Gungahlin
Gungahlin is a district in the Australian Capital Territory and one of the fastest growing regions in Australia.
Gungahlin is a district in the Australian Capital Territory and one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. The district is subdivided into suburbs, sections and blocks. Gungahlin is an Aboriginal word meaning either "white man's house" or "little rocky hill".
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Worth seeing in and around Gungahlin
3 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.
- 01Mapleton Avenue light rail station
The Canberra light rail line serves the city of Canberra, Australia. The initial 12-kilometre light rail line links the northern town centre of Gungahlin to the city centre and has 14 stops.
2 km · light rail stop in Canberra · Wikipedia - 02Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval is a multi-use stadium located in the north Canberra region of Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is the home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles.
600 m · Stadium in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Gungahlin Place
Gungahlin Place is a transport interchange in Gungahlin Town Centre. It is the northern terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 Civic to Gungahlin line and is an important connection point between light rail and bus transport.
300 m · light rail stop · Wikipedia
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Where to eat
- 01Northside Garden Cafe
Shop 8/39 O'Hanlon Pl, Nicholls, northsidegardencafe@gmail.com.
- 02Arirang
Has great Korean flavours – Korean stews, soups, pancakes, chicken and BBQ.
- 03Da Nunzio Caffe Bar Ristorante
76 Phyllis Ashton Cct, admin@danunzio.com.au.
- 04Jasmine House
An Asian (or specifically Chinese) restaurant with lots of good options for a spicy pot (what they seem to call a "hot pot").
- 05Siren Bar and Restaurant
30 Anthony Rolfe Ave, enquiries@sirenbar.com.au.
From Wikivoyage: Gungahlin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Gungahlin
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 232 km
- Stations
- Nullarbor Avenue, light rail station, 2.4 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Gungahlin235 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · A$33–44
- Williamtown → Gungahlin363 km · quickest by road, 6h 43m · A$55–70
- Melbourne → Gungahlin474 km · quickest by road, 9h 38m · A$75–105
- 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 Gungahlin
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 Gungahlin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Gungahlin
Gungahlin is 11 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.