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Sydney Information for Tourists & Back-packers
Sydney Airport
The Kingsford Smith Airport is the main international and domestic airport. It
is about 10 kilometres (6 miles) south-west of the Central Business District and
Sydney Harbour. For direct bus transport from the airport to your hotel or catch
the train for a 13 minute trip to Central Station.
Sydney Airport – Australia’s busiest and most important commercial airport – was
opened in 1920 and is one of the oldest continuously operating airports in the
world.
Although the busiest airport in Australia, Sydney Airport covers just 880
hectares on the northern shoreline of Botany Bay, and thus occupies the smallest
land area of any of the capital city airport.
The airport is a dynamic economic hub, requiring the services of some 500
businesses and organisations to meet the needs of airport. It is also one of the
major employers in Sydney, directly providing an estimated 62,000 jobs and a
further 108,400 jobs through flow-on effects.
Sydney Airport also generates approximately A$6.6 billion in economic benefits
to New South Wales. International visitors using Sydney Airport spend about
A$2.6 billion annually in the Sydney area.
It has three international and two domestic terminals.
Airport Link
This rail service runs from approximately 5:00am until midnight seven days a
week, to and from the Domestic and International Terminals and all City Circle
railway stations. For information, call 02 8337 8417 or visit
www.airportlink.com.au.
Public Transport
Sydney has a large and well run Government public transport system. Web sites
offer extensive information on: Bus services, Bus maps, Ferry services, Ferry
maps, City Rail train services and maps, Country Link rail services.
Buses
Sydney Buses operates an extensive network of bus services throughout the City.
The main bus terminals are located at Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall and
Central Station.
Information about Sydney Bus services is available from:
- The bus kiosks at Circular Quay
- Wynyard Station and Queen Victoria Building
- The Sydney Transport Infoline 131 500
Trains
Metropolitan Services
CityRail has a large range of leisure and tourist tickets to get you where you
want to go. You can travel around the City centre on the City Circle Line
(Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall, Central, Museum and St James Stations).
There is also a station at Martin Place. Ticket vending machines are open 24
hours. Information about CityRail services is available from:
- The train ticket booths at Circular Quay and Central Stations
- The Sydney Transport Infoline 131 500
- The CityRail website.
CityHopper
Unlimited all day rail travel in the area bounded by Kings Cross, North Sydney
and Redfern.
Website:
www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/tickets/tourist_tickets.htm
SydneyPass
The Sydneypass (available for three, five, and seven days) provides unlimited
travel for the duration of the ticket on all CityRail trains within a bounded
area, on Sydney Buses and on all Ferries, including premium services and
cruises.
DayTripper
DayTripper is an all-in-one day ticket that provides access to all three modes
of transport in Sydney. Ticket holders can utilise all regular Sydney Buses,
Sydney Ferries and CityRail Suburban Services within a bounded area.
Tickets for the above are sold at most CityRail ticket offices and State Transit
sales outlets. SydneyPass may also be bought on State Transit tourist services,
including all Explorer and Airport Express buses.
Light Rail
Metro Light Rail is Sydney's newest transport system. Modern trams run from
historic Central Station through vibrant Chinatown and Darling Harbour to the
Star City Casino, the Sydney Fish Markets and Wentworth Park 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Information about services is available from the Metro Light
Rail Infoline 02 9285 5600. Website: www.metrolightrail.com.au
Monorail
The monorail has a fabulous "city" loop with eight stops throughout the CBD. The
monorail leaves every 3-5 minutes and it takes approximately 15 minutes to do
the circuit. Single trips or day passes can be purchased at every station.
Information about services is available from the Monorail Infoline 02 9285 5600.
Website: www.metromonorail.com.au
Taxis
There is an abundance of taxis that can be hailed down from the street, or
engaged at ranks at Circular Quay, Wynyard Station, and Town Hall Station. If
you wish to book a cab, ask your hotel concierge.
Tourist Services
Sydney Explorer
Sydney's only guided bus tour, the Sydney Explorer bus makes a 35km circuit of
all the major attractions in the City, The Rocks, Sydney Opera House, Kings
Cross, Chinatown, Queen Victoria Building and Darling Harbour. One day tickets,
available from the driver, enable passengers to board and leave the bus at any
one of its 22 stops. Buses operate at 20 minute intervals from 9:00am daily.
Banking Hours
Generally 9.30am-4pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.30am-5pm Friday, but some banks
offer extended hours and some are open on Saturday mornings. Travellers cheques
are widely accepted, as are major credit cards VISA, Mastercard and (to a lesser
extent) AMEX and Diners Card. Most banks will engage in foreign currency
exchange.
Climate
Sydney enjoys a temperate climate with a mild winter, and has more than 340
sunny days a year. Average minimum temperatures in the winter months of June
through to August are 9-11 degrees Celcius (48-52 Farenheit). The summer season
is from December through to February.
Popular Places to Visit
- Three Sisters
- Blackheath
- Scenic Railway & Cable Car
- Zig Zag Railway
- Hydro Majestic Hotel
- Martin's Lookout
- Mount Tomah
- Historic Hartley Village
One & Two Day Activities
- Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves (10 hours)
- Delux Blue Mountain Eco Tour
- Blue Mountains & Australian Wildlife Tour
- Full Day 4WD Explorer Trek
- Deluxe Blue Mountains Eco Experience - 2 Days
- Blue Mountains High Country 4WD Ecotour
- Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife - Fairmont Resort (2 days)
- Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife - Lilianfels (2 days)
- Blue Mountains Express (7 hours)
Blue Mountain Tours & Activities
The Blue Mountains in New South Wales embrases 26 townships in an area of 1433
square kilometres. The townships are situated from 50 to 120 km west of Sydney
and are within 1,000 square kilometres of this World Heritage listed National
Park.
The Blue Mountains was declared a World Heritage park in November 2000. It was
nominated for its outstanding natural values, including the biodiversity of its
plant and animal communities, its vegetation, which is dominated by Australia\'s
unique eucalypts, and for the beauty of its natural landscapes.
The region offers a myriad of activities for the visitor from bush walking, to
browsing for antiques, adventuring through lime stone caves, with the Jenolan
Caves with its 40 kilometers of multi level passageways as a spectacular
example, enjoying the native gardens, travelling on the zig-zag railway, taking
one of the many Eco Tours or just lazing about one of many tranquil townships
dotted throughout the region.
Visitors' Information Centres
There is a new Sydney Visitors Centre located in the same building as the Rocks
Visitors Centre, at 106 George Street (near Circular Quay), which provides
information on the Metropolitan Sydney area. An innovative series of booking
boards are in place for day tours, backpackers accommodation and hotel
accommodation, with special phone facilities for obtaining further information.
The centre also has a supply of brochures dealing with regional New South Wales.
The New South Wales Travel Centre is situated at 11 York Street, just above
Wynyard Station. It is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm
Saturday.
The CitiRail Host Centre is opposite No. 5 jetty at Circular Quay. It is open
from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week. There is an information kiosk in Martin
Place, near Castlereagh Street, that is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
There are information booths at the top of Sydney Tower and at Darling Harbour,
both open seven days a week.
Sydney Post Offices
Open from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday.
Sydney Shopping Hours
Generally 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday; 9am-9pm, Thursday; 8.30am-4pm, Saturday.
Shops in tourist areas may be open on Sundays.
Public Holidays in Sydney in 2004
- New Years Day Thursday, 1 January
- Australia Day Monday, 26 January
- Canberra Day Monday, 15 March
- Good Friday Friday, 9 April
- Easter Monday Monday, 12 April
- Anzac Day Sunday, 25 April
- Queen's Birthday Monday, 14 June
- Christmas Day Saturday, 25 December
- Boxing Day Monday, 27 December
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List of Sydney suburbs
This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney
area in alphabetical order.
Sydney has about 38 local government areas, each consisting of several suburbs
which are listed below:
A
Abbotsbury - Abbotsford - Acacia Gardens - Agnes Banks - Airds - Akuna Bay -
Alexandria - Alfords Point - Allambie - Allambie Heights - Allawah - Ambarvale -
Annandale - Annangrove - Anzac Village - Arcadia - Arncliffe - Arndell Park -
Artarmon - Ashbury - Ashcroft - Ashfield - Asquith - Auburn - Audley - Austral -
Avalon
B
Badgerys Creek - Balgowlah - Balgowlah Heights - Balmain - Balmoral - Bangor -
Banksia - Banksmeadow - Bankstown - Barden Ridge - Bardwell Park - Barra Brui -
Bass Hill - Baulkham Hills - Baulkham Hills West - Bayview - Beacon Hill -
Beaconsfield - Beauty Point - Beecroft - Belfield - Bella Vista - Bellevue Hill
- Belmore - Belmore South - Belrose - Berala - Berkshire Park - Berowra -
Berowra Heights - Berrilee - Beverley Park - Beverly Hills - Bexley - Bexley
North - Bidwill - Bilgola - Bilgola Plateau - Birchgrove, New South Wales -
Birkenhead Point - Birrong - Blackett - Blacktown - Blairmount - Blakehurst -
Bligh Park - Bobbin Head - Bondi - Bondi Beach - Bondi Junction - Bonnet Bay -
Bonnyrigg - Bonnyrigg Heights - Boronia Park - Bossley Park - Botany - Bow
Bowing - Box Hill - Bradbury - Brighton-Le-Sands - Bringelly - Broadway - Bronte
- Brooklyn - Brookvale - Bundeena - Burraneer - Burwood - Busby
C
Cabarita - Cabramatta - Cabramatta West - Cambridge Gardens - Cambridge Park -
Camden - Camden South - Camellia - Cammeray - Campbelltown - Camperdown -
Campsie - Canada Bay - Canley Heights - Canley Vale - Canterbury - Careel Bay -
Caringbah - Carlingford - Carlton - Carnes Hill - Carramar - Carss Park -
Cartwright - Castle Cove - Castle Hill - Castlecrag - Castlereagh - Casula -
Cecil Park - Centennial Park - Chatham Village - Chatswood - Chatswood West -
Cheltenham - Cherrybrook - Chester Hill - Chifley - Chippendale - Chipping
Norton - Chiswick - Chullora - Church Point - Circular Quay - Claremont Meadows
- Clareville - Clareville Beach - Claymore - Clemton Park - Clifton Gardens -
Clontarf - Clovelly - Clyde - Cockatoo Island - Colebee - Collaroy - Collaroy
Plateau - Colyton - Como - Concord - Concord West - Condell Park - Connells
Point - Coogee - Cottage Point - Cowan - Cranebrook - Cremorne - Cremorne Point
- Cromer - Cronulla - Crows Nest - Croydon - Croydon Park - Curl Curl
D
Daceyville - Dangar Island - Darling Harbour - Darling Point - Darlinghurst -
Darlington - Davidson - Dawes Point - Dean Park - Dee Why - Denham Court -
Denistone - Denistone East - Dharruk - Dobroyd Point - Dolans Bay - Dolls Point
- Doonside - Double Bay - Dover Heights - Drummoyne - Duffys Forest - Dulwich
Hill - Dundas - Dundas Valley - Dunheved - Dural
E
Eagle Vale - Earlwood - East Balmain - East Botany - East Gordon - East Hills -
East Killara - East Lindfield - East Roseville - East Ryde - East Sydney - East
Wahroonga - Eastern Creek - Eastlakes - Eastwood - Edensor Park - Edgecliff -
Edmondson Park - Elanora Heights - Elderslie - Elizabeth Bay - Emerton - Emu
Heights - Emu Plains - Enfield - Engadine - Enmore - Epping - Ermington -
Erskine Park - Erskineville - Eschol Park
F
Fairfield - Fairfield Heights - Fairfield West - Fairlight - Five Dock -
Flemington - Forest Lodge - Forestville - Freemans Reach - Frenchs Forest
G
Galston - Garden Island - Georges Hall - Georges Heights - Gilead - Girraween -
Gladesville - Glebe - Glebe Point - Glen Alpine - Glendenning - Glenfield -
Glenhaven - Glenmore Park - Glenorie - Glenwood - Glossodia - Goat Island -
Gordon - Gore Hill - Granville - Grays Point - Green Valley - Greenacre -
Greenfield Park - Greenwich - Greystanes - Guildford - Gymea - Gymea Bay
H
Haberfield - Hammondville - Harbord - Harris Park - Hassall Grove - Haymarket -
Heathcote - Hebersham - Heckenberg - Henley - Hillsdale - Hinchinbrook -
Holsworthy - Homebush - Homebush Bay - Homebush West - Hornsby - Hornsby Heights
- Horsley Park - Hoxton Park - Hunters Hill - Huntingwood - Huntleys Point -
Hurlstone Park - Hurstville - Hurstville Grove
I
Illawong - Ingleburn - Ingleside
J
Jamisontown - Jannali
K
Kangaroo Point - Kareela - Kearns - Kellyville - Kemps Creek - Kensington -
Kenthurst - Kentlyn - Killara - Killarney Heights - Kings Cross - Kings Langley
- Kings Park - Kingsford - Kingsgrove - Kingswood - Kingswood Park - Kirrawee -
Kirribilli - Kogarah - Kogarah Bay - Ku-ring-gai - Kurnell - Kyeemagh - Kyle Bay
L
La Perouse - Lakemba - Lalor Park - Lane Cove - Lansdowne - Lansvale - Lavender
Bay - Leichhardt - Lemongrove - Leonay - Lethbridge Park - Leumeah - Lewisham -
Lidcombe - Lilli Pilli - Lilyfield - Lindfield - Linley Point - Little Bay -
Liverpool - Llandilo - Loftus - Londonderry - Longueville - Lucas Heights -
Luddenham - Lugarno - Lurnea
M
Macquarie Fields - Macquarie Park - Maianbar - Malabar - Manly - Manly Vale -
Maraylya - Marayong - Maroubra - Maroubra Junction - Marrickville - Marrickville
South - Marsden Park - Marsfield - Mascot - Matraville - Mays Hill - McGraths
Hill - McMahons Point - Meadowbank - Melrose Park - Menai - Menangle Park -
Merrylands - Merrylands West - Middle Cove - Middle Dural - Miller - Millers
Point - Milperra - Milsons Point - Minchinbury - Minto - Minto Heights - Miranda
- Mona Vale - Monterey - Moore Park - Moorebank - Mortdale - Mortlake - Mosman -
Mount Annan - Mount Colah - Mount Druitt - Mount Kuring-Gai - Mount Lewis -
Mount Pleasant - Mount Pritchard - Mount Vernon - Mulgoa - Mulgrave
N
Narellan - Narellan Vale - Naremburn - Narrabeen - Narraweena - Narwee - Nelson
- Neutral Bay - Newington - Newport - Newtown - Normanhurst - North Balgowlah -
North Bondi - North Cronulla - North Curl Curl - North Engadine - North Epping -
North Manly - North Narrabeen - North Parramatta - North Richmond - North Rocks
- North Ryde - North Seaforth - North St Ives - North Strathfield - North Sydney
- North Turramurra - Northbridge - Northmead - Northwood
O
Oakhurst - Oakville - Oatlands - Oatley - Old Guildford - Old Toongabbie -
Orchard Hills - Oxford Falls - Oxley Park - Oyster Bay
P
Paddington - Padstow - Padstow Heights - Pagewood - Palm Beach - Panania -
Parklea - Parramatta - Peakhurst - Pendle Hill - Pendle Hill South - Pennant
Hills - Penrith - Penshurst - Petersham - Phillip Bay - Picnic Point - Pitt Town
- Pleasure Point - Plumpton - Point Piper - Port Hacking - Potts Hill - Potts
Point - Prairiewood - Prestons - Prospect - Punchbowl - Putney - Pymble -
Pyrmont
Q
Quakers Hill - Quarry Hill - Queens Park - Queenscliff
R
Raby - Ramsgate - Randwick - Redfern - Regents Park - Regentville - Revesby -
Revesby Heights - Rhodes - Richmond - Riverstone - Riverview - Riverwood -
Rockdale - Rocks, The - Rodd Point - Rookwood - Rooty Hill - Rose Bay - Rose Bay
- Rosehill - Roselands - Rosemeadow - Roseville - Roseville Chase - Rossmore -
Round Corner - Rouse Hill - Rozelle - Ruse - Rushcutters Bay - Russell Lea -
Rydalmere - Ryde
S
Sadleir - Sandringham - Sandy Point - Sans Souci - Scheyville - Schofields -
Scotland Island - Seaforth - Sefton - Seven Hills - Shalvey - Shanes Park -
Silverwater - Smithfield - South Granville - South Hurstville - South Penrith -
South Strathfield - South Turramurra - South Wentworthville - South Windsor -
Spit Junction - Spit, The - Spring Farm - St Andrews - St Clair - St Helens Park
- St Ives - St Ives Chase - St Johns Park - St Leonards - St Marys - St Peters -
Stanhope Gardens - Stanmore - Strathfield - Strathfield West - Strawberry Hills
- Summer Hill - Surry Hills - Sutherland - Sydenham - Sydney - Sylvania -
Sylvania Waters
T
Tamarama - Taren Point - Telopea - Tempe - Tennyson - Terrey Hills - Thornleigh
- Toongabbie - Tregear - Turramurra - Turrella
U
Ultimo - Undercliffe
V
Varroville - Vaucluse - Villawood - Vineyard - Voyager Point
W
Wahroonga - Waitara - Wakeley - Wallacia - Wareemba - Warragamba - Warrawee -
Warriewood - Warringah Mall - Warwick Farm - Waterfall - Waterloo - Watsons Bay
- Wattle Grove - Waverley - Waverton - Wedderburn - Wentworthville - Werrington
- Werrington County - Werrington Downs - West Hoxton - West Killara - West
Lindfield - West Pennant Hills - West Pymble - West Ryde - Westleigh - Westmead
- Wetherill Park - Whalan - Whale Beach - Wheeler Heights - Wilberforce - Wiley
Park - Willmot - Willoughby - Windsor - Wingala - Winston Hills - Wollstonecraft
- Woodbine - Woodpark - Woollahra - Woolloomooloo - Woolooware - Woolwich -
Woronora - Woronora Heights
X
Y
Yagoona - Yarrawarrah - Yennora - Yowie Bay
Z
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