Lithgow [1] is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia.

Get in

Lithgow is immediately to the west of the Blue Mountains, approximately an hour's drive from the westernmost suburbs of Sydney.

By car

Drivers could take the Great Western Highway from Penrith through the towns of the Blue Mountains, or the Bells Line of Road from Windsor, a narrower, quieter road. There are a number of road links from western towns, noticeably from Bathurst and Mudgee.

By train

Lithgow is the westernmost town served by Sydney's Cityrail train network. Cityrail trains to Lithgow depart every one or two hours during the day, and less often throughout the night. The train trip takes three hours from the center of Sydney and two hours from Penrith in the west.

Countrylink trains to and from Dubbo also stop at Lithgow once a day.

By bus

There are several bus services every day from Dubbo, Bathurst, Orange, Forbes and Parkes, each designed to meet the trains to Sydney.

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Get out

Many of the best destinations suitable for a day trip to Lithgow are eastwards, in the Blue Mountains. Good trips into the western side of the mountains include driving up the Great Western Highway or catching a Cityrail train to Katoomba, and driving up the Bells Line of Road to the Mount Tomah Botanical Gardens.