Dungog

Dungog is at one of the two northern terminuses of the Hunter Line (and thus the NSW TrainLink Intercity network) in the Hunter region of New South Wales, with a population of a little over 2,000.

The town also serves as a base for exploring the Central section of Barrington Tops National Park.

Understand

• Visit Dungog tourism website

Get in

Dungog Station

By train

1 Dungog Station is on the northern fringe of NSW TrainLink's Intercity network on the Hunter Line ( HUN ). There are five trains per day departing from Newcastle Interchange via Maitland at roughly around 3- to 4-hour intervals on weekdays and three on weekends. The timetable is here.

The Intercity network is a commuter rail line providing service to Newcastle in the morning and back to Dungog in the afternoon. Services are infrequent, unreliable and long, often inconvenient for most travellers.

Being on the main rail line between Sydney and Brisbane, it is also possible to catch infrequent trains from places like Casino, Coffs Harbour, Taree and other points in between. There are usually 3 booked NSW TrainLink trains each way every day.

By car

From Raymond Terrace, an exurb of Newcastle, use Seaham Road to Seaham and then head north onto Clarence Town Road until Dungog. From Maitland, use the same road but it is marked as Paterson Rd through Maitland. The drive takes 40–50 minutes from Raymond Terrace or Maitland.

See

• 1 Dungog Museum, 105 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2094. W 10AM–2:30PM, Sa 10AM–2PM. The town museum with its primary focus being (unsurprisingly) local history. (updated Sep 2023)

Eat

• 1 The Barn Dungog, 172 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2292. F–Tu 8AM–3PM. (updated Nov 2023)
• 2 The Long Room, 122 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 1787. M–F 7:30AM–2:30PM, Sa 7:30AM–12:30PM. (updated Sep 2023)
• 3 Stella Bistro, 205 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 3272, bonjour@stellabistro.com.au. Daily noon–3PM, F Sa 6–9:30PM (in addition to lunch). (updated Sep 2023)
• 4 Dungog Pizza, 254-260 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 2205. Tu–Su 10:30AM–8:30PM. (updated Feb 2024)

Drink

• Tinshed Brewery, 109 Dowling St. Th-Sa 11AM-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM. (updated Oct 2024)

Sleep

• 1 Royal Hotel Dungog, 80 Dowling St, ☏ +61 418 443 398, frontoffice@dungogroyalhotel.com.au. The town's main hotel with a restaurant and bar. (updated Sep 2023)
• 2 Tall Timbers Motel, 167 Dowling St, ☏ +61 2 4992 1547, stay@talltimbersmotel.com.au. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. 250 metres from the train station and very close to the shops and cafes. (updated Feb 2024)

Go next

Routes via Dungog

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N  HUN – Dungog Branch  SW

→ Paterson → Newcastle Interchange