Fremantle - Transport

Transport

Fremantle is home to Western Australia’s largest working port. The Inner Harbour, in Fremantle itself, handles almost the entire container trade for the state, as well as livestock exports, motor vehicle imports and general cargo. Located fifteen kilometres south of Fremantle, at Kwinana, the Outer Harbour is one of Australia’s major bulk cargo ports, handling a variety of bulk commodities, from grain to LPG. The city is the western terminus of the direct, electrified passenger railway service from the Perth CBD. Major highways, the Stirling Highway, Canning Highway and Leach Highway connect Fremantle to the Perth CBD. Passenger ferries operate from the port, travelling to Rottnest Island, 22 kilometres off of the coast in the Indian Ocean, and upriver to the Perth CBD. Fremantle’s free Central Area Transit (CAT) bus services are popular and practical ways to get around, with two services linking key points in the city and to Fremantle’s inner suburbs.