Sydney/Cronulla

Cronulla is a beachside suburb in the Sutherland Shire in southeast Sydney.

Get in
Cronulla is the only Sydney beach on a train line and has a large amount of free parking along the foreshore. This makes it one of the most accessible of Sydney beaches.

By train
The line from Bondi Junction to Cronulla via Central Station. Trains arrives every 15 minutes and the trip takes around 55 minutes. If coming from Sydney Airport take the train from the airport to Wolli Creek and change to a Cronulla bound train.



By bus
The 962 links Cronulla to Menai and Padstow in Sydney's south west.

By car
It is a 45 minute drive by car from Sydney CBD, or 30 minutes from Sydney Airport. Continue to drive south past the airport along Botany Bay and continue to follow the signposted route to Cronulla. There is no charge for parking at the Cronulla beaches or anywhere in Cronulla. Parking time limits do apply in places so check before you leave you car because parking inspectors are quite prominent in the area.

By ferry
There are hourly ferries from Bundeena, across Port Hacking bay.



By bike
The cycle route from Homebush Bay to Kurnell passes near to Cronulla. It is a pleasant and largely off-road cycle from Botany Bay to the northern Cronulla beaches. From the cycleway along Captain Cook Drive, follow Elouera Road into Cronulla. There are some cycle facilities on this road. If you want a quieter route, or if you are in a hurry to get to the beach, turn first left off Elouera Rd, and follow the beach into Cronulla, or stop for a dip at Wanda.

Get around
Once you are in Cronulla, the shops, North and South Cronulla Beaches, and Gunnamatta Bay are within walking distance of the accommodation spots and the train station. The north end of Cronulla mall aligns with North Cronulla Beach, the centre (Surf Road) aligns with South Cronulla Beach. The far southern end of the mall, past the station, is Gunnamatta Bay.

Walking 1km along the beach esplanade northwards will get you to Eloura Beach and a further 1 km will get you to Wanda Beach. Walking southwards along the ocean will get you to Shelly Beach and then Bass and Flinders Point.

You can drive and park within Cronulla, but parking can get difficult during summer, especially if there is a surf carnival on, or on a sunny summer weekend, and especially at South Cronulla beach.

There are buses from Cronulla and Caringbah stations that service surrounding areas. They will get you closer to the Eleura or Wanda beach than the train does. The catch is that they run infrequently, every hour or so on weekdays, and every couple of hours on weekends. They also wander around the area rather than travelling directly, taking around half an hour for the trip.

Taxis are available at the station.

Bike hire is available at Chain Reaction Cycles on the Kingsway east of the mall. Cycles aren't allowed on the beachfront esplanade.

Buy
runs between Cronulla Station and the Kingsway. It is an outdoor pedestrian precinct bordered by shops and cafes. It has a beachware stores, other fashion stores, as well as supermarkets, bakeries, and take away food.

Eat
Cronulla Mall is filled with take-away places, alfresco cafes, and restaurants with just about every kind of food. Good for lunch, coffee or a cheap meal, or an evening meal. North Cronulla Beach has a selection of restaurants just in front of the beach, good for dinner, or breakfast by the waves. South Cronulla Beach has a selection of cafes, fish and chips and ice-cream, great to eat in the park or on the rock wall with your feet in the sand. All the beaches have kiosks open when the beach is busy if you don't want to move your towel.

Eat-in (Mid-range)

 * Hog's Breath Cafe a steak house located by North Cronulla Beach a little further down from Zink bar and up from Sealevel, a family favourite not quite as expensive as Summer Salt or Sealevel but can be hefty if taking a large family.

Eat-in (Splurge)
Cronulla has some of the premium restaurants in the region, with seafood the speciality.



Connect
Cronulla library has free Wi-Fi for 4 hours per day during opening hours. Some coffee-shops also offer free Wi-Fi.

Go next
A ferry leaves from Cronulla every hour to Bundeena on the edge of Royal National Park. Bundeena has its own bay beaches which are quieter than Cronulla, and a small selection of restaurants, take away places and coffee. Catch the ferry from the ferry wharf on the Gunnamatta Bay side of the railway behind the station. Don't miss the last ferry back. The timetable is on the wharf.