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Hunter Valley

How to get to Hunter Valley by bus

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Pokolbin wine country · from Sydney by bus

By bus, Hunter Valley is typically 6 hr 17 min from Sydney with 4 changes: bus. The nearest stop is Small Wine Makers Centre, McDonalds Rd, 500 m on foot.

Typical time
6h 17m
Changes
4
By
bus

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 09:32 and arriving at 16:06:

  1. Walk 200 m to Central Station.
  2. Bus 223 from Central Station to Maitland Station, leaving at 09:35 (2h 35m).
  3. Walk 150 m to Maitland Station, Railway St.
  4. Bus 164 from Maitland Station, Railway St to Vincent St at Edward St, leaving at 12:20 (43 min).
  5. Walk 500 m to Allandale Rd opp Ferguson St. About 150 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.
  6. Bus 167 from Allandale Rd opp Ferguson St to O'Connors Rd at Branxton St, leaving at 13:35 (10 min).
  7. Walk 900 m to O'Connors Rd opp Tallowood Dr.
  8. Bus S894 from O'Connors Rd opp Tallowood Dr to McDonalds Rd after Thompson Rd, leaving at 15:47 (10 min).
  9. Walk 650 m to Hunter Valley. About 450 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.

Compared with the usual route

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

On Sundays

There is no journey by bus on a Sunday.

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Questions

How long does it take to get to Hunter Valley by bus?
About 6 hours 20 minutes from Sydney: the median of 2 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am that use the bus.
Is there a bus to Hunter Valley on Sundays?
No. The timetable has no journey by bus from Central to Hunter Valley on a Sunday.