Ins and outs
Getting there
The two nearest airports are Coolangatta (north) and Ballina (south) with good daily services and shuttle buses to town. There are plenty of long-distance buses and trains from Sydney, Cairns, Brisbane, etc. Both the train station and bus station are in the centre of town.
Byron Bay
Air
The closest airports to Byron Bay are Coolangatta to the north (90 km, Gold Coast) , and Ballina to the south (31 km) . Both are served by Jetstar, T131538; QantasLink, T131313; Regional Express, T131713, http://www.rex.com.au; and Virgin Blue, T136789, http://www.virginblue.com.au. Airporter Shuttle, T04 1460 8660, and Airport Transfers, T6620 9200, www.airporttransfers byronbay.com, serve Coolangatta and Ballina from about $35 one way.
Bus
Local
Blanch’s Buses, T6686 2144, runs local services within Byron Bay (No 637) and also south to Ballina via Lennox Head (No 640) and north to Mullumbimby (No 640).
Long distance
The long-distance bus stop is located right in the heart of town on Jonson St. Greyhound, T131499, and Premier Motor Services, T133410, run daily interstate services north/south. Kirklands, T6622 1499, runs services to Brisbane, Ballina, Lismore and Coolangatta. Byron Bay Bus and Backpacker Centre, 84 Jonson St, T6685 5517, acts as the local booking agents. Also of note is the Brisbane Express, T1800 626222, http://www.brisbane2byron.com, which operates 2-hr transfers to the city centre for $32 (Brisbane Airport $42).
Car/motorcycle
Byron Car Hire, T6685 6345. Byron Bus Transit Centre, T6685 5517, and Hertz, 5 Marvell St, T6621 8855. Car servicing at Bayside Mechanical, 12 Banksia Drive, T6685 8455. Hire motorcycles and scooters at Ride On, 105 Jonson St, T6685 6304,
from $105 per day.
Cycling
Byron Bay Bicycles, Shop 8, The Plaza, T6685 6067, and Byron Bay Bike Hire (free delivery), T0500 856 985.
Train
The station is also located in the heart of town, just off Jonson St. Countrylink, T132232, runs daily services south to Sydney and beyond, and north (with bus link) with Queensland Rail, T132232, to Brisbane.
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