Uralla

Uralla is a small town (pop. 2,743, 2016) at the junction of the New England Highway (A15) and Thunderbolts Way (19) in the New England region of New South Wales in Australia.

Understand


The name Uralla comes from the language of the indigenous Aniwan people, and means 'a ceremonial meeting place and look out on a hill', in reference to Mount Mutton on the outskirts of the town. The first European settlers established themselves on the site of the town in 1841. A gold rush began near the town in 1852. The infamous bushranger Captain Thunderbolt (his real name was Frederick Ward) operated in the district and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery.

Uralla is the main centre of the Uralla Shire Local Goverenment area.

By car
Uralla is on the New England Highway (A15), 23.5 km south-west of Armidale and 88.5 km north-west of Tamworth.

Uralla is 119 km south-east of Inverell via Tingha Road/Bundarra road, through Gilgai, through Bundarra and continuing ahead as Thunderbolts Way crossing the Gwydir River bridge, and at the outskirts of Uralla turn left onto Hill Street.

By train
Trains run daily between Sydney and Armidale via Werris Creek and Tamworth. Trains depart from Central Station in Sydney 9:30AM, and arrive at Werris Creek 2:57PM. The train then splits into two, with one section going to Gunnedah, Narrabri, and terminating at Moree.

The other section that you want arrives in Tamworth at 3:37PM, departs Tamworth at 3:55PM, arrives at Uralla 5:12PM, and terminates at Armidale 5:35PM. The Sydney-bound trains depart daily from Armidale 8:40AM, depart Uralla 8:56AM, arrive at Tamworth at 10:09AM and depart Tamworth 10:27AM, arrive at Werris Creek 11:07AM to join up with the other train section from Moree, Narrabri, and Gunnedah. The combined train arrives at Central Station in Sydney 4:38PM.

''Note that there is no ticket office at the Uralla Railway Station, nor is there a ticket agent in Uralla itself, and tickets cannot be bought on the train. Reservations must be made by phone or online.''

Brisbane-Uralla
Crisps Coaches run between Brisbane and Tamworth via Uralla. Bookings are required - phone or use the website to secure your seat.

Note that the times given are Australian Eastern Standard Time/Queensland Time (GMT+10). From the first Su in Oct to the first Su in Apr New South Wales is on Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT+11), so adjust arrival/departure times for stops in New South Wales by adding 1 hour.

Also note that services may be adjusted or cancelled at little or no notice due to Covid-19 lockdowns, natural disasters, or changes in operations, so please confirm with Crisp's before departure.



Outbound coaches depart Brisbane M and F 10:45AM from the long-distance bus station in Parkland Crescent (outside Platform 10 at Roma Street Railway Station) and arrive at Guyra at the Uralla Visitors Information Centre 8:05PM.

Inbound coaches depart Uralla from the Uralla Visitors Information Centre M and F 6:45AM and arrive at Brisbane at the long-distance bus station in Parkland Crescent (outside Platfrom 10 at Roma Street Railway Station) 2:30PM.

By plane
The nearest airport with regular scheduled services is at Armidale.

Get around
Private transport is essential as there is neither a taxi service nor a local bus service in Uralla.

The nearest car rental agencies are in Armidale.

Do




Arts and crafts




Connect
Uralla is covered by Telstra, Optus and Vodafone with minimum 4G.

Go next

 * Armidale - north-east of Uralla: 23.5 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, at the round-about turn right onto Uralla Road (B78), pass The Bicentennial Arboretum on the right, at the next roundabout turn left onto Dangar Street (20 min)
 * Guyra - north-east of Uralla: 59 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, bypass Armidale, continue ahead to Guyra (42 min)
 * Glen Innes - north-east of Uralla: 120 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, bypass Armidale, continue through Guyra, continue through Glencoe, continue ahead to Glen Innes (1 hr 22 min)
 * Walcha - south-east of Uralla: 41 km via Duke Street southbound, Thunderbolts Way, pass Dangars Lagoon on the left, continue ahead to Walcha (28 min)
 * Tamworth - south-west of Uralla: 88.5 km via New England Highway (A15) southbound - through Bendemeer, through Moonbi, through Kootingal, through Nemingha, continue ahead to Tamworth (1 hr 3 min) - Australia's country music capital
 * Bundarra - north-west of Uralla: 72.5 km north-west of Uralla via Hill Street north-west bound, continue as Thunderbolts Way, pass the Mount Yarrowick Nature Reserve on the right, continue ahead to Bundarra (49 min)
 * Bingara - north-west of Uralla: 145 km via Hill Street north-west bound, continue as Thunderbolts Way, pass the Mount Yarrowick Nature Reserve on the right on the right, at Bundarra turn left/west onto Oliver Street, continue through the four-way intersection as Brown Street/Barraba Road, turn right/north onto Bingara Road, turn left onto Copeton Dam Road, cross the Keera Creek bridge, continue ahead to Bingara (1 hr 41 min)
 * Inverell - north-west of Uralla: 119 km via Hill Street north-west bound, continue as Thunderbolts Way, pass the Mount Yarrowick Nature Reserve on the right on the right, continue through Bundarra, pass the Guyra Road turn-off to Tingha on the right, continue through Gilgai, pass the golf club on the right, cross the Macintyre River bridge and turn left onto the Gwydir Highway (B76) (1 hr 19 min)