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Armidale

How to get to Armidale by bus

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New England · from Sydney by bus

By bus, Armidale is typically 8 hr 43 min from Sydney with 3 changes: bus and coach. The nearest stop is St Peter's Anglican Cathedral, Rusden St, 50 m on foot.

Typical time
8h 43m
Changes
3
By
bus and coach

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 09:32 and arriving at 18:14:

  1. Walk 200 m to Central Station.
  2. Bus 223 from Central Station to Werris Creek Station, leaving at 09:35 (5h 22m).
  3. Walk 750 m to Werris Creek Station. About 300 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.
  4. Bus 2331 from Werris Creek Station to Tamworth Station, Coach Stop, leaving at 15:20 (45 min).
  5. Bus 2333 from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Armidale Station, Coach Stop, leaving at 16:15 (1h 40m).
  6. Coach 375 from Armidale Station, Coach Stop to Central Beardy Mall, Faulkner St, leaving at 18:02 (8 min).
  7. Walk 350 m to Armidale.

Compared with the usual route

The usual route from Central on a weekday morning is North Western train then bus 481, about 8 hours 40 minutes with 3 changes. Going by bus takes about 5 minutes longer. How to get to Armidale has the full timetable, the last mile and the way back.

On Sundays

The first journey by bus leaves Central at 09:30 and the last at 09:30.

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Questions

How long does it take to get to Armidale by bus?
About 8 hours 40 minutes from Sydney: the median of 2 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am that use the bus.
Is there a bus to Armidale on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey by bus leaves Central at 09:30 and the last at 09:30.