90 places you can reach from Sydney without a car, grouped by region. Times are typical weekday-morning journeys, measured on the published timetable.
Off the usual map
Places a journey planner will not take you to: the nearest stop is kilometres away, and the last stretch is a walk along mapped paths or a car booked ahead. These pages work that stretch out.
Bents Basinabout 2 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Mount Banksabout 4 hours 30 minutes by train and bus, 5 changes
Mount Hayabout 3 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Perrys Lookdownabout 3 hours by train and bus, 1 change
Careys Peakabout 6 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 4 changes
Mount Warrawolongabout 3 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Richmond Vale Railway Museumabout 4 hours 30 minutes by bus, 3 changes
Pigeon House Mountain (Didthul)about 7 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Belmore Fallsabout 7 hours 30 minutes by train, coach and bus, 5 changes
Mount Tilgaabout 11 hours 50 minutes by bus and coach, 2 changes
Mount Ulandraabout 6 hours 50 minutes by bus, 3 changes
Glenugie Peakabout 11 hours by bus, no changes
Australian Inland Botanic Gardensabout 15 hours 20 minutes by bus and coach, 2 changes
Sydney
Bondi Beachabout 35 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Manly Beachabout 45 minutes by train and ferry, 1 change- Coogee Beachabout 45 minutes by bus, no changes
- Cronulla Beachabout 55 minutes by train, 1 change
Palm Beachabout 1 hour 50 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Watsons Bayabout 50 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Taronga Zooabout 50 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Cockatoo Islandabout 35 minutes by train and ferry, 1 change
Sydney Olympic Parkabout 45 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Sydney Airportabout 15 minutes by train, no changes
Royal National Parkabout 55 minutes by train, no changes
Bundeenaabout 1 hour by train, no changes
Figure Eight Poolsabout 1 hour 10 minutes by train, no changes
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Parkabout 1 hour 50 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Featherdale Wildlife Parkabout 1 hour 10 minutes by train, no changes
Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annanabout 1 hour 50 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes- UNSW Sydneyabout 40 minutes by bus, 1 change
- University of Sydneyabout 20 minutes by bus, no changes
- Macquarie Universityabout 55 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Bents Basinabout 2 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Blue Mountains
Glow Worm Tunnelabout 4 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 1 change- Newnesabout 4 hours 40 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Jenolan Cavesabout 6 hours 50 minutes by train and bus, 4 changes
Kanangra Wallsabout 7 hours 10 minutes by train and bus, 4 changes
Katoombaabout 2 hours by train, no changes
Three Sistersabout 2 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Scenic Worldabout 2 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Leuraabout 2 hours 10 minutes by train, no changes
Wentworth Fallsabout 2 hours 10 minutes by train, no changes
Govetts Leap Lookoutabout 3 hours 10 minutes by train, no changes
Lockley Pylonabout 3 hours 10 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Blue Mountains Botanic Gardenabout 3 hours 30 minutes by train and bus, 4 changes
Mount Banksabout 4 hours 30 minutes by train and bus, 5 changes
Mount Hayabout 3 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Perrys Lookdownabout 3 hours by train and bus, 1 change
Hunter Valley & Port Stephens
Hunter Valleyabout 5 hours 40 minutes by train and bus, 5 changes
Newcastleabout 3 hours by train and bus, 1 change- University of Newcastleabout 3 hours 10 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Port Stephensabout 4 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 3 changes
Careys Peakabout 6 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 4 changes
Mount Warrawolongabout 3 hours 20 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Richmond Vale Railway Museumabout 4 hours 30 minutes by bus, 3 changes
Central Coast
Illawarra & South Coast
Wollongongabout 2 hours by train and bus, 3 changes- University of Wollongongabout 2 hours by train and bus, 3 changes
Sea Cliff Bridgeabout 1 hour 50 minutes by train, 2 changes- Bald Hill Lookoutabout 1 hour 50 minutes by train, 2 changes
Kiamaabout 2 hours 30 minutes by train, 1 change
Berryabout 3 hours 10 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Jervis Bayabout 4 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Hyams Beachabout 5 hours 30 minutes by train and bus, 3 changes
Batemans Bayabout 7 hours 10 minutes by train and bus, 6 changes
Pigeon House Mountain (Didthul)about 7 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Southern Highlands
Yerranderieabout 5 hours 50 minutes by bus and train, 4 changes
Bowralabout 2 hours 40 minutes by train and bus, 1 change
Berrimaabout 2 hours 50 minutes by bus and train, 3 changes
Bundanoonabout 3 hours 40 minutes by train and bus, 2 changes
Fitzroy Fallsabout 3 hours 30 minutes by bus, train and coach, 4 changes
Belmore Fallsabout 7 hours 30 minutes by train, coach and bus, 5 changes
Central West & Orana
Abercrombie Cavesabout 7 hours by train and bus, 5 changes
Mount Canobolasabout 7 hours 50 minutes by train, coach and bus, 5 changes
Warrumbungle National Parkabout 8 hours 50 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Siding Spring Observatoryabout 8 hours 20 minutes by bus, 2 changes
Bathurstabout 5 hours by train and coach, 2 changes
Orangeabout 5 hours by train and coach, 1 change
Mudgeeabout 5 hours 40 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Dubboabout 7 hours 20 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Taronga Western Plains Zooabout 7 hours 30 minutes by train and coach, 1 change- Wellington Cavesabout 6 hours 40 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Parkes Observatoryabout 8 hours by train and coach, 1 change
Mount Tilgaabout 11 hours 50 minutes by bus and coach, 2 changes
Mount Ulandraabout 6 hours 50 minutes by bus, 3 changes
North Coast
New England & North West
Snowy Mountains
Outback NSW
- Mount Grenfell Historic Siteabout 12 hours by train and coach, 1 change
Gundabooka National Parkabout 12 hours 40 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Tibooburraabout 16 hours 10 minutes by train and coach, 1 change
Broken Hillabout 16 hours 10 minutes by bus and coach, 3 changes
Silvertonabout 16 hours 20 minutes by bus and coach, 3 changes
Lightning Ridgeabout 11 hours 40 minutes by bus and coach, 1 change
Australian Inland Botanic Gardensabout 15 hours 20 minutes by bus and coach, 2 changes








