Jervis Bay

How to get to Jervis Bay from Sydney

Huskisson · typically 4h 01m from Sydney by train and bus, 5 changes

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Huskisson · from Sydney by public transport

Jervis Bay is about 4 hours from Sydney by train and bus, with 5 changes on a typical weekday morning. You arrive at Huskisson Shops, Owen St, right by Jervis Bay.

Typical time
4h 01m
Changes
5
By
train and bus
Sundays
Yes

About Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay is a 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) oceanic bay and village in the Jervis Bay Territory and on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 09:18 and arriving at 13:25 (4h 07m)

Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay. Photo: Christopher Eden, CC BY 2.0.
Central Station Thu 09:12
Walk 0.1 km · 2m
Central Station Thu 09:20
T2 train 1.2 km - 2m
Redfern Station Thu 09:22
Walk 0.2 km · 3m
Redfern Station Thu 09:29
South Coast Line train 118.2 km - 2h 10m
Kiama Station Thu 11:39 → Thu 12:00
South Coast bus bus 34.1 km - 27m
Bomaderry Station Thu 12:27
Walk 0.1 km · 1m
Bomaderry Station Thu 12:34
Bus 102X 5.3 km - 14m
Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl Thu 12:48
Walk · 1m
Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl - Thu 12:55
Bus 135 11.3 km - 13m
Princes Hwy after Falls Rd Thu 13:08 → Thu 13:10
Bus 102X 13.6 km - 15m
Huskisson Shops, Owen St Thu 13:25
4h 07m door to door 5 changes 100% car-free
  1. Walk 100 m to Central Station (an estimate: no mapped path joins them).
  2. T2 train from Central Station to Redfern Station, leaving at 09:20 (2 min).
  3. Walk 200 m to Redfern Station.
  4. South Coast Line from Redfern Station to Kiama Station, leaving at 09:29 (2h 10m).
  5. South Coast bus from Kiama Station to Bomaderry Station, leaving at 12:00 (27 min).
  6. Bus 102X from Bomaderry Station to Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl, leaving at 12:34 (14 min).
  7. Bus 135 from Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl - Stand 2 to Princes Hwy after Falls Rd, leaving at 12:55 (13 min).
  8. Bus 102X from Princes Hwy after Falls Rd to Huskisson Shops, Owen St, leaving at 13:10 (15 min).

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Closest station and stops

There is no train station within 6.0 km of Jervis Bay. The usual route from Central leaves you at Huskisson Shops, Owen St, 50 m on foot, which is the stop to use.

KindNearest to Jervis BayDistance
Bus stopHuskisson Shops, Owen St (on the usual route)50 m on foot

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 Jervis Bay the same day, read from the published timetable.

Getting back to Sydney

On weekdays the last journey back leaves at 21:48 and reaches Central at 01:12, by South Coast bus then South Coast Line. On Sundays the last one leaves at 20:05 and reaches Central at 01:22, by South Coast bus then South Coast Line.

Accessibility

Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, T2 train, Redfern Station, South Coast Line, Kiama Station, South Coast bus, Bomaderry Station, bus 102X, Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl -, bus 135, Princes Hwy after Falls Rd and Huskisson Shops, Owen St 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
T2 train (vehicle)not published
Redfern Station (change)not published
South Coast Line (vehicle)not published
Kiama Station (change)not published
South Coast bus (vehicle)not published
Bomaderry Station (change)not published
bus 102X (vehicle)not published
Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl - (change)not published
bus 135 (vehicle)not published
Princes Hwy after Falls Rd (change)not published
bus 102X (vehicle)not published
Huskisson Shops, Owen St (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

The route ends at Huskisson Shops, Owen St, right by Jervis Bay: no walk to speak of and no taxi needed.

Nearby places reachable by transit

Questions

Can you get to Jervis Bay without a car?
Yes. Jervis Bay is reachable on scheduled public transport alone: train and bus, about 4 hours from Sydney with 5 changes.
How long does it take to get to Jervis Bay from Sydney?
About 4 hours from Sydney: the median of 5 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am.
Is there public transport to Jervis Bay on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey leaves Central at 05:18 and the last at 16:26; roughly every 1.5 hours.
What is the closest train station to Jervis Bay?
There is none within 6.0 km. Jervis Bay is reached by train and bus, getting off at Huskisson Shops, Owen St.
Can you get to Jervis Bay by train?
Not by train alone: no train stop is near enough to walk. The usual way is train and bus.
Can you get to Jervis Bay by bus?
Only only by a long chain of services, typically 9 hr 13 min from Central with 21 changes; the usual route is much quicker.
What time is the last bus back from Jervis Bay to Sydney?
On weekdays the last journey back leaves at 21:48 and reaches Central at 01:12, by South Coast bus then South Coast Line. On Sundays the last one leaves at 20:05 and reaches Central at 01:22, by South Coast bus then South Coast Line.
Is Jervis Bay wheelchair accessible by public transport?
Not confirmed. The timetable does not say whether Central Station, T2 train, Redfern Station, South Coast Line, Kiama Station, South Coast bus, Bomaderry Station, bus 102X, Nowra Bus Terminal, Stewart Pl -, bus 135, Princes Hwy after Falls Rd and Huskisson Shops, Owen St are step-free, so we do not claim it. We found no route from Central that is published as step-free all the way.