Getting to Ballina Shire

Ballina is located on the north coast of New South Wales and is bordered by the sparkling Pacific Ocean and lush green hills of the hinterland.  Whether you are travelling by air, road or rail, from north, south, east or west, your journey will be a spectacularly scenic and ejoyable one!

By Air...

The Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is located just 5kms from Ballina's CBD and is serviced daily by regional and national carriers including Jetstar, Rex and Virgin Blue.

Click here for up to date flight schedules for all carriers servicing the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport ~ www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/cmst/ballina004/view_doc.asp?id=427&cat=53.

The Airport's facilities include;

• VIP/Business Lounge
• Licensed cafe
• ATM
• Car storage
• Car rental operators
• Taxi rank and complimentary taxi phone
• Limousine pick up area
• Coach transfer operators
• Local bus stop

Ballina's Rental Car Operators

Avis - phone 02 6686 7650 or go to www.avis.com.au

Ballina/Byron Rental Cars - phone 02 6687 4009 or go to www.bbrc.com.au

Budget Rent-A-Car - phone 02 6686 9955 or go to www.budget.com.au

Central Ballina Car Rentals - phone 02 6686 0160 or go to www.centralballina.com.au

Europcar - phone 02 6686 2922 or go to www.europcar.com.au

Hertz Rent-A-Car - phone 02 6686 2143 or go to www.hertz.com.au

Thrifty Car & Truck Rental - 02 6622 2266 or go to www.thrifty.com.au

Ballina's Airport Shuttle Services

Byron Easybus - phone 02 6685 8881 or go to www.byroneasybus.com.au

Steve's Tours - phone 0414 660 031 or go to www.stevestours.com.au

Xcede transport Solutions - phone 02 6685 5008 or go to www.xcede.com.au

Ballina's Taxi, Limousine and Chauffered Car Hire Operators

Ballina Hire Car Service - phone 1800 992 066 or go to www.ballinataxis.com

Ballina Taxis - phone 1800 065 870 or go to www.ballinataxis.com

John Felsch Limos - phone 0414 442 811

Ballina/Lennox Hire Car - phone 0428 666 360

By Road...

Ballina is located at the juncture of the Pacific and Bruxner Highways and within easy drive of many regional and state hubs.  Listed below are approximate distances and driving times from neighbouring centres.  For detailed directions from wherever you are, please check out the Maps page on this website.

Alstonville - 13kms / 14 minutes

Bangalow - 26kms / 25 minutes

Brisbane Airport - 200kms / 2 hours 45 minutes

Byron Bay - 37kms / 37 minutes

Casino - 62kms / 1 hour

Coffs Harbour - 207kms / 2 hours 50 minutes

Evans Head - 38kms / 45 minutes

Grafton - 132kms / 1 hour 50 minutes

Gold Coast Airport - 92kms / 1 hour 20 minutes

Kyogle - 75kms / 1 hour 20 minutes

Lennox Head - 12kms / 10 minutes

Lismore - 31kms / 37 minutes

Maroochydore Airport - 300kms / 4 hours

Nimbin - 62kms / 1 hour

Port Macquarie - 370kms / 5 hours

Sydney - 740kms / 9 hours 30 minutes

Yamba - 97kms / 1 hour 30 minutes

Ballina is serviced daily by both Greyhound and Premier Stateline coach companies.  Contact details for both companies are listed below;

Greyhound Australia Coaches - phone 13 14 99 or go to www.greyhound.com.au

Premier Stateliner Coaches - phone 13 43 10 or go to www.premierstateliner.com.au

Ballina's Local Bus Companies

Blanch's Bus Company (Ballina - Lennox Head - Byron Bay - Mullumbimby) - phone 02 6686 2144 or go to www.blanchs.com.au

Kirklands Coaches (Ballina - Lismore) - phone 1300 367 077 or go to www.kirklands.com.au

By Rail...

CountryLink Rail stops at Casino Railway Station daily.  CountryLink provides coach transfers from Casino to Ballina included in your ticket cost.  CountryLink's details are as follows;

CountryLink - phone 13 22 32 or go to www.countrylink.com

For more information on how to get to Ballina, contact the Ballina Visitor Information Centre or your local travel agent.

Ballina Visitor Information Centre - phone 1800 777 666 or email balinfo@ballina.nsw.gov.au