Explore Sydney Archives - Card Hacks https://www.cardhacks.com.au/category/explore-sydney/ Tips for using credit, debt, rewards, loyalty and travel cards Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:51:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Train to Woy Woy and ferry to Davistown for lunch https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2023/09/05/train-to-woy-woy-and-ferry-to-davistown-for-lunch/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2023/09/05/train-to-woy-woy-and-ferry-to-davistown-for-lunch/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:59:35 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=2747 Davistown is a small, peaceful, and picturesque Central Coast village. It can be accessed by train from Sydney to Woy Woy and then by ferry to the Davistown Central Wharf which is near the village shopping centre. There is also a bus service from Gosford. The timetable is at: https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/central-coast-buses-network/63/61063 Train services from Central to […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2023/09/05/train-to-woy-woy-and-ferry-to-davistown-for-lunch/feed/ 0 Sydney Day Trip: Train to Woy Woy for fish’n’chips at Fishermen’s Wharf https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/25/sydney-day-trip-train-to-woy-woy-with-lunch-at-fishermans-wharf/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/25/sydney-day-trip-train-to-woy-woy-with-lunch-at-fishermans-wharf/#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:19:08 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1686 Accommodation in Woy Woy – close to town Getting Woy Woy is easy. No timetables or bookings are needed. A train leaves for Woy Woy from Central every half hour, between the hours of 05:00 am and midnight, seven days a week. The same for trains from Woy Woy to Central. If you use your […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/25/sydney-day-trip-train-to-woy-woy-with-lunch-at-fishermans-wharf/feed/ 0 Day Trip: Sydney to Millthorpe by train for lunch https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/06/day-trip-from-sydney-millthorpe-for-lunch/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/06/day-trip-from-sydney-millthorpe-for-lunch/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:02:36 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1546 Most of the articles I write here in Card Hacks are devoted to saving money. But for a change here’s an article on how to spend some of that money you’ve saved. This is a simple article on how to catch a train to a pretty little country town in the N.S.W. Central West and […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/06/day-trip-from-sydney-millthorpe-for-lunch/feed/ 0 Sydney to Katoomba by ferry and train. https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/27/sydney-to-katoomba-by-ferry-and-train/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/27/sydney-to-katoomba-by-ferry-and-train/#respond Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:32:02 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1429 The train ride to Katoomba is always a guaranteed fun day out. But you can add a bit more fun by first catching the ferry to Parramatta, then the train from Parramatta to Katoomba, and finally the local bus from Katoomba to Echo Point to view the famous Three Sisters. If you’re a Gold Opal […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/27/sydney-to-katoomba-by-ferry-and-train/feed/ 0 Day Trip: Sydney to Wollongong, across to Moss Vale and back to Sydney https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/25/day-trip-sydney-to-wollongong-across-to-moss-vale-and-back-to-sydney/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/25/day-trip-sydney-to-wollongong-across-to-moss-vale-and-back-to-sydney/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:12:58 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1409 This day trip from Sydney has to be one of the best. It takes you by train down through the Royal National Park, then onto views of the ocean as it passes through Stanwell Park and Coalcliff on its way through to Wollongong. From Wollongong you change for a coach which takes you up to […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/03/25/day-trip-sydney-to-wollongong-across-to-moss-vale-and-back-to-sydney/feed/ 1 Sydney to Catherine Hill Bay by train and bus https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2020/03/13/sydney-to-catherine-hill-bay-bus-and-train/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2020/03/13/sydney-to-catherine-hill-bay-bus-and-train/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:53:11 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=994 The history of Catherine Hill Bay revolves around coal, shipping and engineering. For anyone with even the slightest interest in the history of New South Wales, a visit to Catherine Hill Bay is a must. I could start a ten-page rave about the history of Catherine Hill Bay and why the old jetty should be […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2020/03/13/sydney-to-catherine-hill-bay-bus-and-train/feed/ 0 Sculpture by the Sea 2018: Getting there and back using train, buses and ferry https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/11/02/sculpture-by-the-sea-2018-getting-there-and-back-using-train-buses-and-ferry/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/11/02/sculpture-by-the-sea-2018-getting-there-and-back-using-train-buses-and-ferry/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2018 07:43:45 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=622 The coastal walk from Bondi Beach south along the coast to Tamarama, not only is a popular fun scenic walk by itself but add a sculpture exhibition along the way and you have yourself a Sydney “must do” not just once, but every year. As each year it gets better. I’ve done it since it […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/11/02/sculpture-by-the-sea-2018-getting-there-and-back-using-train-buses-and-ferry/feed/ 0 Bundanoon railway station by night https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/12/bundanoon-railway-station-by-night/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/12/bundanoon-railway-station-by-night/#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:43:24 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=577 Accommodation in Bundanoon – close to town. How disappointing, when you pass by a country railway station, one you’ve known as a child, only to find the old weatherboard building has been demolished and in its place, a modern glass and steel shelter. Gone are the ticket office, the waiting room, and even the toilets. […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/12/bundanoon-railway-station-by-night/feed/ 0 City to Bondi Beach by ferry and bus https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/10/city-to-bondi-beach-via-ferry-and-bus/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/10/city-to-bondi-beach-via-ferry-and-bus/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:49:19 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=565 The usual way to travel from the city to Bondi Beach is a train to Bondi Junction, then bus to Bondi Beach. Here’s a fun way of getting to Bondi I discovered when I visited Bondi Beach for the annual Sculpture by the Sea. There were so many people trying to board the buses for […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/10/city-to-bondi-beach-via-ferry-and-bus/feed/ 0 Explore Sydney: Day Trip to Ettalong via Manly, Palm Beach and Woy Woy https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/04/explore-sydney-day-trip-to-ettalong-via-manly-palm-beach-and-woy-woy/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2018/10/04/explore-sydney-day-trip-to-ettalong-via-manly-palm-beach-and-woy-woy/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 04:05:05 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=514 This trip takes you to Manly from Circular Quay, then bus to Palm Beach. From Palm Beach it’s a ferry across to Ettalong, then bus to Woy Woy and train back to Sydney. Apart from the ferry from Palm Beach to Ettalong the rest of the trip can be done using your Opal card. The […]

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