life Aquarium Detailed Information

Sydney Sea Life Aquarium is open 7 days a week. Opening hours are generally between 10:00 and 16:00 on weekdays, with last entry at 15:00, and 09:30 and 17:30 on weekends, with last entry at 16:00.

The weather won’t affect your trip to Sydney Sea Life Aquarium – no matter what kind of day it is, the aquarium is an indoor attraction.

You do, however, need to make sure you book a timeslot. You can choose the entry time that’s right for you – either visit in the morning, and leave your afternoon free for more fun, or do it the other way around. Timeslots are available for booking every 15 mins between 10:00 and 14:30.

It’s very easy to get to the aquarium with your Sea Life Sydney tickets. It’s located right in the centre of Sydney’s CBD, at Darling Harbour. The address for the aquarium is 1-5 Wheat Road, Sydney, NSW 2000.

Darling Harbour is a tourist attraction in its own right – Pyrmont Bridge, Harbourside Shopping Centre, Cockle Bay Wharf are all worth visiting while you’re here, to name but a few! As we’ll explain below, you’ll find ample – and surprisingly affordable – parking options nearby, if you’ve booked your Sea Life Sydney tickets.

And being so centrally located, it’s a breeze to get to Sea Life Sydney by all manner of public transport.

If you’re arriving by train, the aquarium is just a short walk from both Town Hall and Wynyard stations. After arriving at Wynyard, walk towards King Street; if you arrive at Town Hall, it’s Market Street you should head for. After that, just head west down the hill toward Darling Harbour.

As it’s on the harbour, you might also find yourself approaching the aquarium by ferry. You’re able to get a public ferry from Circular Quay Wharf 5 to Darling Harbour roughly every 30 mins.

On the bus, you can get Big Bus Sydney that will drop you off at the helpfully-named Sea Life Sydney stop right on Wheat Road. Otherwise, any bus service that operates to Market Street or King Street will drop you off near the aquarium – it’s just a short walk down the hill from there.

Finally, you can also find your way to the Sea Life Aquarium on Sydney’s light rail system – get off at either the Convention Centre or the Pyrmont Bay station.

Watch these mesmerising underwater scenes at Sydney Sea Life Aquarium!

Sea Life Sydney Aquarium Highlights

Now let’s get on to the interesting stuff! What exactly can you do with your Sea Life Sydney tickets? There are a grand total of 9 interactive zones spread across the aquarium, each offering a unique and exciting experience. And there’s all sorts of weird and wonderful specimens of aquatic life you’ll be getting up close to…

The most recent exhibit rolled out by the aquarium is also the world’s biggest Great Barrier Reef exhibit – a feature that already makes it unmissable! Day and Night on the Reef uses state-of-the-art technology to let visitors witness the beauty, colour, and complexity of the reef as night passes into day.

The expansive display contains roughly 1.7 million litres of water, and over 500 different animals. Of course you’ll want to know what kind of animals they are! During your time in Day and Night on the Reef, you’ll be able to see reef sharks, turtles, tropical fish, and jelly fish, all engaged in their entrancing aquatic waltz.

And it’s not just a dazzling spectacle – you’ll also learn the life-cycle of the turtle and engage interactively in educational activities.

Aquatic beauty at Sea Life Sydney

One particularly jaw-dropping interactive activity in this exhibit is the Bio-luminescence section. This amazing feature of underwater life – in which various creatures have the ability to illuminate themselves with fantastic colours – is presented here in a way you can engage with. Watch and feel the bio-luminescence respond to you as your splash, run, and jump through the waters – this is something the whole family will enjoy!

Finally, get a souvenir snapshot through the Giant Wave – a frozen wave perfectly suited for a photo opportunity with against the backdrop of the reef with all of its inhabitants. You won’t forget it!

After that, no visit to the aquarium would be complete without getting on the Penguin Expedition Boat Ride. The only sub Antarctic penguin colony you’ll find in Sydney, it’s home to King and Gentoo penguins.

Each boat has capacity for 6 guests, so it’s perfect to enjoy as a family or a group of friends. You’ll really get up close to these penguins as they waddle, dive, and slide so gracefully through the waters. You’ll feel like an explorer of the Antarctic!

While you’re on this boat ride expedition with your Sea Life Sydney tickets, you’ll be able to see the penguins swimming for their food – and you’ll be amazed at the speeds they can reach in the water. Gentoo penguins, which are the fastest species of penguins in the world, can travel at speeds of over 30 km/hr!

Meet the penguins at Sydney Sea Life Aquarium!

After the fun and joy of the penguins, you can experience a bit of thrill when you visit Shark Valley, another fantastic exhibit you can see with Sea Life Sydney tickets.

Transparent walkways actually take you under the aquarium, where some of the ocean’s most dangerous predators swim close above your head.

The fearsome Grey Nurse Shark, the other-worldly Wobbegong Shark, the sleek and slim Smooth Ray, and the delightful Black Cod will truly make your jaw drop. It’s an exhilarating feeling so close to these monsters of the deep, as if you’re swimming with them.

Then for a little mystery. Do you know what a dugong is? This lesser-known aquatic beauty can be found with your Sea Life Sydney tickets, at the appropriately-named Dugong Island.

The dugong is one of the ocean’s true unique specimens. It is said they were once mistaken for mermaids by the first European sailors who arrived on Australia’s shores. And if you squint your eyes, you might just be able to imagine why!

The dugong is a cousin of the manatee, and the only living example of a herbivorous marine mammal. Once hunted for their oil and meat, they are an endangered species. Make sure you take the chance to visit Pig the Dugong with your Sea Life Sydney tickets – it’s an experience you won’t regret. It’s not every day you get the chance to meet a mermaid!

Of course, it’s nice that the sharks are kept behind the glass. But don’t you want the chance to get even closer to some of the ocean’s more innocuous animals?

That’s why you’ll have a great time in the Discover Rockpool, another exhibit you can access with Sea Life Sydney tickets. Pencil Sea Urchins, the reclusive Hermit Crabs, iconic Sea Stars, and the enigmatic Waratah Anemone are just some of the creatures you’ll be able to get your hands on in the touch pool.

This is a great experience for children and adults alike – everyone can really learn a lot from the highly knowledgeable, super helpful, and extra friendly Sea Life Sydney staff.

A trip to the aquarium with Sea Life Sydney tickets will inspire your curiousity and imagination. What better way to finish a trip, then, than a step back in time to where it all began – to the Jurassic Seas.

With dinosaurs all the rage in our cinemas, we all know the terror and majesty of the reptiles that once roamed the land. With this exhibit, the aquarium will also show you what was going on under the water!

There’s a chance to learn all about evolution – where the species we see before us today came from, which other species they are related to, and how much they have changed over time. You also find out about some very curious examples of evolution – the octopus, the lungfish, and the delightfully-named hagfish.

There are so many different exhibits, interactive zones, and wonderful species to see with Sea Life Sydney tickets, it’s a trip that will satisfy even the fussiest of travellers. It’s perfect for a full morning or afternoon of fun.

The riotous colours of the Great Barrier Reef at Sea Life Sydney

Sea Life Aquarium Parking

You’ll have read above about the myriad ways you can get to the aquarium by public transport. But what if you’re arriving with your Sea Life Sydney tickets in the car? Well, Sea Life Sydney makes that easy for you too.

Visitors with Sea Life Sydney tickets can get discount rates at several centrally-located car parks. Take a look, and you can choose the right car park for you. Even with petrol prices on the increase, it doesn’t have to break the bank to use your Sea Life Sydney tickets!

The 100 Murray Street Car Park (Harbourside) is just AUD14 all day with a discount code available from the Sea Life Sydney website. Even better than that, the Citipark Car Park on the corner of Kent, Market, and Sussex Street is just AUD12 for the day on weekends, when you validate at the Sea Life retail store.

The same goes for the Darling Park Car Park on weekends, and the Darling Square Car Park too. Make sure to check the official website for the full rundown on parking discounts available to you with Sea Life Sydney tickets.

To get your discount, you just need to pre-book your parking online using the promo code MERLIN. Either that, or get it validated by the admissions desk staff. Simple as that!

So if you want to side-step the complications of public transport and just pack friends and family into the car, it’s as easy as you like to get along to the aquarium.

Sea Life Sydney – an aquatic spectacle!

Spend Some Time on the Reef at Sea Life Sydney

See the beautiful and exotic creatures of the Great Barrier Reef in beautiful and immersive exhibits with Sea Life Sydney tickets.

Many of these fabulous creatures are vulnerable or endangered, and who knows how long the opportunity to experience their beauty will last?

With the up-close exhibits of Sea Life Sydney, you really feel like they are swimming alongside you. There’s no better way to get up close and personal with sharks, rays, turtles, and – of course! – dugongs, than with Sea Life Sydney tickets.

With great kids’ rates on Sea Life Sydney tickets, and great parking options available, it’s really easy to pack the family into the car and head to the aquarium for the day. It’s an experience the kids will treasure – fun, exciting, educational, and genuinely inspirational.

Darling Harbour at Sydney's CBD.

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