There are 3 ways to get from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 698 bus
best- Take the train from Blacktown Station to Katoomba Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St to Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rdbus 698
3h 9m$10–14Bus, line 698 bus
- Take the bus from Blacktown Station, Stand D to Penrith Station, Stand Dbus N70
- Take the bus from Penrith Station, Stand D to Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Plbus
- Take the bus from Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St to Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rdbus 698
4h 26m$13–21Drive 86.7 km
- Drive from Blacktown to Blue Mountains Heritage Centrecar 86.7 km
1h 14m$16–23
Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park is to train and line 698 bus which costs $10 - $15 and takes 3h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park is to drive which takes 1h 14m and costs $15 - $23.
No, there is no direct bus from Blacktown station to Blue Mountains National Park. However, there are services departing from Blacktown Station, Stand D and arriving at Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rd via Penrith Station, Stand D and Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 26m.
The distance between Blacktown and Blue Mountains National Park is 98 km. The road distance is 86.7 km.
The best way to get from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park without a car is to train and line 698 bus which takes 3h 9m and costs $10 - $15.
It takes approximately 3h 9m to get from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park, including transfers.
Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park bus services, operated by Transport for NSW, depart from Blacktown Station, Stand D.
Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park bus services, operated by Transport for NSW, arrive at Penrith Station, Stand D.
Yes, the driving distance between Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park is 87 km. It takes approximately 1h 14m to drive from Blacktown to Blue Mountains National Park.
There are 569+ hotels available in Blue Mountains National Park.
What companies run services between Blacktown, NSW, Australia and Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Blacktown Station, Stand D to Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rd via Penrith Station, Stand D, Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl, Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St, and Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rd in around 4h 26m.
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Blacktown Station to Katoomba Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St to Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Blacktown Station, Stand D to Penrith Station, Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Penrith Station, Stand D to Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Carrington Hotel, Katoomba St to Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Blacktown Station, Stand D to Penrith Station, Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
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