How to Get Here

The Macleay Valley Coast is located 419km (5 hours)  north of Sydney and 433km (5 hours) south of the Gold Coast.  The area is easily accessible by private vehicle.  Note: All distances and travel times are from Kempsey.

Getting to Kempsey by Road

From the South

The Macleay Valley Coast is approximately 419km (5 hours) from Sydney City Centre, north on the Pacific Highway.  Newcastle is 280km (about 3 1/2 hours) south on the Pacfic Highway and Port Macquarie is 49km (35 minutes) to the south.

From the West

From Tamworth it is 308km (under 4 hours) to the Macleay Valley Coast via the Oxley Highway.
From Armidale the Macleay Valley Coast can be accessed via the Waterfall Way and is 249km taking about 3 1/2 hours driving time.  
From Armidale the Macleay Valley Coast can also be accessed via Armidale Road which is 179km  taking about 2 1/2 hours driving time.  Note: Armidale Road beyond Bellbrook is not suitable for caravans and large vehicles.  The road is unsealed north west of Bellbrook to Jeogla and is single lane.  Please give way to vehicle travelling down Armidale Road. 

From the North

From Brisbane it is 509km (approximately 6 hours dirve) via the Pacific Highway, 433km (5 hours) from the Gold Coast and 114km (1 1/2 hours) from Coffs Harbour. 

Note: The above roads are subject to flooding in wet weather.

Getting to Kempsey by Train

Getting to Kempsey by CountryLink

Two services daily from Sydney stopping at Kempsey travelling to Brisbane and one service which terminates at Grafton. 
Two services leave Brisbane daily stopping at Kempsey on the way to Sydney and one service from Grafton daily.

Getting to Kempsey by Coach/Bus

With both Premier Motors and Greyhound servicing Sydney to Brisbane along the Pacific Highway, Kempsey has five coach services travelling to Brisbane and five services travelling south to Sydney daily.

The Tamworth to the Holiday Coast Service runs three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and  Friday) connecting the New England area to the Mid North Coast.  By-Bus will commence this service as of January 2010.

Busways offers three daily services each way from Kempsey to Port Macquarie.

To travel around the Macleay Valley Coast Cavanaghs and Busways run the local services.  For information on the lcoal bus routes go to the transport page.

Getting to Kempsey By Air

Travelling by your own plane, helicopter or other aircraft fly into the Kempsey Airport, though transportation will need to be orgainsed as there is no car hire in Kempsey.

The closest Airports to the Macleay Valley Coast are Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour.  Other airports within three hours drive are Armidale, Taree, Newcastle and Grafton.

Note: Fly into one of the nearby airports and then hire a car to get around the Macleay Valley Coast.

Getting to South West Rocks By Water

Arriving by boat and needing a mooring, South West Rocks is the place to go, contact the South West Rocks Boat Shed on 02 6566 6376 for price and availablitiy.