There are 5 ways to get from Katoomba to Portland by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 636 bus
best- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Cox St Before Villiers Stbus 636
2h 18m$10–133Bus, line 600 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2bus 8001 / ...
- Take the bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Vale St Before Lett Stbus 600 / ...
2h 42m$8–15Drive 66.7 km
- Drive from Katoomba to Portlandcar 66.7 km
1h 1m$12–18Taxi
- Take the taxi from Katoomba to Portlandtaxi 66.7 km
1h 1m$170–210Train, line 600 bus
- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Vale St Before Lett Stbus 600 / ...
2h 28m$10–133
Katoomba to Portland by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katoomba to Portland is to bus and line 600 bus which costs $7 - $16 and takes 2h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Katoomba to Portland is to drive which takes 1h 1m and costs $11 - $18.
No, there is no direct bus from Katoomba station to Portland. However, there are services departing from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl and arriving at Vale St Before Lett St via Lithgow Post Office, Main St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 42m.
The distance between Katoomba and Portland is 71 km. The road distance is 66.7 km.
The best way to get from Katoomba to Portland without a car is to train and line 636 bus which takes 2h 18m and costs $9 - $140.
It takes approximately 2h 18m to get from Katoomba to Portland, including transfers.
Katoomba to Portland bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl.
Katoomba to Portland bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2.
Yes, the driving distance between Katoomba to Portland is 67 km. It takes approximately 1h 1m to drive from Katoomba to Portland.
There are 44+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Katoomba, NSW, Australia and Portland, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl to Vale St Before Lett St via Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2 and Lithgow Post Office, Main St in around 2h 42m.
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–130
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $17–23
- First
- $24–35
- Sleeper
- $110–130
Train from Katoomba Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–130
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $17–23
- First
- $24–35
- Sleeper
- $110–130
- Phone
- 02 6352 3888
- [email protected]
- Website
- buslinesgroup.com.au
Bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Cox St Before Villiers St
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/lithgow/
Bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Vale St Before Lett St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/lithgow/
Bus from Lithgow Post Office, Main St to Vale St Before Lett St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/lithgow/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- permaseal.com.au
Bus from Katoomba Station, Goldsmith Pl to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- permaseal.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $170–210
Avail Mega Taxi
- Phone
- +61 410 291 007
- Website
- availmegataxi.com.au
Katoomba Taxis
- Phone
- +61 2 4782 1311
- Website
- katoombataxis.com.au
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