Canberra, ACT · Live on Herdy

Carpool Canberra.
Post your ride.
Start the habit.

Herdy is live in Canberra. Post your commute from Gungahlin, Tuggeranong, Belconnen, or Queanbeyan — and find someone from your suburb who's going the same way.

Canberra has no rail network, a workforce that cares about sustainability, and commuter patterns that are ideal for carpooling. It's one of the best cities in Australia for this.

Free

to download
iOS & Android

$0.44

Variable cost
per km saved

15%

Platform fee
that's it

Canberra — open the app and start your first ride

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How to get started

Two ways to carpool in Canberra — starting today

I drive to work

Post your existing commute on Herdy. Set your suburb, destination, and departure time. Passengers from your area will find you and request a seat. You recover your running costs automatically — no cash, no coordination.

Takes 2 minutes to post
Set it once for recurring rides
Payment comes to you automatically
Share with colleagues — the more drivers, the more matches

I want a ride

Open Herdy and see rides already happening near you. Search your suburb to your destination and send a ride request. The cost splits automatically — you pay a fair share of the driver's running costs, nothing more.

No search needed — rides near you appear first
See profiles and ratings before joining
Sort pickup in the app chat
Set a ride alert if nothing available yet

Why Canberra

The case for carpooling in Canberra

Canberra is the most car-dependent capital in Australia — and it has some of the highest carpooling potential. Government agencies and large employers are actively seeking Scope 3 emissions solutions. The workforce is educated, sustainability-conscious, and commutes on predictable, regular patterns. Herdy is the infrastructure that makes it frictionless.

Herdy is already live in Sydney with hundreds of active rides. The same model works in Canberra from day one — the app is already there, the pricing engine is already there, the payments are already there. All that's needed is for Canberra commuters to start posting their rides.

Is carpooling legal in ACT?

Yes — completely. Cost-sharing carpooling requires no commercial licence, permit, or special insurance anywhere in Australia. Read the full explainer →

Where to start

High-potential corridors in Canberra

These routes have the commuter volumes and geography that make carpooling work well. If you drive one of these, post your ride and share it with people from your suburb.

Gungahlin → CBD
Tuggeranong → CBD
Belconnen → CBD
Woden → CBD
Queanbeyan → CBD
Jerrabomberra → Civic
Molonglo → CBD
Gungahlin → Barton

How carpooling grows

Tell one person. That's how it starts.

Carpooling communities grow through word of mouth — a colleague who mentions it at the office, a neighbour who asks if you're heading the same way, a family member who realises you both commute the same corridor. The goodwill exists everywhere. The app makes it frictionless.

Share with colleagues

If you work in the same office, you're probably commuting from overlapping suburbs. Mention Herdy at the next team meeting or drop it in the work chat.

Talk to your neighbours

People who live near each other often commute in the same direction. Your street might have three people heading to the same precinct every morning.

Post in local groups

Your suburb's Facebook group or Nextdoor community is full of commuters going the same direction. A single post can connect you with five people heading your way.

Carpool Canberra. Post your ride.Start the habit.