locality in New South Wales, Australia
Mullumbimby is a small town in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
Understand edit
Mullumbimby (aka 'The Big Little Town') is a small town with an alternative community of 8000 people. It is also the administrative center of the Byron Bay area.
Get in edit
By plane edit
- Coolangatta Airport (OOL IATA) — has domestic flights and international flights from New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan. It often has cheaper flights and cheaper car hire than Ballina.
- Ballina Airport (BNK IATA) — there are flights from Sydney and Melbourne.
- Lismore Regional Airport (LSY IATA) — there are flights to/from Sydney and Grafton.
Airport transfers edit
You can book door-to-door services at the airport.
By train edit
CountryLink passenger trains no longer travel on the coastal route, now using the inland route instead. Buses connect the coastal towns from the inland stops.
By bus edit
Many backpackers catch coaches that ply the Brisbane to Sydney route. The main ones are Greyhound and Premier Motor Service.
Get around edit
By bus edit
Blanches Bus Company — Mullumbimby - Byron Bay - Suffolk Park - Lennox Head - Ballina - Ballina Airport
See edit
- 1 Mount Chincogan. Traditional Aboriginal site.
- 2 Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens, 81 Monet Dr, Montecollum, ☏ +61 2 6684 3111. 10AM–5PM. Large crystals and beautiful gardens. $33.21.
- 3 Minyon Falls Lookout (Whian Whian). 7AM–6PM. Lookout over Minyon Falls and rain-forest walks. Free.
Do edit
- 1 Farmer's Market (each Friday), 51 Main Arm Rd (Mullum Showgrounds), ☏ +61 2 66771345. 7AM–11AM. Lively scene, fresh produce, food and entertainment. Free.
- Market Day (3rd Saturday of the month)
Buy edit
- 1 National Supermarket, Station Street. Daily 7:30AM–7PM.
Eat edit
- 1 Empire Cafe Mullumbimby, 20 Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 2306, empiremullum@gmail.com. Daily 8AM–3PM.
- 2 Pink Lotus Mullumbimby, 72a Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 2131, dao@pinklotusfood.com.au. Mid-range Vietnamese restaurant.
- 3 Izakaya Yu, 53 Stuart St., ☏ +61 2 6684 4545. 11.30AM-8.30PM. Japanese restaurant.
- 4 Yaman, 1/62 Stuart St., ☏ +61 2 6684 3778. 9AM-8PM. Middle Eastern restaurant.
Drink edit
- 1 The Middle Pub, 46 Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 3229. 10AM–midnight. Bar, bistro and rooms.
Sleep edit
- 1 The Mullum Motel Mullumbimby, 68 Dalley St, ☏ +61 2 6684 3229. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
Connect edit
Go next edit
- Byron Bay — Booming beach town
- Brunswick Heads — Sleepy beach town
- Federal — Hinterland village with popular Japanese cafe
- Bangalow — Rural farming town
- Lennox Head — Surfing town
- Ballina — Regional transport hub
Ballina ← Byron Bay ← | S M1 N | → Murwillumbah → Tweed Heads |