Travel to Dubbo in Australia. Dubbo is 4 hours from Lithgow on the Great Western and Mitchell Highways, and 6 hr from Sydney.Dubbo is 4 hr from Newcastle (via the New England and Golden Highways).Dubbo is roughly half way between Melbourne and Brisbane on the direct inland route, bypassing Sydney.Countrylink operates an XPT train service (6.5 hr) between Sydney and Dubbo daily. Daily Sydney 07:10 to Dubbo 13:40Daily Dubbo 14:10 to Sydney 20:49There is an additional coach connection to Lithgow (connecting with the Cityrail service) and a coach connection to Cootamundra (connecting to the Sydney to Melbourne XPT).The Dubbo Regional Airport is 7 km NW of Dubbo off the Mitchell Hwy with 4-11 flights daily.Regional Express flies to Dubbo from Sydney and Broken Hill.Qantaslink flies between Sydney and Dubbo.Greyhound operates coaches to Dubbo from Brisbane, Melbourne and Moree. There is also a direct coach service from Newcastle.Countrylink runs daily coaches to Broken Hill, Lightning Ridge, Nyngan, Parkes, Orange, Bathurst and Lithgow. It also runs coaches to Brewarrina, Bourke and Coolabah 4 times a week. There is also a coach to Canberra changing at Cootamundra.A free ‘Cycleways of Dubbo’ map is available from Dubbo City Council with recommended bike routes in and around town.There is an easy off-road cycleway from the centre of Dubbo out to the Western Plains Zoo, then you can use your bike to cycle around the zoo as well.Dubbo Buslines http://http://www.dubbobuslines.com.au/ runs regular buses on 6 routes South, North-East, West, Firgrove/Richmond/Wongarbon and Central South.The Western Plains Zoo is only 6km SW from town, and it is quite economical to catch a taxi there. You can hire a bicycle at the zoo to get around when you get there.There are a number of pubs and bars in Dubbo, with The Commercial Hotel, The Pastoral Hotel, Milestone, Western Star, Macquarie Inn and Dubbo RSL to name just a few, attracting quite a few locals and tourists on weekends.Dubbo is a popular stopping off point, and has a large range of accommodation. Except at the busiest times of year, its possible to get motel accommodation on a drive up basis on the main roads into town.Mudgee 128km SE (1.5hrs) from Dubbo, offers a fantastic historical heritage and a host of great small wineries. Wellington Caves and phosphate mines make a good day trip. Wellington itself is a pretty town, and well worth a visit itself.
Airport: DBO Dubbo City Regional Airport Cities in Australia
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