Travel Tips
As the Blue Mountains area of Australia is EXTREMELY popular and we are subject to ongoing roadworks on the Great Western Highway around Lawson. we suggest that you try to avoid the traffic buildup on sunny days that occur around 10.30 am to 12 noon and coming back at about 3.00 to 4.30 pm. So leave home earlier and aim to travel to Leura/Katoomba and arrive before 10.30 am. When you have to check out of your Blue Mountains Accommodation, kick back a bit at at a nice cafe and leave after 5.30 pm or better still, have a meal at one of our many brilliant restaurants and return totally stress free in the evening. Alternatively take the train anytime for a great ride in the comfy Blue Mountains Trains that go hourly from Central Station. Stations are right in the centre of Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath and Blackheath.
Travel to your bed and breakfast or self contained cottage in the Blue Mountains by road or train. traffic is much lesser on weekdays, The Blue Mountains accommodation rates are reduced for week days and you can get some great bargains for mid-week stays. We categorise stays from Sunday to Thursday nights as mid week for setting rates.
We love to see you but if it is a weekend as soon as the news hits the TV, everyone and their dog jumps into the car to see the snow and it is bedlam on the Great Western Highway. The roads can also close after Katoomba occasionally so check out the road conditions at the Live Traffic NSW website anytime. Best of all, catch the Blue Mountains Train for a trouble free journey. Stations are right in the centre of Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath and Blackheath.
This could not be much easier. Take Parramatta Road from the city and take the transition to the M4 motorway. Follow the F4 or the Great Western Highway from Parramatta via Penrith, Glenbrook & Valley Heights. Either bypass or visit the charming village of Springwood and then on via Hazlebook, Lawson & Bullaburra. Then you will find yourself at Wentworth Falls where the upper mountains areas really begin. You can either bypass or vist, then next is Leura (where our office is) and Katoomba. Allow 2 hours from Central Sydney to Katoomba - the heart of the Blue Mountains.
The Blue Mountains are a relaxing 2 hour train ride from Central Station. See the Blue Mountains Railway pages. You can get an ExplorerLink ticket which covers the return CityRail train trip to Katoomba as well as all-day travel on the Blue Mountains Explorer Bus.
You can purchase your ExplorerLink ticket from any CityRail station on the day you want to travel.
There are numerous buses right near most bed and breakfasts and holiday cottages in the Blue Mountains, enabling you to see the sights without having to drive around. Allow about $20 for a day pass that will allow you to hop on and off as you please.
Blue Mountains Explorer This bus operates on a continuous hourly circuit from Katoomba station to 27 of the main mountains attractions. You can get on and off as often as you like at places like Scenic World, the Three Sisters, Leura Cascades and Everglades and at other spots that are within easy walking distance of some wonderful lookouts. The ExplorerLink ticket also includes entrance to the Edge Cinema - a unique 40 minute documentary about the Mountains shown on a giant six-storey screen.
Fantastic Aussie Tours offer all sorts of local tours.
Katoomba -Leura Taxis (02) 4782 1311
Well you have hit the jackpot here - we have 100 different self contained cottages and Bed and Breakfast establishments to offer. Howver at peak times, even we can find it difficult to place everybody, so it is best to book early to avoid that last minute scramble to find your Blue Mountains Accommodation. Simply got to our home page and enter your details into our simple search and it will bring up everything that is available.
