Dungog is at one of the two northern terminuses of the Hunter Line (and thus the NSW Trainlink Intercity network) in the Hunter region of New South Wales, with a population of a little over 2,000.

The town also serves as a base for exploring the Central section of Barrington Tops National Park.

Understand[edit]

• Visit Dungog tourism website

Get in[edit]

By train[edit]

-32.401836151.7594771 Dungog Station is on the northern fringe of NSW TrainLink's Intercity network on the Hunter Line ( HUN ). There are five trains per day departing from Newcastle Interchange via Maitland at roughly around 3- to 4-hour intervals on weekdays and three on weekends. The timetable is here.

Unfortunately, the nature of the Intercity network means that it's designed to prioritise services to Newcastle in the morning and back to Dungog in the afternoon, and serves as commuter rail (except that this is between two cities). This usually means that services tend to be infrequent, unreliable and long, often inconvenient for most travellers.

Being on the main rail line between Sydney and Brisbane, it is also possible to catch infrequent trains to/from places like Casino, Coffs Harbour, Taree and other points in between. There are usually 3 booked NSW TrainLink trains each way on a weekday.

By car[edit]

From Raymond Terrace, an exurb of Newcastle, use Seaham Road to Seaham and then head north onto Clarence Town Road until Dungog. From Maitland, use the same road but it is marked as Paterson Rd through Maitland. The drive takes around 40–50 minutes from both Raymond Terrace and Maitland.

Get around[edit]

32°24′18″S 151°45′10″E

Map of Dungog

See[edit]

• -32.4043151.75741 Dungog Museum, 105 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2094. W 10AM–2:30PM, Sa 10AM–2PM. The town museum with its primary focus being (unsurprisingly) local history. (updated Sep 2023)

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Buy[edit]

Eat[edit]

• -32.4025151.75721 The Barn Dungog, 172 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2292. F–Tu 8AM–3PM. (updated Nov 2023)
• -32.4035151.75712 The Long Room, 122 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 1787. M–F 7:30AM–2:30PM, Sa 7:30AM–12:30PM. (updated Sep 2023)
• -32.4015151.7583 Stella Bistro, 205 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 3272, [email protected]. Daily noon–3PM, F Sa 6–9:30PM (in addition to lunch). (updated Sep 2023)
• -32.4025151.75724 Dungog Pizza, 254-260 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2205. Tu–Su 10:30AM–8:30PM. (updated Feb 2024)

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

• -32.4049151.75671 Royal Hotel Dungog, 80 Dowling St, ☏ +61 418 443 398, [email protected]. The town's main hotel with a restaurant and bar. (updated Sep 2023)
• -32.4024151.75782 Tall Timbers Motel, 167 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 1547, [email protected]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. 250 metres from the train station and very close to the shops and cafes. (updated Feb 2024)

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