Australian Inland Botanic Gardens

How to get to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens from Sydney

Buronga, far west · typically 15h 16m from Sydney by bus and coach, 2 changes

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Photo: Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 3.0

Buronga, far west · from Sydney by public transport

Australian Inland Botanic Gardens is about 15 hours 20 minutes from Sydney by bus and coach, with 2 changes on a typical weekday morning. Public transport gets you as far as Hendy Rd at Murray Way, 5.4 km short; see the last mile below.

Typical time
15h 16m
Changes
2
By
bus and coach
Sundays
Yes

About Australian Inland Botanic Gardens

The Australian Inland Botanic Gardens (AIBG; previously: Sunraysia Oasis Botanical Gardens) is a botanical garden in Mourquong, in the Wentworth Shire of south-west New South Wales. The city of Mildura and the Murray River are nearby.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 07:38 and arriving at 22:54 (15h 16m)

Australian Inland Botanic Gardens
Australian Inland Botanic Gardens. Photo: Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 3.0.
Central Station Thu 07:32
Walk 0.1 km · 2m
Central Station Thu 07:40
Bus 623 410.4 km - 5h 06m
Cootamundra Station Thu 12:46
Walk 0.1 km · 1m
Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 3 Thu 13:05
Coach 725 210.2 km - 2h 36m
Griffith Station, Coach Stop Thu 15:41 → Thu 16:55
Coach 731 440.3 km - 5h 45m
Hendy Rd at Murray Way Thu 22:40
Walk 0.8 km · 10m
Silver City Hwy opp St Michaels Catholic Church Thu 22:50
15h 16m door to door 2 changes 99% car-free
  1. Walk 100 m to Central Station (an estimate: no mapped path joins them).
  2. Bus 623 from Central Station to Cootamundra Station, leaving at 07:40 (5h 06m).
  3. Coach 725 from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 3 to Griffith Station, Coach Stop, leaving at 13:05 (2h 36m).
  4. Coach 731 from Griffith Station, Coach Stop to Hendy Rd at Murray Way, leaving at 16:55 (5h 45m).
  5. Walk 800 m to Silver City Hwy opp St Michaels Catholic Church.
  6. From Hendy Rd at Murray Way, the last 5.4 km to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens has no scheduled service: see Last mile.

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Closest station and stops

There is no train station within 6.0 km of Australian Inland Botanic Gardens. The usual route from Central leaves you at Hendy Rd at Murray Way, which is the stop to use.

KindNearest to Australian Inland Botanic GardensDistance
Where the usual route stopsHendy Rd at Murray Way

Walking distances follow the footpath network; where a stop is not joined to it the distance is a straight line, and the walk is longer.

By train, ferry, bus or light rail

Each line is a separate search of the timetable using only that kind of transport (and the train to reach a wharf or light rail stop), on weekday mornings from Central.

When to go

Times are departures from Central Station for journeys that reach Australian Inland Botanic Gardens the same day, read from the published timetable.

Accessibility

Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, bus 623, Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 3, coach 725, Griffith Station, Coach Stop, coach 731 and Hendy Rd at Murray Way are step-free, so we do not claim it. We found no route from Central that is published as step-free all the way.

On the usual routeTimetable says
Central Station (board)not published
bus 623 (vehicle)not published
Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 3 (change)not published
coach 725 (vehicle)not published
Griffith Station, Coach Stop (change)not published
coach 731 (vehicle)not published
Hendy Rd at Murray Way (get off)not published

From the wheelchair fields Transport for NSW publishes with the timetable. It has no information on lifts, ramps or whether a lift is working today; check Transport for NSW before you travel.

Last mile

Scheduled services end at Hendy Rd at Murray Way, 5.4 km short of Australian Inland Botanic Gardens. No bus or coach covers that stretch, so you need a pre-booked taxi or a transfer: about 5 minutes by road. Book it before you leave — in country towns there may be only one operator, and none waiting at the stop.

Nearby places reachable by transit

Questions

Can you get to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens without a car?
Mostly. Public transport (bus and coach) takes you to Hendy Rd at Murray Way, about 15 hours 20 minutes from Sydney with 2 changes. The final 5.4 km has no scheduled service; the Last mile section covers how to do it.
How long does it take to get to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens from Sydney?
About 15 hours 20 minutes from Sydney: the median of the first journey on each day with a service, across a week of timetable.
Is there public transport to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey leaves Central at 06:42 and the last at 06:42; one journey a day.
What is the closest train station to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens?
There is none within 6.0 km. Australian Inland Botanic Gardens is reached by bus 623 then coach 725 then coach 731, getting off at Hendy Rd at Murray Way.
Can you get to Australian Inland Botanic Gardens by train?
Not by train alone: no train stop is near enough to walk. The usual way is bus 623 then coach 725 then coach 731.
Is Australian Inland Botanic Gardens wheelchair accessible by public transport?
Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, bus 623, Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 3, coach 725, Griffith Station, Coach Stop, coach 731 and Hendy Rd at Murray Way are step-free, so we do not claim it. We found no route from Central that is published as step-free all the way.