Optus Stadium

Optus Stadium is a working sports and entertainment venue on Perth's Burswood Peninsula, beside Stadium Park and the Swan River. A visitor must distinguish three plans: attend a particular ticketed match or concert, book a separate behind-the-scenes tour with THE OZONE, or spend time in the surrounding park without assuming entry to the stadium bowl. The stadium operator lists football, cricket, concerts and other major events, while directing tour bookings to THE OZONE. Their admission arrangements, schedules and transport patterns differ. Decide which part you actually want to visit before treating any displayed tour price or desk hours as a general rule for Optus Stadium.

The standard THE OZONE tour goes behind the scenes rather than granting a seat at an event. Its published itinerary includes team changerooms, the Dennis Cometti Media Centre, Victory Lounge, Coaches' Room and views of the field; the operator warns that individual areas can be unavailable when the multipurpose venue needs them. Wheelchairs and prams are welcome on this tour. Event attendees instead follow the entry, seating and access conditions on their particular ticket. Stadium Park is another option for a non-event-day visit, with walking paths and public space outside the ticketed interior. Compare the exact product you book rather than assuming every stadium experience has the same access.

Allow about 90 minutes for the standard stadium tour; THE OZONE also says the guided route covers roughly 2.5 kilometres with several stops. Arrive at its meeting point at least ten minutes before departure, because tours leave on time and the operator does not promise to rebook late arrivals. An AFL match, concert or other event has its own start and finish times, so the tour's 90-minute duration cannot be used as the length of an event. A walk around Stadium Park has no fixed tour duration. Match the time you reserve to the activity you bought, then add travel and post-event departure time separately.

Choose the visit date by checking the relevant live calendar. THE OZONE says standard tours run on non-event days, with departure times subject to its booking calendar; its desk opening hours are not the stadium's general public hours. On days without a major event, the stadium operator describes access to Stadium Park, train service and free public parking. Major-event days use a different arrival and parking plan. A tour, a match and a park walk are not interchangeable simply because they share an address. Check both the stadium's event list and the tour calendar before making a trip for a specific interior experience.

The standard 90-minute Optus Stadium Tour is a separate THE OZONE product, currently listed at AUD 37 for an adult and AUD 25 for a child. These are tour prices, not a general admission charge for the stadium, a match ticket or entry to Stadium Park. Event tickets depend on the named fixture, performance and seating choice, and should be priced from that event's official booking route. THE OZONE's calendar controls tour availability, and the operator warns some behind-the-scenes areas may be unavailable. Check the dated checkout before paying rather than treating the published tour price as a promise for every visit type.

Use Perth Stadium Station for the stadium precinct; the stadium operator says trains stop there seven days a week and directs travellers to the Transperth JourneyPlanner for the date of travel. Event services and ordinary non-event services differ. In particular, a weekday major event may not have the usual suburban event buses or direct Yanchep and Fremantle trains before the event, so do not copy a weekend route without checking. If you booked a standard tour, its meeting point is THE OZONE below City View Café beside Gate D on the western side, not your event ticket's gate. Plan the return journey as carefully as arrival.

For major events, expect bag screening: the stadium says every bag may be checked and it offers no general cloakroom. Prams are not allowed in the seating bowl but can be stored near entry gates under the event arrangement. A valid event ticket includes Transperth travel for three hours on either side of the event, according to the stadium FAQ; that benefit is not a blanket free-transport promise for park walks or tours. Check the applicable event details and bring the correct ticket. Tours have a different security and meeting process, so do not arrive at THE OZONE assuming it handles stadium event entry.

Photography rules depend on which Optus Stadium experience you buy. THE OZONE allows audiovisual equipment for personal use on the standard stadium tour but prohibits recording for commercial gain. Its HALO rooftop experience is different: phones, GoPros and other cameras are not allowed on the roof; the tour leader provides digital images instead. Do not carry a standard-tour photo rule into a rooftop booking or assume a concert organiser permits the same equipment. Check the conditions attached to your specific event or experience, obey staff directions, and leave other visitors room while taking permitted photographs.