The hub of Hunter Valley in New South Wales State of Australia – Newcastle is one of the attractive holiday and tourism destinations in the region. A city of contrasts, Newcastle is the world’s largest coal export harbor and is also famous for its world class surf, a relaxed lifestyle and friendly inhabitants. Flightshotelstours offers detailed travel guide on How to Reach Newcastle.
Reaching Newcastle is easy, because the city lies only 2 hours to the north of Sydney, and sports easy road, rail, sea and air access from numerous destinations within Australia as well as from international destinations worldwide.
How to Reach Newcastle by Road – an extensive network of roadways and surface transport services (bus, taxi, etc) connect Newcastle to other parts of NSW as well as to major destinations in the rest of Australia. Within the metropolitan area of Newcastle, the car remains the most common mode of transport for travel to Newcastle.
Newcastle can be best accessed by road from Sydney via the F3 Freeway. Decent bus services operate regularly between Newcastle and Sydney to facilitate commuters between the two cities. The journey takes approximately 2 hours, and if you take the Newcastle exit, it will all the way lead you to the CBD. Other important road routes to reach Newcastle are the coastal Pacific Highway and the inland New England Highway from Brisbane. The Golden Highway provides perfect entry into Newcastle from Western NSW.
How to Reach Newcastle by Rail – rail travel to Newcastle can be availed by only a meagre percentage of the populace along the major rail transport routes. Newcastle is served by the City Rail network centered on Sydney, which runs local as well as regional train services to and from Newcastle. Regular return rail services can be availed daily from Newcastle. Countrylink operates trains from Newcastle to Sydney, Brisbane and other country centers. A number of Countrylink trains pass through Newcastle’s Broadmeadow station, but they are more expensive than the Cityrails.
How to Reach Newcastle by Air – the regional airport at Newcastle is located about 30 minutes from Newcastle city centre. The major airlines serving this airport are QantasLink, Virgin Blue, JetStar, Brindabella Airlines, etc. Daily flights from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra as well as some regional NSW centers can be availed of to reach Newcastle.
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