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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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 ,
,
(
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 ,
,
(
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 ,
,
(
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 ,
,
(
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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Ask on WhatsAppWhere to eat?
Elk on 38 ,
38 Wallace St ,
,
(
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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Mandarin Motel ,
24 Princess St ,
.
What should you buy?
Macksville Shopping Centre ,
Shop 2/13 Boundary St ,
.
(
Eat
Elk on 38 ,
38 Wallace St ,
,
(
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
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Guide content as of July 2026. Portions adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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