Wollongong

How to get to Wollongong by train

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Illawarra · from Sydney by train

By train, Wollongong is typically 1 hr 58 min from Sydney with no changes: South Coast Line. The nearest station is Wollongong Station, 1.0 km on foot.

Typical time
1h 58m
Changes
0
By
South Coast Line

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Central at 08:11 and arriving at 10:08:

  1. South Coast Line from Central Station to Wollongong Station, leaving at 08:13 (1h 42m).
  2. Walk 1.1 km to Wollongong. About 100 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 2 hours with 3 changes. Going by train takes about 5 minutes longer. How to get to Wollongong has the full timetable, the last mile and the way back.

On Sundays

The first journey by train leaves Central at 05:18 and the last at 23:27.

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Questions

How long does it take to get to Wollongong by train?
About 2 hours from Sydney: the median of 6 weekday journeys leaving between 8 and 10 am that use the train.
Is there a train to Wollongong on Sundays?
Yes. On Sundays the first journey by train leaves Central at 05:18 and the last at 23:27.