Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is a beach and the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bondi Beach is a beach and the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. In the 2021 Australian census it had a population of 11,513 residents. Its postcode is 2026. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are neighbouring suburbs. Bondi Beach is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia, and the location of two television series, Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet.
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Worth seeing in and around Bondi Beach
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.
- 012025 Bondi Beach shooting
On 14 December 2025, an antisemitic and Islamic State –inspired terrorist attack occurred at the Archer Park area of Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah attended by around 1,000 people. Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed Akram, allegedly shot dead 15 people, including 11 men, 3 women, and a 10-year-old girl.
400 m · mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on 14 December 2025 · Wikipedia - 02Waverley Cemetery
The Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1877 and built by R. Watkins and P. Beddie, the cemetery is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments.
2.1 km · cemetery in Bronte, Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Bronte Beach
Bronte Beach is a small but popular recreational beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is a division of the LGA of Waverley Council.
1.5 km · beach in Waverley Municipal Council, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 04The Hermitage, Vaucluse
The Hermitage is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate as well as the Municipality of Woollahra local government heritage list.
3.6 km · historic house in Sydney · Wikipedia - 05Coogee Oval
Coogee Oval is a sporting ground, located in Coogee, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, Australia. The ground overlooks Coogee Beach.
3.6 km · sporting ground in Coogee, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Bondi Junction is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
2.1 km · Shopping mall located in Bondi Junction · Wikipedia - 07Fernleigh Castle
Fernleigh Castle is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in the Victorian architectural style, the house is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate and the Woollahra local government heritage database.
2.6 km · historic house in the Sydney · Wikipedia - 08Strickland House, Vaucluse
Strickland House is a heritage-listed former residence and convalescent home and now functions, film studio, urban park and visitor attraction located at 52 Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Frederick Hilly and built from 1830 to 1858 by William Wentworth.
3.9 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Central Synagogue, Sydney
The Central Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. The synagogue is the largest synagogue in the Southern Hemisphere and has the largest Jewish congregation in Australasia.
1.6 km · Australian synagogue · Wikipedia - 10South Head Cemetery
The South Head General Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery located at 793 Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1845 to 1950.
3.7 km · cemetery in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
See the crowds, the waves, the water, the sand, the sunbathers, the teens and tweens showing off, the tourists with long socks and shoes straight off the tour coach next to the skimpily clad sunbathers. It is all part of the Bondi Beach Scene. If you see past the crowds, the beach itself is actually naturally scenic, and there is an esplanade running along the beach front and along to the rocks either side.
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Things to do
Swim. There are two sets of flags at the centre and at the north of the beach. Bondi Beach is a fantastic place to cool off in the summer. There are change rooms and showers in the pavilion, access is free. There are lockers for hire. Walk Bondi to Coogee Walk - a coastal walk from Bondi (at the bottom of Notts Avenue, off Campbell Parade) to Tamarama, Bronte and all the way to South Coogee.
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Where to eat
Bondi is a food lover's delight. There are countless cafes and restaurants on the streets around the beach, many with great views. If you're looking for something quick and easy, there are kiosks on the beach, and a cafe in the pavilion with plenty of tables on the wide promenade. Unless you have a particular place in mind, there is usually no need to book in advance.
- 01Bondi Trattoria
34b Campbell Parade, info@bonditrattoria.com.au.
- 02Pompei's
Wed Thu 5PM–late; Fri–Sun noon–late (closed Mon Tue).
- 03Harrys Bondi
- 04Bondi Surf Seafoods
The Bondi Beach Fish Shop is the place to go for that dubious local speciality, the deep fried Mars Bar.
- 05Oporto Bondi
No, it's no ordinary Oporto, it's the first Oporto established in 1986 by António Cerqueira.
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Getting to Bondi Beach
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 11 km · Newcastle (NTL), 132 km
- Stations
- Bondi Junction railway station, 2.4 km · Edgecliff railway station, 3.8 km · Rose Bay Water Airport, 2.9 km
- Williamtown → Bondi Beach131 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · A$22–29
- Gold Coast → Bondi Beach686 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · A$230–340
- Toowoomba → Bondi Beach707 km · quickest by air, 4h 57m · A$220–340
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bondi Beach
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 Bondi Beach. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries connect various most parts of the mainland sections from Circular Quay.
- Get inIf you use public transport, the routes to the various sections are as follows: Bradleys Head – from Circular Quay wharf 4, use the Taronga ferry line to Taronga Zoo.
- Get inThis area has no ferry connection, so from Circular Quay, take the line to Manly, and use bus route 162.
- Get inTo reach Mosman by ferry, use the line from Circular Quay.
- Get inNorth Head – from Circular Quay, take the Circular Quay to Manly ferry.
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Next door to Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is 7 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Coogeesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.7 km
- Bondi Junctionsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.3 km
- Bondisuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1 km
- Brontesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.7 km
- Clovellysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.5 km
- Woollahrasuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.1 km