There are 6 ways to get from Waterloo to Balmain by subway, bus, taxi, foot, or tram
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Subway, line 442 bus
best- Take the subway from Waterloo Station to Gadigal Stationsubway M1
- Take the bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Mullens St At Beattie Stbus 441 / ...
15 min$5–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Waterloo to Balmaintaxi 7.5 km
9 min$26–31Walk
- Take the foot from Waterloo to Balmainwalk 7.5 km
1h 29mLine 343 bus, tram, line 442 bus
- Take the bus from Waterloo Park, Elizabeth St to Central Station, Chalmers St, Stand Gbus 343
- Take the tram from Central Chalmers Street station to QVB stationtram L3 / ...
- Take the bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Darling St At Mort Stbus 442
33 min$9–15Line 433 bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Darling St At Mort Stbus 433
44 min$7–10Line 320 bus, line 433 bus
- Take the bus from Bourke St At McEvoy St to Central Station, Railway Square, Stand Nbus 320
- Take the bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Darling St At Mort Stbus 433
46 min$6–7
Waterloo to Balmain by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Balmain is to line 320 bus and line 433 bus which costs $5 - $8 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Balmain is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs $26 - $31.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterloo to Balmain. However, there are services departing from Waterloo Park, Elizabeth St and arriving at Darling St At Mort St via Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44 min.
The distance between Waterloo and Balmain is 8 km.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Balmain without a car is to subway and line 442 bus which takes 15 min and costs $5 - $9.
It takes approximately 15 min to get from Waterloo to Balmain, including transfers.
Waterloo to Balmain bus services, operated by Transit Systems, depart from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M.
Waterloo to Balmain bus services, operated by Transit Systems, arrive at Darling St At Mort St station.
There are 5236+ hotels available in Balmain.
What companies run services between Waterloo, NSW, Australia and Balmain, NSW, Australia?
Transit Systems operates a bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Darling St At Mort St every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3–4 and the journey takes 27 min.
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Subway from Waterloo Station to Gadigal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/metro
- Website
- https://www.sydneymetro.info/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMzD2BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQcDVFZlVYRXNaSmhTQWZXAR4VOpm6AMQJpcmNCYw9KWQW8rET849Zl_5nmL99WKNyreViTqVV7A40r0Q_Aw_aem_olOo7A2INBtYgXJs2y8vDA
- Adult Fare
- $3–5
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Tram from Central Chalmers Street station to QVB station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/light-rail
- Opal Single Trip
- $3–5
- Phone
- 02 8118 7102
- [email protected]
- Website
- transitsystems.com.au
Bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Mullens St At Beattie St
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
Bus from QVB, York St, Stand B to Darling St At Mort St
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
Bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Darling St At Mort St
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
Bus from Bourke St At McEvoy St to Central Station, Railway Square, Stand N
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
Bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Darling St At Mort St
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney-nsw-bus-information
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Waterloo Park, Elizabeth St to Central Station, Chalmers St, Stand G
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- $26–31
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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