Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee, Dubbo and the parks around them. Every place below is reachable from Sydney without a car; times are typical weekday-morning journeys measured on the published timetable.
| Destination | Typical time | Changes | By | Last mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie Caves Upper Lachlan |
6h 55m | 5 | train and bus | taxi 11.0 km |
| Mount Canobolas Gaanha-bula · near Orange |
7h 48m | 5 | train, coach and bus | taxi 6.0 km |
| Warrumbungle National Park Coonabarabran |
8h 54m | 1 | train and coach | taxi 145.2 km |
| Siding Spring Observatory Warrumbungle NP |
8h 17m | 2 | bus | taxi 117.1 km |
| Bathurst Central West · by train |
4h 59m | 2 | train and coach | at the stop |
| Orange Central West |
5h 02m | 1 | train and coach | at the stop |
| Mudgee Central West |
5h 37m | 1 | train and coach | at the stop |
| Dubbo Orana |
7h 16m | 1 | train and coach | at the stop |
| Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo |
7h 26m | 1 | train and coach | taxi 6.7 km |
| Wellington Caves Wellington |
6h 41m | 1 | train and coach | taxi 8.2 km |
| Parkes Observatory The Dish, near Parkes |
7h 57m | 1 | train and coach | taxi 20.2 km |
| Mount Tilga Condobolin, Central West |
11h 53m | 2 | bus and coach | taxi 10.8 km |
| Mount Ulandra Bethungra, Riverina |
6h 45m | 3 | bus | taxi 36.1 km |