Hunter · from Sydney by bus
By bus, Newcastle is typically 2 hr 56 min from Sydney with 3 changes: bus. The nearest stop is Wharf Rd opp Queens Wharf, 250 m on foot.
Typical time
2h 56m
Changes
3
By
bus
Step by step
An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 09:32 and arriving at 12:28:
- Walk 200 m to Central Station.
- Bus 223 from Central Station to Broadmeadow Station, leaving at 09:35 (2h 14m).
- Walk 1.1 km to Donald St at Samdon St.
- Bus 12 from Donald St at Samdon St to Hunter St after Bellevue St, leaving at 12:10 (7 min).
- Bus 13 from Hunter St after Bellevue St to King St after Union St, leaving at 12:18 (2 min).
- Bus 23 from King St after Union St to King St at Perkins St, leaving at 12:21 (3 min).
- Walk 300 m to Newcastle.
Compared with the usual route
The usual route from Central on a weekday morning is Central Coast Line then bus 11, about 3 hours with 1 change. Going by bus takes about 5 minutes less. How to get to Newcastle has the full timetable, the last mile and the way back.
On Sundays
The first journey by bus leaves Central at 07:12 and the last at 14:41.
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- How to get to Newcastle
- Newcastle by train from Sydney, 3 hr 17 min
- How to get to University of Newcastle
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Questions
- How long does it take to get to Newcastle by bus?
- About 3 hours from Sydney: the median of 2 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am that use the bus.
- Is there a bus to Newcastle on Sundays?
- Yes. On Sundays the first journey by bus leaves Central at 07:12 and the last at 14:41.