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  18th Illawarra Folk Festival    11-15 September 2002

winner of the 2001 and 2002Yellow Pages Illawarra Awards for Business Excellence in Tourism
for Most Significant Regional Festival and Special Event

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How to Get to the Festival

By car  |  By Train   |  Courtesy Weekend Mini Bus Service   |  Local Weekday Bus Service  |
Regional Map  |   Kiama Area Map  |   Map of Jamberoo and Festival Site  |

Handy phone numbers -

City Rail 131 500 Kiama Coachlines 02 4232 3466
Kiama Rail Station (for Kiama-Jamberoo service) 02 4223 5613 Kiama Taxis 02 4237 7505
Murrays Australia 132 251 (service from Canberra to Albion Park) Greyhound Pioneer 132 030 for travel between major capital cities
Radio Cabs of Wollongong 02 4229 9311 (for Albion Park-Jamberoo service)

How to get to the Festival by Car and Train

By car from Sydney - travel south down the Princes Highway, passing Wollongong, Dapto. Turn-off just after the Macquarrie Rivulet at Yallah at the Illawarra Highway to Albion Park. Travel south  through Albion Park for approximately 10km to Jamberoo.

By car from Canberra - travel up the Hume Highway, turn off to Moss Vale after Sutton Forest Shell Garages. Travel through Moss Vale and Robertson and turn-off highway at Robertson pie-shop down Jamberoo Mountain Road. Follow signs to Jamberoo.

By car from the South Coast - travel north towards Kiama. Travel through Kiama and turn-off at outer edges of Kiama and head west to Jamberoo, approximately 10km.

By train - travel from Central Station, Sydney to Kiama Station. There is a courtesy mini-bus operating for a number of train arrivals on Friday evening, Saturday morning and returning on Sunday evening. See timetable following.

WEEKEND COURTESY MINI-BUS TIMETABLE

This service is provided by the Festival for campers to get to Jamberoo on Friday and Saturday and for daytrippers on Sunday. Return service is on Sunday evening for campers and daytrippers. It is about a 15 minute drive to Jamberoo.

If you are arriving on Wednesday or Thursday there is a local bus service, see table below.

Travelling to Jamberoo

Train departing Central Station Sydney

Train Arriving Kiama Station

Courtesy Mini-bus departs Kiama Station

Friday        13/9/02

3.38pm

5.51pm

6.00pm

Friday        13/9/02

5.36pm

7.51pm

8.00pm

Friday        13/9/02

6.38pm

9.00pm

9.10pm

 

 

 

 

Saturday    14/9/02

5.44am

8.34am

8.45am

Saturday    14/9/02

7.44am

9.54am

10.05am

 

 

 

 

Sunday      15/9/02

5.44am

8.34am

8.45am

Sunday      15/9/02

7.44am

9.54am

10.05am

 

Travelling to Kiama From Jamberoo Pub

Courtesy Bus Departs Jamberoo Pub

Train departs Kiama Station

Train Arrives Central Station 

Friday        13/9/02

8.45pm

9.17pm

11.45pm

Friday        13/9/02

 

Taxi Pool on office noticeboard for return trip after pm concert.

10.37pm

1.14am

Saturday   14/9/02

6.50pm

7.27pm

10.16pm

Saturday   14/9/02

Taxi Pool on office noticeboard for return trip after pm concert.

The latest train to

Sydney departs

Kiama 9.19pm

11.46pm

Sunday      15/9/02

5.30pm

6.02pm

8.16pm

Sunday      15/9/02

6.50pm

7.27pm

10.16pm

KIAMA COACHLINES BUS SERVICE- JAMBEROO

During Weekdays - Telephone (02) 4232 3466

 

From Kiama Railway Station

Arrive Jamberoo Post Office

Weekdays

9:57am

10:24am

 

1:04pm

1:18pm

 

3:30pm

3:48pm

Last revised: September 10, 2002 by  David De Santi