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Driving
With the highway widening nearing completion, getting to the top of the Blue Mountains by car is just 90 minutes from the Sydney CBD. Getting around the Blue Mountains on a self-drive holiday is still the best way to enjoy the total Blue Mountains Experience - For your Self-Drive Touring Guide to "The Grand Circular Drive" click here.
If you are visiting the mountains using public transport you might consider car hire to make the most of your stay.
However, there are many other ways of getting around that allow you a good deal of freedom.
Coaches
One of the most popular is the Blue Mountains Trolley Tours, where you can purchase an all day ticket to visit 29 key attractions within the region we have called.. Above the Clouds.
Trolleys also run day tours to popular attractions throughout the region as do other local coach companies.
There are also scores of touring coaches operating from the Sydney CDB. Please ask your travel agent, or concierge about day-trip coach tours to the Blue Mountains....
Rail
Naturally - as a World Heritage Listed Wilderness and a major attraction for visitors to Sydney - public transport is a vital link with regular rail services to the mountains and the western regions of Wine & Gold (Bathurst & Mudgee)
http://www.cityrail.info/ for rail info to Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Richmond/Windsor
or http://www.countrylink.info/ for rail services to Bathurst/Mudgee
Also see the Country Rail holiday packages on offer.
Taxis & Hire Vehicles
For those enjoying a night out, being safely delivered by taxi may be the wise choice, allowing you to fully enjoy our many fabulous restaurants and entertainment venues.
There is also a wide range of touring and hire vehicles; from vintage open tourers to limousines and some courtesy buses from clubs - please ask your hosts for details of local taxis and hire vehicle options or click here for car hire
Air Travel
We have several airports in our region, so air charter may be an option for you..... or take a flying tour over the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park.
Weather
The Mountains have a reputation for dazzling Summer days ideal for lounging in cool canyons under an ancient rainforest canopy; spectacular Summer storms with mist-filled evenings just perfect for sitting in front of a roaring log fire; crystal clear and crisp Winter days featuring a backdrop of snowmen... and a snowball fight; blustery days that swirl Autumn leaves across country lanes lovely for long ambling walks; mild Smmer evenings ideal for walking the cliff-tops at dusk.... and magnificent 'Indian-Summer' days throughout Autumn and Spring to just enjoy the wounderful bounty that is the Blue Mountains.
To see what's happening in the Blue Mountains right now, please visit one of these weather websites - ABC Weather, NineMSN Weather
Bushfires
Like the rest of Australia, the Blue Mountains sometimes experiences bushfires and consequently has developed an exceptional series of local brigades which are well practised in their art.
For latest bushfire information, please visit the NSW Rural Fire Service Website
There's very little for you to do now except sit back and enjoy your holiday in our golden chain of villages dotted throughout World Heritage Listed Wilderness... and get ready for an unforgettable Blue Mountains Experience.
Local News
Blue Mountains Gazette
Hawkesbury Gazette
Lithgow Mercury
Mudgee Guardian
Western Advocate - Bathurst
Western Weekender - Penrirth
Local Links
Blue Mountains History
Blue Mountains City Council
Bathurst Council
Penrith Council
Lithgow Council
Mudgee Council
Oberon Council
Hawkesbury Council |
