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Rider Camping

All registered competitors receive free camping in the competitor camping ground. You are able to stay overnight from Thursday 25 through Sunday night 28 November. If you have crew, family or friends who wish to stay with you they need to have a valid event ticket and valid camping passes for the night/s they wish to stay. You are required to bring your own tent and sleeping gear for the weekend. There will be a cloakroom, which you can store your equipment in safely when not in use.

For important info regarding camping, access and accreditation, please read this document.

Other Hotel Options

If you would like to book other hotel accommodation, some of these options include:

Bathurst Goldfields
Located on Forest Elbow, Bathurst Goldfields have offered us a special for riders.
$55 A DAY - BED BREAKFAST & DINNER PACKAGE – lodge style accommodation, share facilities, all linen supplied.
Motel - Room only - $126 room sleeps up to 4
Add $13.00 - Breakfast – Continental only (served in dining room)
Add $13.00 - Dinner

Country Comfort Bathurst - From $135 per/night twin share
Bathurst Heights B&B - From $120 per/night twin share
Ben Chifley Motor Inn - From $115 per/night twin share
Bathurst Explorers Motel - From $80 per/night twin share

Getting There

Interactive Map and Directions

DRIVE:

Bathurst and Mount Panorama are located roughly 2.5 hours west of Sydney. The fastest route is through the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway. Bathurst also has a direct route to the ACT via Cowra and Boorowa. It takes around 3.5 hours to get to Canberra.

Please note that the Blue Mountains do become busier during weekends, especially Sunday afternoons heading back to Sydney. At the end of the Race on Sunday, the roads are so packed that it can take up to 5 hours to return to Sydney.

FLY:

Bathurst has a medium-sized regional airport located at the outlying suburb of Raglan, roughly 10 minutes from the Bathurst CBD. Regional Express (or REX) services Bathurst twice daily. Flight time is approximately 40mins depending on weather.

Local buses and taxis are available to ferry passengers to a desired location. The airport also has rent-a-car companies based there for those booking a hire car for the duration of their stay.

Regional Express website
Bathurst Taxis Phone: (02) 6331 4794.

TRAIN:

Countrylink has daily XPT trains to Bathurst from Sydney Central with selected stops in between. Travel time is approximately 3.5 hours.

CityRail trains travel to Lithgow numerous times during the day, and passengers can book to continue to Bathurst via Coach. Prior bookings for coaches are essential and seats do fill up.

Both train and coaches stop at the Bathurst Railway Station, located at the bottom of Keppel Street. Local buses and taxi are available ferry passengers to a desired location.

Countrylink website
CityRail website

COACH:

Selwoods Coaches has a daily bus that travels to and from Sydney. The coach originates in neighboring Orange, and does require passengers to pre-book their seats for collection in Bathurst. Travel time is approximately 3.5 hours.