Trains in New South Wales, Australia
In New South Wales, train services are either mass transit, regional or long distance. Service standards vary greatly and some of the timetables are a little bizarre.
Trains in New South Wales, Australia, generally fit into three categories. First up are the high frequency metropolitan services around Sydney, designed to shunt as many commuters around as possible.
Second come the regional train services, which are still relatively frequent and take two or three hours, with slightly more comfort.
Third are the long distance services, which have higher standard seats, but often bafflingly erratic and infrequent.
New South Wales train guides
Australia Travel Questions is putting together guides to the most important rail routes in New South Wales. It’s a work in progress, but those that are currently covered are listed below along with approximate journey times.
Trains within New South Wales
Albury to Sydney train: 7h58m.
Armidale to Sydney train: 7h58m.
Canberra to Sydney train: 4h9m.
Coffs Harbour to Sydney train: 8h40m.
Dubbo to Sydney train: 6h33m.
Griffith to Sydney train: 8h39m.
Kiama to Sydney train: 2h7m.
Moree to Sydney train: 8h34m.
Newcastle to Sydney train: 2h35m.
Sydney to Bowral train: 2h41m
Sydney to Broken Hill train: 13h32m.
Sydney to Leura train: 1h55m.
Sydney to Nambucca Heads train: 8h10m.
Sydney to Wagga Wagga train: 6h13m.
Sydney to Wentworth Falls train: 1h49m.
Wollongong to Sydney train: 1h25m.
Interstate trains
Coffs Harbour to Brisbane train: 6h10m.
Newcastle to Brisbane train: 11h57m.
Sydney to Adelaide train: 25h15m.
Sydney to Brisbane train: 14h12m.
Sydney to Canberra train: Just over four hours.
Sydney to Melbourne train: Just under 11 hours.
Sydney to Perth train: Just under three days.
