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Getting to/from the Darling River Run from Sydney and The East Coast

By Car

Driving from Sydney to The Darling River Run provides several options to experience and visit NSW by car. Driving to Outback NSW and doing the Darling River Run can be achieved via the upstream sections of Bourke, Brewarrina and Walgett, the central darling sections around Wilcannia and Broken Hill, or the lower reaches where the river meets the Mighty Murray River at Wentworth.

The route to/from Sydney also provides a great opportunity to drive The Kidman Way and The Long Paddock.

Driving Directions from Sydney
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Sydney to Wentworth:
The Hume Highway & Sturt Highway

Distance: 1,040 km - 12 hours 25 mins (Est)

Taking the Hume Highway south from Sydney through the Southern Highlands, Goulburn, and Gundagai then heading west to Wagga Wagga (Sturt Highway).

The wonderful drive through the NSW Riverina passes through Narrandera, Hay Balranald and Mildura and then continues on the Silver City Highway to Wentworth

Sydney to Wilcannia
The Great Western Highway >Mitchell Highway > Barrier Highway

Distance: 964 km - 12 hours 26 mins (est)

The drive from Sydney to Wilcannia allows the traveller to also visit The Blue Mountains before continuing west through Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, and Nyngan via the Mitchell Highway. From Nyngan, The Barrier Highway heads west the NSW Outback via Cobar and onto Wilcannia. (For those wishing to visit Broken Hill, continue along the Barrier Highway for another 196kms)

Sydney to Bourke:
The Great Western Highway >Mitchell Highway

Distance: 776 km - 10 hours 19 mins (Est)

The drive from Sydney to Bourke allows the traveller to also visit The Blue Mountains before continuing west through Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Nyngan via the Mitchell Highway and on to Bourke.

Sydney to Walgett:
The Great Western Highway >Mitchell Highway > Castlereagh Highway
Distance 689km - 8 hours 37 mins (Est)

The drive from Sydney to Bourke allows the traveller to also visit The Blue Mountains before continuing west through Bathurst, Orange and Dubbo. Joining the Newell Highway as far as Gilgandra, take the Castlereagh Highway through Coonamble and on to Walgett.

By Train:

By Plane:

Country Link operate train/coach services to several Outback NSW centres.

To find out more, please refer to CountryLink listed below.

Regional Express operate flights from Melbourne to Mildura.

To find out more REX

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Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is a not-for-profit charitable Service providing aeromedical emergency and primary health care services together with communication and education assistance to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote Australia. The Outback NSW Tourism Organisation is a proud supporter of the RFDS and the work they do to provided essential support to out Outback areas.

Accommodation Partners

Outback Beds

Staying with the Outback Beds network allows you to experience working sheep and cattle stations, bush pubs, log cabins, living underground, Bed and Breakfasts, a little luxury and tranquil river campsites.... even camel campouts. It's a true-blue outback adventure.

Trilby Station

Gary and Liz Murray from Trilby Station, a 200,000 acres sheep and cattle property on the banks of the Darling River in Outback NSW, invite visitors from around the world to come and taste their unique lifestyle. Trilby Station offers accommodation in the renovated Stockman’s Cottages & Shearer’s Bunkhouse. There’s also powered caravan sites with amenities and secluded Darling River camp spots. Guests can self cater or enjoy a range of delicious Australian country-style meals such as Liz’s farmyard breakfasts, stockman’s lunches and two or three course dinners served to your accommodation.

Turlee Station

Turlee Station is a working sheep and wheat station located adjacent to Mungo National Park in outback NSW. Situated within the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, Turlee is a great place to experience outback station culture whilst exploring the national park. Accommodation options include camping, shearer’s quarters as well as a self contained cottage. Tag-along tours, sheep shearing and sheep dog working demonstrations as well as a self guided drive tour are all available at Turlee. We pride ourselves in our one-on-one interaction with guests and aim to provide our guests with a memorable experience of outback Australia!

Travel Partners

CountryLink

Our XPT and Xplorer trains provide a safe, comfortable and relaxing way to travel while sitting back in air-conditioned comfort watching the magnificent Australian landscape roll by. Our trains connect with the largest network of coaches in Australia to service almost every corner of NSW and beyond..

Kea Campers

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