Location of Ballina

Ballina is a coastal on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and and Yamba in Ballina Shire.

Getting here

Ballina is around 750 kms north of Sydney, 200 kms south of Brisbane, 11 kms north of Ballina and 100 kms south of Coolangatta. The drive from the Gold Cosat Airport is less then 1 hour.

By Air: Ballina has its own airport (a short 5 minutes from town). 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.

Shuttle buses that service the Ballina Byron Airport will also drop off in town 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 Central Ballina or Ballina Byron 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.

By Coach: There are a number of coach services that pass through Ballina and Byron Bay. The bus trip from Sydney takes around 11.5 hours.