There are 3 ways to get from Katoomba to Three Sisters by bus, taxi or foot
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Recommended option
Line 686 bus
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Take the line 686 bus from Parke St after College Lane to Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B
2 alternative options
Taxi
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Take a taxi from Katoomba to Three Sisters
Walk
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Walk from Katoomba to Three Sisters
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katoomba to Three Sisters is to line 686 bus which costs $1 - $2 and takes 17 min.
The quickest way to get from Katoomba to Three Sisters is to taxi which costs $9 - $12 and takes 2 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Parke St after College Lane and arriving at Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Katoomba and Three Sisters is 2 km.
The best way to get from Katoomba to Three Sisters without a car is to line 686 bus which takes 17 min and costs $1 - $2.
The line 686 bus from Parke St after College Lane to Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B takes 8 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Katoomba to Three Sisters bus services, operated by Blue Mountains Transit, depart from Parke St after College Lane station.
Katoomba to Three Sisters bus services, operated by Blue Mountains Transit, arrive at Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B station.
There are 102+ hotels available in Three Sisters. Prices start at $150 AUD per night.

- Distance: 2.4 km
- Duration: 17 min
What companies run services between Katoomba, NSW, Australia and Three Sisters, NSW, Australia?
Blue Mountains Transit operates a bus from Parke St after College Lane to Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1 - $2 and the journey takes 8 min.

- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Parke St after College Lane to Echo Point Lookout, Echo Point Rd, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Website
- Blue Mountains Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
Katoomba Taxis
- Phone
- +61 2 4782 1311
- Website
- katoombataxis.com.au
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