Balmain Public Transport & Commute
Balmain has a BusFlow Transit Score of 68/100. 3 frequent routes within a 5-minute walk, 58 suburbs reachable within 60 minutes, about 30 minutes to Sydney CBD in the weekday morning peak.
Transit Score
68/ 100
Strong transit access
Transit overview
Frequency100
How often buses come
Coverage70
Distinct routes within a short walk
Reachability33
Suburbs reachable in about 30 minutes
City access30 min
Getting to the Sydney CBD
Transit quality
68/ 100Strong transit access
Frequency100
how often services run nearby, weighted by tier and mode reliability
Coverage70
distinct routes within an easy walk
Reachability33
suburbs reachable in about 30 minutes
CBD access70
about 30 min to the Sydney CBD
How often it runs
weekday morning peakpeakevery 5 min
weekday interpeakevery 10 min
weekday afternoon peakpeakevery 7 min
weekday eveningevery 15 min
overnightevery 1 min
Saturdayevery 10 min
Sundayevery 10 min
First & last service
To Balmain East Wharf, Darling St5:11 am–12:41 am+1
To Darling St opp Gladstone Park5:11 am–7:47 am
To Pitt St before Hay St4:50 am–3:57 am+1
Express vs all stops
Limited stops18 min
typical weekday interpeak
runs across the weekday
skipsBalmain East Wharf, Darling StDarling St at Johnston StDarling St opp Darling Street Anglican ChurchDarling St at Ewenton StDarling St at Ann StGladstone Park, Darling StDarling St at Church StMontague St after Darling StMullens St at Stewart StMullens St at Reynolds StMullens St opp Goodsir StRobert St before Victoria RdWhite Bay, Victoria RdSussex St after King StQVB, Market St, Stand F
Limited stops33 min(28–38 min)
typical Sunday
runs all day, including weekends
skipsSussex St after King StQVB, Market St, Stand FQVB, York St, Stand B
Limited stops36 min(31–41 min)
typical Sunday
runs all day, including weekends
skipsSussex St after King St
Limited stops37 min(32–42 min)
typical Sunday
runs all day, including weekends
skipsSussex St after King St
Limited stops44 min(39–49 min)
typical weekday morning peak
weekday peak only
skipsBalmain East Wharf, Darling StDarling St at Johnston StDarling St opp Darling Street Anglican ChurchDarling St at Ewenton StDarling St at Ann St
All stops48 min(44–52 min)
typical weekday morning peak
runs all day, including weekends
Reachability
Where you can get by transit
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Suburbs you can reach from Balmain
58 suburbs
Within 20 min3
Within 30 min9
Within 45 min25
Lines nearby
Bus routes serving Balmain
28 routes
Popular commutes
Popular commutes from Balmain
Nearby service
Bus routes within reach
28 routes
5-minute walk
Frequent3
433442445
Regular1
441
Peak only4
561s565w682s788w
Occasional1
789w
10-minute walk
Regular2
F3F8
Peak only2
653s654s
Occasional1
652s
15-minute walk
Frequent4
44050450152
Regular3
502506507
Peak only5
590w505564s567w692w
Occasional2
2613w