There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Balls Head by bus, train, ferry, taxi, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand Cbus 202 / ...
7 min$2–6Train
- Take the train from Wynyard Station to Waverton Stationtrain T1 / ...
8 min$3–7Ferry
- Take the ferry from Circular Quay, Wharf 4, Side B to Birchgrove Wharfferry F8
17 min$7–20Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sydney to Balls Headtaxi 5.5 km
9 min$20–25Walk
- Take the foot from Sydney to Balls Headwalk 5.1 km
1h 1m
Sydney to Balls Head by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Balls Head is to bus which costs $2 - $6 and takes 7 min.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Balls Head is to bus which takes 7 min and costs $2 - $6.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St and arriving at North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Circular Quay, Wharf 4, Side B and arriving at Birchgrove Wharf. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Wynyard Station station and arriving at Waverton Station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Sydney and Balls Head is 3 km.
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The best way to get from Sydney to Balls Head without a car is to bus which takes 7 min and costs $2 - $6.
The bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C takes 7 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Sydney to Balls Head bus services, operated by Busways, depart from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St station.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Balls Head, NSW, Australia?
Busways operates a bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 7 min. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Sydney Trains operates a train from Wynyard Station to Waverton Station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $3–5 and the journey takes 8 min. Intercity Trains also services this route every 3 hours.
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- transport.nsw.gov.au
Train from Wynyard Station to Waverton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydneytrains
- Adult one-way
- $3–5
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Wynyard Station to Waverton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- busways.com.au
Bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/plan-your-trip/route-timetables
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Phone
- 02 8118 7102
- [email protected]
- Website
- transitsystems.com.au
Bus from Burns Philp Building, Bridge St to North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Ferry from Circular Quay, Wharf 4, Side B to Birchgrove Wharf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/ferry
- Phone
- +61 2 9206 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- captaincook.com.au
Ferry from Circular Quay, Wharf 4, Side B to Birchgrove Wharf
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.captaincook.com.au/
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
13Cabs
- Phone
- 13 2227
- Website
- 13cabs.com.au
Black & White Cabs
- Phone
- 133 222
- Website
- blackandwhitecabs.com.au
Silver Service
- Phone
- 133 100
- Website
- silverservice.com.au
WAV CABS
- Phone
- +61 451 555 009
- Website
- wavmaxicabs.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Sydney to Balls Head train services, operated by Sydney Trains, depart from Wynyard Station.
The best way to get from Sydney to Balls Head is to bus which takes 7 min and costs $2 - $6. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $3 - $7 and takes 8 min.
Sydney to Balls Head bus services, operated by Busways, arrive at North Sydney Station, Blue St, Stand C.
Sydney to Balls Head train services, operated by Sydney Trains, arrive at Waverton Station.
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