{"id":830,"date":"2020-02-16T05:18:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T05:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cardhacks.com.au\/?p=830"},"modified":"2021-06-14T06:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T06:58:27","slug":"visit-bellingen-by-train-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cardhacks.com.au\/2020\/02\/16\/visit-bellingen-by-train-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Bellingen by train\/bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bellingen is one of those delightful little towns on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales which lies in the too hard basket for many people who love to travel using public transport. It’s a little off the beaten track.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to get there using the train and a local bus – just like the locals do. First of all, try to pick a time to visit which coincides with a market weekend.  The town comes alive on market day, the main street fills with people and the cafe scene is alive and colourful. The market is a delight, a showcase of local handicrafts and produce.<\/p>\n

The market is held on the third Saturday of each month. Here’s a link to the Bellingen Markets website<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you’re travelling from Sydney book a seat on the XPT that departs Sydney at 07:08 to the town of Urunga. Here’s the train timetable for the NSW North Coast line.<\/a> Here’s the NSWTrainlink booking form to book online<\/a>. You can also call NSWTrainlink on 13 22 32 to make a booking.<\/p>\n

So that you can meet the bus number 358 Urunga to Bellingen bus at Urunga, you’ll need to travel on a weekday. There is a very limited bus service on the weekend and no services on Sunday. The service is run by Busways<\/a>. You can download their timetable for the Macksville to Bellingen service here.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you catch the 07:08 from Sydney you’ll arrive at Urunga at 15:32. The bus to Bellingen leaves from the street at the front of the station at 15:46. There is no official bus stop, you just hail the bus when you see it coming. If the train is late and you miss the 15:46 bus service there is another bus service to Bellingen leaving Urunga at 18:02.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There’s Urunga railway station in the background. Wait here under the tree for Busways #358 service to Bellingen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

From Urunga station, it’s only a few minutes walk into Urunga town. In town, the bus leaves from the bus stop with a shelter in front of the Urunga Public School, in Bowra St. Here’s a map of Urunga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n