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NIMBIN TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
GUIDE
Below is a list of accommodation options at Nimbin. Most will
be full around MardiGrass, which is always the first weekend in
May. Book early. There will be more camping sites available on
the weekend.
Phone numbers below:
Nimbin Caravan Park (02) 6689 1402
Nimbin Hotel and Backpackers (02) 6689 1246
Rainbow Retreat Backpackers
(02) 6689 1262
The Nimbin Rox Hostel
(02) 6689 0022
Granny’s Farm Backpackers (02) 6689
1333
Grey Gum Lodge (02) 6689 1713
Croftons Retreat
Book by Email OR Call Christine on: (02) 6689 0030
Rainbow
Stay Nimbin 1857 Nimbin Road, Coffee Camp, NSW
2480. Geoffrey (02) 6689 9444
Phone Numbers
Outside Australia: use 61 as country code, 2 as area code,
thus, dial 61 2 xxxx xxxx
Within Australia: use 02 as area code, thus, dial 02 xxxx
xxxx
Within Nimbin and local area: xxxx xxxx = phone number in
listing above
WHERE IS NIMBIN?
Nimbin is in the top North East corner of New South Wales.
East of Nimbin is Byron Bay and the coast. West of Nimbin is
Kyogle. North of Nimbin is Murwillumbah. South of Nimbin is
Lismore.
HOW TO GET TO NIMBIN
FROM BYRON BAY
Nimbin Shuttle (02) 6680 9189
Waller’s Bus Co. (02) 6689 1220
Jim’s Alternative Tours (02) 6685 7720
Rock Hoppers tours (02) 6680 8569
Nimbin Tourist Connexion, travel consultant
(02) 6689 1764
Nimbin Visitor Information Centre
Nimbin, NSW 2480
(02) 6689 1388
(02) 6689 0183 - Fax
FREE
Liquor Accord Buses
MardiGrass Weekend Only
BALLINA - WARDELL - ALSTONVILLE - LISMORE
- NIMBIN
CASINO - LISMORE - NIMBIN
Other sites that may be of interest:
http://www.nimbinweb.com.au/resources/sistsite.htm
http://www.nimbinaustralia.com/
http://www.nimbin.org/accommodation/index.htm
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/places/nimbin.htm
http://oodles.com.au/accommodation/accommodation/accommodation_nimbin.htm
http://aquarius.rainbowregion.com/intro/
CAMPING
Just turn up. You will find a space to camp. The
all year round places will be booked up, but there are camping
areas that get opened up just for the MardiGrass. They usually
involve paying a fee at the gate for however long you are
staying. You don't have to book.
If you have other camping space available, contact
us and get it listed here.....
In 2008, for
the first time ever, the Nimbin Agricultural and Industrial
Society (A&I) opened the showground for camping and parking
for the MardiGrass weekend. The A & I don’t get
the Government grants they used to get and urgently need funds
to maintain the place. They can also help minimise the impact
of so many visitors to the village over the big weekend. That
was such a success they are going to keep doing it.
MARDIGRASS 2010 ALL WEEKEND PASS
AND CAMPSITE $80 per person
Includes $40 weekend MardiGrass Golden Bud
Pass gives entry to all events Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Includes $40 for a campsite with toilets and showers for all
or part of Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
Extra nights camping $15 each (for early arrivals and late
departures)
Purchasers will receive a number and receipt which will be
exchanged for an armband after showing ID at MardiGrass entry
points or the HEMP Embassy from the wednesday before the big
weekend.
Camping ground
opens Thursday. If you want camping with hot showers arrive
early. There will still be plenty of other camping, but with
cold showers or none...
BUY
A 2010 MardiGrass WEEKEND PASS with CAMPING Online
The main reason to buy ahead is if camping is required, to
guarantee a camping site with showers. Otherwise passes can
be bought on the day from the information booth outside the
Town Hall. You can't miss it.
Nimbin Rox Backpackers have parking and camping along
their approach roads.
Border Ranges Centre (Wadeville
Woolies) now has camping and a couple of cabins. They have
a website http://www.borderrangescentre.com.au
The rates per night are:
heaps of camping sites - $10/adult $5/child < 14
2 x queen bed cabin - $50/room
3 x 4 person bunk cabin - $20/person
8 x powered sites - $22/night
Nimbin Visitor Information
Centre
80 Cullen St. Nimbin, NSW 2480
(02) 6689 1388
(02) 6689 0183 - Fax
Click here for
Latest Train and Bus Timetables
2010 Bus Information
Courtesy of the Nimbin Visitor Information
Centre
Timetables subject to change.
All transport arrangements must be confirmed & booked prior
to travel.
Timetables/prices subject
to change. All transport arrangements must be confirmed &
booked previous to travel.
Nimbin Shuttle Bus
Byron-Nimbin-Byron Daily
Tickets avail from: Nimbin VIC
Departs Nimbin 3pm Front of Nimbin VIC Arrives
Byron 5pm
www.nimbintours.com
02 66 809 189
Greentriangle Byron-Brisbane-Byron
Sat Sun Tue Thu
Departs 4.15pm Byron VIC Arrives Brisbane 7pm QLD time
1800 503 475
Gosels Bus Nimbin
to Murwillumbah Mon to Fri (not public hols)
Departs: 9.00am Nimbin Visitors Centre
3.30pm Nimbin Visitors Centre
Wallers Bus Nimbin
to Lismore
Departs: 7.50am Bus Stop opposite Newsagent
9.00am Bus Stop
opposite Newsagent
3.20pm Bus Stop
opposite Newsagent
12.45pm (mon
& thur only) Bus Stop opposite Newsagent
School holidays: 9.00am Bus Stop opposite Newsagent
3.25pm Bus Stop
opposite Newsagent
02 66 226 266 042 825 528
Premier Motor Service Sydney
– Brisbane check public holidays 133 410
Departs:
PM12 7 am Lismore Transit Centre
7.40 am Ballina
8.30am Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Johnson St
9.20am cnr Murwillumbah
turn off Countrylink Railway Station (on request)
Arrives Brisbane 12.10am
PM14 10.30am Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Jonson St (arr.
Br 1.30pm)
PM42 11.00am Lismore transit Centre
11.40 am Ballina
12.20 pm Byron
1.20pm Murwillumbah
(on request) arrive Brisbane 4pm
Greyhound Australia
Sydney – Brisbane 7 days 1300 473 946
Departs:
GX441 6.45am Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 10.00am
GX243 6.50am Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 11am
GX244 10.15am Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 2.25pm
GX245 12.05pm Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 2.45 pm
GX249 3pm Byron Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 7pm
GX240 9.25pm Byron
Bay Tourist Info Centre Arrives Brisbane 12.40am
CountryLink Train
& Coach Services 13 22 32 (pre booking required)
Departures from Lismore are from
the train station
171Coach Departs: 7.35pm Lismore Railway
Station
Arrives 8.45pm
Murwillumbah railway station
Arrives: 9.57pm Robina train station
165 Coach Departs 10.23 am Lismore
11.22 am
Byron Bay
12.50 pm
Tweed Heads
175 Coach Departs: 7.33pm Lismore Railway
Station
Arrives: 10.41pm
Roma St Brisbane
173 Coach Departs 7.36pm Lismore Railway
Station
Arrives: 8.19pm
Byron Bay
Arrives: via
Pottsville, Kingscliff, arriving Surfers 10.10pm
Byron Easy Bus Byron
Bay/GoldCoast/Brisbane/Ballina Airports
02 66 85 7447
0421 606 509
The Mountain Coach Gold
Coast-Byron-Nimbin 07 5524 4249
Departs Nimbin 3pm Wednesdays
0412 752 780
Daily buses from Murwillumbah to Coolangatta depart hourly
until approx. 6pm
Surfside bus lines 07 5571 6555
Murwillumbah Visitor Centre 1800 674 414
J & B Coaches
Byron bay to Surfers departs Byron
10.30am 12.30pm
2.30pm 4.30pm
Surfers 5592 2655 AH 07 5577 3779
041 141 5628
Coolangatta/Byron Bay Airporter
0414 608 660 02 66 808726 073388 1523
Brisbane
2 Byron Express Bus
Includes airports at Gold Coast & Brisbane
Departs Byron 11am 4pm
Sunday 4pm
1800 626 222
Magic Bus - (02)
66843078
MardiGrass Timetable
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
* Departs Byron Bay 9:30am * Departs Nimbin 5:00pm
BYRON BAY BUSES MARDI GRASS TIMETABLE
THURSDAY 29 April
| SUPPLIER |
DEPART
BYRON |
RETURN
(depart Nimbin) |
PRICE |
BACKPACKS/
EXTRA LUGGAGE |
| Nimbin Shuttle
(standard service) |
11am |
3pm |
$25 |
No charge |
| Happy Coach
(standard service) |
10 |
3pm |
$25 |
No charge |
| Boomerang
Will drop off and pick up at camp grounds |
1 pm |
4pm |
$25 – one way
$40 – return |
+$5.00 |
FRIDAY
30 April
| SUPPLIER |
DEPART |
RETURN
(depart Nimbin) |
PRICE |
BACKPACKS/EXTRA LUGGAGE |
| Nimbin Shuttle |
11am |
1pm |
$20 one way
$30 O/R Monday or later, not Sat or Sun |
No charge |
| Happy Coach
(standard service) |
10 |
3pm |
$25 return |
No charge |
| Boomerang
Will drop off and pick up at camp grounds |
12.30 pm & 5.30 pm |
3 pm &
9 pm |
$25 one way
$40 return |
+$5.00 |
SATURDAY
1 May
| SUPPLIER |
DEPART |
RETURN |
PRICE |
BACKPACKS/EXTRA LUGGAGE |
| Nimbin Shuttle |
9.30 am &
1.30 |
5 pm & 8.30 pm |
One Way $20
Return $30 |
No charge |
| Happy Coach
(return only) |
9 am |
5 pm |
$30 return |
No charge |
| Boomerang
Will drop off and pick up at camp grounds |
9.30 am
2 pm |
12 pm
7 pm
11 pm |
$25 one way
$40 return |
+$5.00 |
SUNDAY
2 May
| SUPPLIER |
DEPART |
RETURN |
PRICE |
BACKPACKS/EXTRA LUGGAGE |
| Nimbin Shuttle |
10am |
5.30pm |
One Way $20
Return $30 |
No charge |
| Happy Coach
(return only) |
9 am |
5 pm |
$30 return |
No charge |
| Boomerang
Will drop off and pick up at camp grounds |
12.30 pm |
7 pm (later by arr.) |
$25 one way
$40 return |
+$5.00 |
MONDAY 3 May
| SUPPLIER |
DEPART
BYRON |
RETURN |
PRICE |
BACKPACKS/EXTRA LUGGAGE |
| Nimbin Shuttle |
-- |
12pm &
3pm |
$20 one way only |
No charge |
| Happy Coach
(standard service) |
10pm |
3pm |
$25 return |
No charge |
| Boomerang
Will drop off and pick up at camp grounds |
-- |
2pm |
$25 one way
$40 return |
+$5.00 |
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