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Rail travel to Newcastle
Sydney
CityRail Intercity trains travel each hour from Sydney Central station to Newcastle (Newcastle and Central Coast line), and the trip takes not quite 3 hours. It’s a scenic route which winds around the Hawkesbury River and through Kuring-gai National Park.
NSW
Countrylink trains travel to Broadmeadow Station. This is a few stops away from Newcastle City Centre – you will need to join a connecting CityRail service at Broadmeadow to travel to Hamilton, Wickham, Civic or Newcastle stations.
Alight at Civic Station for a short walk to the Festival Club to pick up your Festival Program and get orientated.
Countrylink services travel from Armidale, Bathurst, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Canberra, Casino, Dubbo, Grafton, Griffith, Melbourne, Moree, Orange, Parkes, Sydney, Tamworth, Taree and Wagga Wagga, plus plenty of little places in between.
Travel at the end of September is in the Shoulder Season, so ticket prices are discounted by 20% off the Full Adult Fare
VICTORIA
V line offers interstate journeys
http://www.vline.com.au/travellingwithvline/timetables/timetables.html#interstate
WA, SA, NT
Extend your journey into a scenic adventure. The Indian Pacific runs Perth – Adelaide – Sydney and takes 3 nights each way! The Ghan runs Darwin – Alice – Adelaide.
QLD
Bus/Coach travel to Newcastle
Central Directory for Bus, Coach and Train Travel – click on Scheduled Bus Services for a service operators listed by state
Greyhound – Australia Wide Services
Car travel to Newcastle
Newcastle is 2 1/2 hrs north of Sydney on the Pacific Highway. Make sure you have a full carload – the adventure will be more fun, you will save on travel costs and transporting more people means you are maximising resource use. Be aware that Newcastle city centre has meter parking on weekdays. If you have roof racks or a tow bar rack you might want to bring your pushies so that once you are here you can get around town petrol-free! [link to 2 wheels]