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Arncliffe

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Worth seeing in and around Arncliffe

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Al-Zahra Mosque

    The Al Zahra Mosque, more commonly known as the Al Zahra Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque located in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1980, it is Australia's first and largest Shia mosque and also one of the Australia's largest mosques.

    400 m · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Alexandra Canal

    The Alexandra Canal, a tributary of the Cooks River, is a heritage-listed artificial waterway in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Alexandra Canal was named after Princess Alexandra, who married Edward, Prince of Wales in 1863.

    1.3 km · canal in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Bicentennial Park South

    Bicentennial Park South, currently known as Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, is a soccer stadium in Rockdale, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The venue is owned by Bayside Council and is currently leased and operated by the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club who compete in various local competitions, along with the top tier of men's football in the state, the National Premier Leagues NSW. The stadium was an open field prior to a redevelopment which began in October 2008 and completed with an official opening in December 2009.

    3.1 km · football stadium in Rockdale, Australia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Nelson Lodge

    Nelson Lodge is a heritage-listed residence at 125 Unwins Bridge Road, Tempe, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1858.

    2 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    St Peters Church

    St Peter's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located at 187-209 Princes Highway in St Peters, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the oldest churches in Sydney.

    3.7 km · Anglican church in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Timber Slab Cottage, Tempe

    Timber Slab Cottage is a heritage-listed residence at 44 Barden Street, Tempe, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1840 to 1850.

    1.8 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Bethungra

    Bethungra is a large stone house in Sydney, Australia. It is heritage-listed, and was at one time used as a convent, but now a private residence.

    3.8 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Old Sugarmill

    The Old Sugarmill is a heritage-listed former sugar mill and now apartments at Sugar House Road, Canterbury in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Woodhouse Danks and built from 1839 to 1841.

    3.5 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Rockdale Town Hall

    The Rockdale Town Hall is a civic building located on the corner of the Princes Highway and Bryant Street in Rockdale, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    2 km · building in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Arlington Recreation Ground

    The Arlington Recreation Ground is a soccer stadium in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, Australia with a capacity of 6,000. This public football pitch is home to Dulwich Hill FC and Inner West Hawks.

    3.5 km · park in Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Arncliffe

Airports
Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 3 km · Newcastle (NTL), 142 km
Stations
Sydney Airport, 2.9 km · Kogarah railway station, 3.2 km · Wolli Creek railway station, 1 km · Rockdale railway station, 2.1 km · Arncliffe railway station, 100 m
  • Williamtown → Arncliffe
    140 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · A$22–29
  • Gold Coast → Arncliffe
    695 km · quickest by air, 4h 53m · A$210–310
  • Melbourne → Arncliffe
    704 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · A$210–310
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Arncliffe

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Arncliffe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inOn cruise days there is a ferry operating to Darling Harbour, as well as taxis and transfer services organised by the cruise companies (usually to the city and airport).
  • Get aroundThe public transport system consists of train, metro, light rail, ferry, and bus services, and can get you virtually anywhere in the city as well as the outer regions.
  • Get aroundThe sign "T" in orange means train, "M" in teal means metro, "L" in red means light rail, "F" in green means ferry, "B" in blue means bus, and "C" in purple means coach.
  • Get aroundSome ferries and buses have disabled access.
  • Get aroundThe fare system covers all train, metro, light rail, ferry and bus services in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the surrounding regions.

From Wikivoyage: Sydney, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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If you know how people move in Arncliffe – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Arncliffe

Arncliffe is 9 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Marrickvillesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.9 km
  • Montereysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia4 km
  • Hurlstone Parksuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.4 km
  • Canterburysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.7 km
  • Brighton-Le-Sandssuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.2 km
  • Dulwich Hillsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.2 km