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Byron Bay location and getting here

Byron Bay is a seaside village on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast just to the north of Ballina.

Getting here

Byron is 800 kms north of Sydney, 200 kms south of Brisbane, 20 kms north of Ballina and 100 kms south of Coolangatta. The drive from the Gold Coast Airport is less then 1 hour.

By air: The closest airport is Ballina (a short 20 minutes). The flight from Sydney takes around 1.5 hours. There is also a direct service from Melbourne. You can fly in to Ballina with Virgin, Jetstar or Rex from Sydney and from Melbourne with Jetstar several times a week.

The shuttle buses that service the Ballina Byron Airport will also drop off in Lennox if the visitors don't have a need for wheels while in town.  But if you want to get out and have a decent explore of what's on offer around our region, go to the markets at the Channon, go to Nimbin etc then they could always pick up a reliable and affordable Local Rental Car from the arrivals terminal of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport.

By road: If you are travelling by car the following times will give you an idea of how long the trip will take factoring a couple of short stops.

  • 1 hour from the Gold Coast
  • 2.5 hours from Brisbane
  • 9 hours from Sydney

By coach: There are a number of coach services that pass through Ballina and Byron Bay and they sometimes pass through Lennox. If you travel by coach to Ballina you can either catch a cab or take the local bus service to Lennox and then Byron Bay. The bus trip from Sydney takes around 11.5 hours.

map showing location of Lennox Head NSW

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