Macksville

New South Wales, Australia

Why visit Macksville?

Macksville is a destination in New South Wales, Australia (AU). More information is expected to be added here.

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How do you get there?

By Train

Macksville Station is served by three daily XPTs from Sydney from the south and one from Grafton , one from Casino and one from Brisbane from the north.

There is a connecting taxi to Nambucca Heads to and from Macksville as the northbound Brisbane XPT does not stop there.

Timetable  

Northbound

Southbound

Service

Departing Central

Arrival time

Service

Departing originating station

Arrival time

Casino XPT (33)

7:15AM

3:06PM

Grafton XPT (36)

5:15AM (Grafton)

7:21AM

Grafton XPT (35)

11:44AM

7:55PM

Brisbane XPT (32)

6:00AM (Roma St; 5:00AM during DST)

noon

Brisbane XPT (31)

2:44PM

10:34PM (on request only)

Casino XPT (34)

7:30PM (Casino)

11:05PM (on request only)

Get around

See

Mary Boulton's Pioneer Cottage & Museum ,

38 Gumma Rd ,

.

  (

Buy

Macksville Shopping Centre ,

Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,

.

  (

Eat

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

By Car / Road

Macksville is halfway along the Pacific Motorway (M1) between Sydney and Brisbane . It is 470 km north of Sydney, 330 km north of Newcastle and 100 km north of Port Macquarie . From the north, Macksville is 440 km south of Brisbane, 380 km south of the Gold Coast , 260 km south of Ballina and 55 km south of Coffs Harbour .

By train

Macksville Station is served by three daily XPTs from Sydney from the south and one from Grafton , one from Casino and one from Brisbane from the north.

There is a connecting taxi to Nambucca Heads to and from Macksville as the northbound Brisbane XPT does not stop there.

Timetable  

Northbound

Southbound

Service

Departing Central

Arrival time

Service

Departing originating station

Arrival time

Casino XPT (33)

7:15AM

3:06PM

Grafton XPT (36)

5:15AM (Grafton)

7:21AM

Grafton XPT (35)

11:44AM

7:55PM

Brisbane XPT (32)

6:00AM (Roma St; 5:00AM during DST)

noon

Brisbane XPT (31)

2:44PM

10:34PM (on request only)

Casino XPT (34)

7:30PM (Casino)

11:05PM (on request only)

Get around

See

Mary Boulton's Pioneer Cottage & Museum ,

38 Gumma Rd ,

.

  (

Buy

Macksville Shopping Centre ,

Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,

.

  (

Eat

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

See

Mary Boulton's Pioneer Cottage & Museum ,

38 Gumma Rd ,

.

  (

Buy

Macksville Shopping Centre ,

Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,

.

  (

Eat

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

What are the things to do?

Mary Boulton's Pioneer Cottage & Museum ,

38 Gumma Rd ,

.

  (

Buy

Macksville Shopping Centre ,

Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,

.

  (

Eat

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

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Where to eat?

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

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Where to stay?

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

What should you buy?

Macksville Shopping Centre ,

Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,

.

  (

Eat

Elk on 38 ,

38 Wallace St ,

,

[email protected] .

  (

Macksville Chinese Restaurant ,

23 Cooper St ,

.

Tu–Su 11:302PM, 5–8:30PM (closed M) .

Family-owned local Chinese restaurant.   (

Sleep

Mandarin Motel ,

24 Princess St ,

.

Where to go next?

Routes via Macksville

Newcastle

←

Kempsey ← Eungai ←

S   M1   N  

→

Nambucca Heads

→

Coffs Harbour

Sydney

←

Kempsey ← Eungai ←

S   North Coast XPT   N  

→

Nambucca Heads

→

Casino

Nearby in New South Wales

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Guide content as of July 2026. Portions adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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