Belmore Falls

How to get to Belmore Falls from Sydney

Morton National Park · typically 7h 31m from Sydney by train, coach and bus, 5 changes

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Photo: Baltimike, CC BY 2.0

Morton National Park · from Sydney by public transport

Belmore Falls is about 7 hours 30 minutes from Sydney by train, coach and bus, with 5 changes on a typical weekday morning. Public transport gets you as far as 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, 50 m short; see the last mile below.

Typical time
7h 31m
Changes
5
By
train, coach and bus
Sundays
Yes

About Belmore Falls

The Belmore Falls is a plunge waterfall with three drops on the Barrengarry Creek in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 08:58 and arriving at 16:33 (7h 34m)

Belmore Falls
Belmore Falls. Photo: Baltimike, CC BY 2.0.
Central Station Thu 08:52
Walk 0.1 km · 1m
Central Station Thu 09:00
T4 train 24.6 km - 35m
Sutherland Station Thu 09:35 → Thu 09:43
T4 train 8.6 km - 10m
Heathcote Station Thu 09:52 → Thu 10:04
South Coast Line 70.3 km - 1h 11m
Albion Park Station Thu 11:15
Walk 0.2 km · 2m
Albion Park Station, Coach Stop Thu 12:20
Coach 754 35.2 km - 50m
Hoddle St opp Burrawang Public School Thu 13:10
Burrawang Public School, Hoddle St Thu 15:22
Bus S730 26 km - 29m
671 Myra Vale Rd Thu 15:51
Walk 1 km · 14m
1262 Belmore Falls Rd Thu 16:30
Bus S730 1.7 km - 3m
51 Old Cedar Farm Rd Thu 16:33
7h 34m door to door 5 changes 100% car-free
  1. T4 train from Central Station to Sutherland Station, leaving at 09:00 (35 min).
  2. T4 train from Sutherland Station to Heathcote Station, leaving at 09:43 (10 min).
  3. South Coast Line from Heathcote Station to Albion Park Station, leaving at 10:04 (1h 11m).
  4. Walk 150 m to Albion Park Station, Coach Stop.
  5. Coach 754 from Albion Park Station, Coach Stop to Hoddle St opp Burrawang Public School, leaving at 12:20 (50 min).
  6. Bus S730 from Burrawang Public School, Hoddle St to 671 Myra Vale Rd, leaving at 15:22 (29 min).
  7. Walk 1.0 km to 1262 Belmore Falls Rd. About 1.0 km of it follows a road with no footpath mapped, 300 m of that with a limit of 70 km/h or more.
  8. Bus S730 from 1262 Belmore Falls Rd to 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, leaving at 16:30 (3 min).
  9. From 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, the last 50 m to Belmore Falls 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 Belmore Falls. The usual route from Central leaves you at 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, which is the stop to use.

KindNearest to Belmore FallsDistance
Where the usual route stops51 Old Cedar Farm Rd

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 Belmore Falls the same day, read from the published timetable.

Getting back to Sydney

On weekdays the last journey back leaves at 23:38 and reaches Central at 05:03, by bus 57 then South Coast Line. On Sundays the last one leaves at 23:38 and reaches Central at 05:03, by South Coast Line.

Accessibility

Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, T4 train, Sutherland Station, Heathcote Station, South Coast Line, Albion Park Station, Coach Stop, coach 754, Burrawang Public School, Hoddle St, bus S730, 1262 Belmore Falls Rd and 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd 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
T4 train (vehicle)not published
Sutherland Station (change)not published
T4 train (vehicle)not published
Heathcote Station (change)not published
South Coast Line (vehicle)not published
Albion Park Station, Coach Stop (change)not published
coach 754 (vehicle)not published
Burrawang Public School, Hoddle St (change)not published
bus S730 (vehicle)not published
1262 Belmore Falls Rd (change)not published
bus S730 (vehicle)not published
51 Old Cedar Farm Rd (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 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, 50 m short of Belmore Falls. 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 Belmore Falls without a car?
Mostly. Public transport (train, coach and bus) takes you to 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd, about 7 hours 30 minutes from Sydney with 5 changes. The final 50 m has no scheduled service; the Last mile section covers how to do it.
How long does it take to get to Belmore Falls from Sydney?
About 7 hours 30 minutes from Sydney: the median of 90 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am. The fastest one we found takes 6 hours 30 minutes.
Is there public transport to Belmore Falls on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey leaves Central at 07:27 and the last at 23:22; roughly every 1.5 hours.
What is the closest train station to Belmore Falls?
There is none within 6.0 km. Belmore Falls is reached by train, coach and bus, getting off at 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd.
Can you get to Belmore Falls by train?
Not by train alone: no train stop is near enough to walk. The usual way is train, coach and bus.
What time is the last bus back from Belmore Falls to Sydney?
On weekdays the last journey back leaves at 23:38 and reaches Central at 05:03, by bus 57 then South Coast Line. On Sundays the last one leaves at 23:38 and reaches Central at 05:03, by South Coast Line.
Is Belmore Falls wheelchair accessible by public transport?
Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, T4 train, Sutherland Station, Heathcote Station, South Coast Line, Albion Park Station, Coach Stop, coach 754, Burrawang Public School, Hoddle St, bus S730, 1262 Belmore Falls Rd and 51 Old Cedar Farm Rd are step-free, so we do not claim it. We found no route from Central that is published as step-free all the way.