Transport
L’Étape Australia is easily accessible from anywhere in Australia.
If you live interstate, you can flight to Sydney Airport and take the train to Kiama (1h15min). Additional train services in place on 19-20 March are listed below.
If you live in Sydney, it is a short 1h45min drive from Sydney to reach Kiama. Parking options near Kiama are listed here.
From Canberra, it will only take you 2h35min to come to L’Étape Australia.
If you are taking part in The Ride (finishing in Berry), a complimentary shuttle service will run between Berry and Kiama on Saturday morning. Please see below for more information.
For more information on transport and parking services available at the event, please click the button below.
Berry > Kiama shuttle service
Participants in The Ride driving to the event are encouraged to park their vehicle at the designated event car parks located North of Kiama (more information about the parking options here) and use the complimentary shuttle service running between Berry and Kiama after their ride. Below is the timetable of the shuttle service.
Please not the shuttle service will NOT operate prior to the start. Participants wishing to park their vehicle at Berry Showground will have the possibility to do so and will have to catch the train at Berry train station to reach the start in Kiama. The capacity of the trains operating between Berry and Kiama is limited to 12 riders + their bicycles per carriage (each train has two carriages).
L’Étape Australia therefore encourages participants to park their vehicle at the designated event car parks located North of Kiama (more information about the parking options here) and use the complimentary shuttle service running between Berry and Kiama AFTER their ride.
Travel on the train
In order to reduce L’Étape Australia carbon footprint and minimise traffic congestion, L’Étape Australia encourage participants to travel to the event by train.
To facilitate your trip, L’Étape Australia have worked with Sydney Trains to implement additional services to and from Kiama on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 March 2021. You will find below the time tables of the additional services only. Plan your trip using the Trip Planner at transportnsw.info.
Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions and to support NSW Health contact tracing requirements, you will need to tap on and off transport services using an Opal card or contactless payment method. Remember to register your contact details ahead of time via the Opal website or app, visit transportnsw.info for more details.
If you decide to catch public transport, wear a mask, allow extra travel time and plan ahead by checking real-time capacity indicators as you may need to wait for the next service with available physical distancing capacity. Remember to look for the ‘green dots’ on-board services to find the safest places to sit or stand.
Wearing a face mask while travelling on public transport is mandatory in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong areas.
- Friday 19 March 2021 - Services to Kiama
Bondi Junction 0936 1020 Edgecliff 0939 1023 Kings Cross 0942 1026 Martin Place 0944 1028 Town Hall 0947 1031 Central 0912 0950 1034 1120 Redfern 0916 0952 1036 1123 Wolli Creek 1001 1044 Hurstville 0935 1010 1055 1147 Sutherland 0948 1024 1114 1208 Waterfall 1002 1037 1128 1222 Wollongong 1046 1127 1223 1322 1737 1819 Unanderra 1747 1829 Dapto 1753 1835 Bombo 1121 1202 1815 1900 Kiama 1123 1204 1301 1354 1816 1901 - Saturday 20 March 2021 - Services to Kiama
Central 0255 Wolli Creek 0307 Hurstville 0315 Sutherland 0325 Waterfall 0337 Helensburgh 0346 Otford 0353 Stanwell Park 0357 Coalcliff 0402 Scarborough 0407 Wombarra 0410 Coledale 0413 Austinmer 0416 Thirroul 0418 0535 Bulli 0420 0537 Woonona 0423 0540 Bellambi 0425 0542 Corrimal 0428 0544 Towradgi 0430 0546 Fairy Meadow 0432 0548 Nth Wollongong 0435 0551 Wollongong 0302 0437 0456 0521 0555 0642 Coniston 0458 0523 0557 0644 Unanderra 0313 0503 0529 0602 0650 Kembla Grange 0533 0606 Dapto 0320 0509 0536 0609 0700 Albion Park 0517 0544 0619 0708 Oak Flats 0520 0547 0622 0712 Shellharbour 0524 0551 0627 0716 Minnamurra 0529 0555 0633 0720 Bombo 0534 0638 0725 Kiama 0343 0516 0537 0602 0641 0728 - Saturday 20 March 2021 - Services to Sydney
Depart Kiama Destination Stopping Pattern 1356 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1432 hours Thirroul All stations to Thirroul 1505 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1523 hours Thirroul All stations to Thirroul 1556 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1631 hours Thirroul All stations to Thirroul 1705 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1725 hours Thirroul All stations to Thirroul 1756 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1831 hours Thirroul All stations to Thirroul 1905 hours Wollongong All stations to Wollongong 1921 hours Bondi Junction All stations to Wollongong, North Wollongong, Thirroul, then all to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern, Central and all to Bondi Junction 1956 hours Wollongong All stations to Wollongong 2011 hours Central All stations to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern and Central 2027 hours Wollongong All stations to Wollongong 2111 hours Central All stations to Waterfall then Sutherland, Hurstville, Wolli Creek, Redfern and Central 2130 hours Wollongong All stations to Wollongong 2233 hours Wollongong All stations to Wollongong 2249 hours Hurstville Minnamurra, Dapto, Unanderra, Coniston, Wollongong then all to Sutherland then Hurstville
