Broken Hill is the nearest true outback region to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and is well serviced by air, coach and rail connections to these capital cities. 

If you haven’t travelled to Broken Hill by train before, it’s an experience well worth adding to your journey.

Departing from Sydney’s historic Central Station, the day begins amid the bustle of the city before the train glides westward into the dramatic escarpments and valleys of the Blue Mountains. From there, the landscape slowly unfolds — fertile plains, country towns, wide horizons and the quiet rhythm of regional New South Wales rolling past your window.

As the hours pass, the scenery transforms. Greens soften to golden paddocks, the trees grow sparse, and the sky seems to stretch wider with every kilometre. By late afternoon the colours deepen and the vast landscapes of Outback NSW begin to reveal themselves.

Then comes the grand finale. As the sun sinks low on the horizon, the red earth glows, the air feels clearer, and the silhouettes of Broken Hill’s iconic Line of Lode appear in the distance.

It’s a long day of travel, but one that tells a story. A gentle transition from city streets to the timeless beauty of the Australian Outback. A journey as memorable as the destination itself.

Getting to Broken Hill from Sydney 

• NSW TrainLink Outback Explorer train departs Sydney on Monday morning and arrives in Broken Hill Monday evening. 
  
• Regional Express Airlines departs Sydney daily to Broken Hill. 

Departing Broken Hill for Sydney 

• TrainLink Outback Explorer train departs Broken Hill on Tuesday mornings and arrives in Sydney Tuesday evening. 
  
• Regional Express Airlines departs Broken Hill daily to Sydney. 
• Arriving Broken Hill from Adelaide 
  Regional Express Airlines departs Adelaide to Broken Hill daily. 
• Departing Broken Hill to Adelaide 
  Regional Express Airlines departs Broken Hill daily for both Sydney and Adelaide.