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Port Stephens

How to get to Port Stephens by bus

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Nelson Bay · from Sydney by bus

By bus, Port Stephens is typically 5 hr 2 min from Sydney with 4 changes: bus. The nearest stop is Donald St at Stockton St, 100 m on foot.

Typical time
5h 02m
Changes
4
By
bus

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 09:32 and arriving at 14:33:

  1. Walk 200 m to Central Station.
  2. Bus 223 from Central Station to Broadmeadow Station, leaving at 09:35 (2h 14m).
  3. Walk 1.0 km to Lambton Rd at Cameron St. About 350 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.
  4. Bus 27 from Lambton Rd at Cameron St to Turton Rd before Platt St, leaving at 12:03 (10 min).
  5. Walk 1.1 km to Maitland Rd at Hanbury St. About 700 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.
  6. Bus 138 from Maitland Rd at Hanbury St to Bayway Village, First Ave, leaving at 12:37 (17 min).
  7. Walk 750 m to Nelson Bay Rd before Fullerton Cove Rd.
  8. Bus 130 from Nelson Bay Rd before Fullerton Cove Rd to Gan Gan Rd before Campbell Ave, leaving at 13:20 (40 min).
  9. Walk 250 m to Morna Point Rd before Gan Gan Rd.
  10. Bus 130 from Morna Point Rd before Gan Gan Rd to Donald St before Stockton St, leaving at 14:04 (27 min).
  11. Walk 100 m to Port Stephens.

Compared with the usual route

The usual route from Central on a weekday morning is train and bus, about 4 hours 20 minutes with 3 changes. Going by bus takes about 45 minutes longer. How to get to Port Stephens 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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Questions

How long does it take to get to Port Stephens by bus?
About 5 hours from Sydney: the median of 2 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am that use the bus.
Is there a bus to Port Stephens on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey by bus leaves Central at 07:12 and the last at 14:41.