Grand Pacific Drive

Getting Here

The city of Wollongong is located in the heart of Australia's Illawarra region in New South Wales, south of Sydney. It's vast beauty, positioned between the mountains and the sea lends itself to city, coastal and country lifestyles. And its so easy to get to Wollongong by road, air, rail or bus. And when you get here you will fall in love with the place adoringly called 'the gong'! For a special treat travel from Sydney to Wollongong along the breathtaking Grand Pacific Drive.

By Road

By Road

Road Distances to Wollongong

  • Sydney 84.5 km
  • Canberra 242.6 km
  • Melbourne 835.5 km
  • Nowra 77.6 km
  • Bateman's Bay 195.6 km
  • Mittagong 70.9 km 

From Sydney

Wollongong is located an easy 1 hours drive south of Sydney, you will pass beautiful views and landscapes on your short 84.5km drive along the coast.
An easy 1 hour and 20 minutes drive to Wollongong via the Princes Highway (F6 Freeway) from Sydney CBD or 60 minutes from Macarthur in Sydney's west via the Westlink M7

From Southern Highlands

About 45 minutes drive east via either Mount Ousley Road/Picton Road and the Hume Highway (F5 Freeway) or Macquarie Pass/Illawarra Highway.          

From Canberra

About 2.5 hours drive time along the Hume Highway to the Picton interchange and the Picton Road/Mt Ousley Road, or to Moss Vale and the Illawarra Highway.

By Rail

By Rail

For timetable information, check the City Rail web site or call them on 131 500

  • From Sydney

    Regular daily connections to the South Coast line from Central Station.

  • From Southern Highlands

    Connections from the Southern Highlands line.

  • From South Coast

    Regular connections from Bomaderry station.

  • From Canberra

    Connection to Moss Vale on the Countrylink Xplorer with coach connection to Wollongong.
By Coach

By Coach

By Air

By Air

  • By Air

    Charter flights to Illawarra Regional Airport, Princes Highway, Albion Park Rail. Call 02 4256 1977.