Kirribilli
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area administered by North Sydney Council, and sits on Sydney Harbour. Kirribilli House is one of the two official residences of the Prime Minister of Australia.
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Worth seeing in and around Kirribilli
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.
- 01University of Technology Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a technical institution can be traced back to the 1870s.
3.9 km · university in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Australian Museum
The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum and Sydney Museum, is a state public museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated and funded as a cultural institution by the state government of New South Wales.
2.7 km · museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. It has views of Sydney Harbour and the city.
2.6 km · zoo in Australia · Wikipedia - 04Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia.
2 km · public art gallery and museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney. The museum is housed in the Stripped Classical/Art Deco-styled former Maritime Services Board building on the western side of Circular Quay.
1.2 km · art museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Citigroup Centre
Citigroup Centre is a 243-metre skyscraper located on Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The building draws its name from Citigroup Australia who is the anchor tenant.
2.6 km · skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower is a 53-storey skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by New York City-based architects Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox, with John Rayner as project architect.
1.7 km · skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 08St Mary’s Cathedral
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia, locally known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic basilica and the seat of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of “Our Lady, Help of Christians" and Patroness of Australia.
2.3 km · cathedral in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Hyde Park
Hyde Park, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare, located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia.
2.6 km · park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 10Sydney Town Hall
The Sydney Town Hall is a late 19th-century heritage-listed town hall building in the city of Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, housing the chambers of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, council offices, and venues for meetings and functions. It is located at 483 George Street, in the Sydney central business district opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral.
2.7 km · city hall and performance venue · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kirribilli
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 11 km · Newcastle (NTL), 131 km
- Stations
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, 400 m · Port Jackson, 1.9 km · Central railway station, 3.6 km
- Williamtown → Kirribilli129 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · A$21–28
- Gold Coast → Kirribilli684 km · quickest by air, 5h 10m · A$230–340
- Toowoomba → Kirribilli703 km · quickest by air, 4h 58m · 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 Kirribilli
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 Kirribilli. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBoth wharfs provide access to North Sydney for ferry travellers.
- Get inThe rest of the eastern area of the region also has ferry services, to Mosman, Cremorne, Neutral Bay and Taronga Zoo services.
- Get inTo the far west, a little known private ferry operation connects the Lane Cove River to Circular Quay and Darling Harbour by Captain Cook ferries.
- Get inThe ferry may be a slower way of travelling around the region.
- Get aroundAway from the railway line and ferries, a car can be a good option for getting around the Lower North Shore.
From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Lower North Shore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kirribilli
Kirribilli is 2 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sydneycapital city of New South Wales, Australia2 km
- The Rocksurban locality in Sydney's city centre in New South Wales, Australia800 m
- North Sydneysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.8 km
- Circular Quaylocality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.2 km
- Paddingtonsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia4 km
- Woolloomooloosuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.3 km