There are 5 ways to get from Katoomba to Palm Beach by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Central Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Wynyard Station, Carrington St, Stand B to Narrabeen B-Line, Pittwater Rdbus B1 / ...
3h 38m$19–30Bus
- Take the bus from Katoomba to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Mona Vale B-Line, Barrenjoey Rdbus Bn1
3h 51m$47–65Drive 129.2 km
- Drive from Katoomba to Palm Beachcar 129.2 km
1h 58m$23–34Train, taxi
- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Strathfield Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Hawkesbury River Stationtrain Ccn
- Take the taxi from Hawkesbury River Station to Palm Beachtaxi
3h 50m$164–209Train, line 611 bus, line 197 bus
- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Blacktown Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Blacktown Station, Stand L to Macquarie Park Station, Waterloo Rd, Stand Fbus 611
- Take the bus from Macquarie Park Station, Waterloo Rd, Stand F to Pittwater Place Shopping Centre, Park Stbus 197
4h 15m$19–27
Katoomba to Palm Beach by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katoomba to Palm Beach is to train and line 611 bus and line 197 bus which costs $19 - $28 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Katoomba to Palm Beach is to drive which takes 1h 58m and costs $22 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from Katoomba to Palm Beach. However, there are services departing from Katoomba and arriving at Florida Rd At Ocean Pl via QVB, York St, Stand B and Mona Vale B-Line, Barrenjoey Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 51m.
The distance between Katoomba and Palm Beach is 160 km. The road distance is 129.2 km.
The best way to get from Katoomba to Palm Beach without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 38m and costs $19 - $30.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Katoomba to Palm Beach, including transfers.
Katoomba to Palm Beach bus services, operated by Australia Wide Coaches, depart from Katoomba station.
Katoomba to Palm Beach bus services, operated by Australia Wide Coaches, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katoomba to Palm Beach is 129 km. It takes approximately 1h 58m to drive from Katoomba to Palm Beach.
There are 1153+ hotels available in Palm Beach.
What companies run services between Katoomba, NSW, Australia and Palm Beach, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Katoomba to Florida Rd At Ocean Pl via Central Station, Central Station, Gadigal Station, QVB, York St, Stand B, and Mona Vale B-Line, Barrenjoey Rd in around 3h 51m.
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Hawkesbury River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Blacktown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Wynyard Station, Carrington St, Stand B to Narrabeen B-Line, Pittwater Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
Bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Mona Vale B-Line, Barrenjoey Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Blacktown Station, Stand L to Macquarie Park Station, Waterloo Rd, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Macquarie Park Station, Waterloo Rd, Stand F to Pittwater Place Shopping Centre, Park St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
- Phone
- 02 9516 1300
- [email protected]
- Website
- austwidecoaches.com.au
Bus from Katoomba to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- austwidecoaches.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $150–190
Central Coast Taxis
- Phone
- 131008
- Website
- centralcoasttaxis.com.au
ingogo
- Phone
- 5120 2095
- Website
- ingogo.com.au
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