Sydney the “Harbour City” the Largest, Oldest, and Most Cosmopolitan City in Australia

Sydney is the largest city in Australia, with a population exceeding 4 million. It is also the oldest European facility in the country, since the city was founded as a penal colony in 1788.Sydney is the capital of New South Wales (NSW). It is famous for its situation around a beautiful bay, Port Jackson, where the crown jewels are the Opera House, the silhouette of which a shell, and the Harbour Bridge, the bridge connecting the northern and southern districts of the city and nicknamed The Old Coathanger (the old hanger).

Sydney hosted the Olympics in 2000.

Transportation

By air

Most international travellers arriving in Australia in landing at Sydney International Airport, about 25 minutes from downtown. A taxi from the airport to downtown costs about 24 to 30 Australian dollars.

There are minibus (shuttles) to the airport exit, which takes in the city where you want, and even in areas too far from the city for $ 10. We just have to wait until the driver makes full of passengers.

Sydney is less than an hour’s flight from Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra. A train service is the connection between the airport and the city centre.

By car

Sydney is at a reasonable distance from Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

• Melbourne - Sydney = 862 km via Albury (Hume Highway)
• Adelaide - Sydney = 1422km via Mildura or 1659km via Broken Hill (National Highway 32)
• Brisbane - Sydney = 938 km via Port Macquarie (Pacific Highway), or 961 km via Armidale (New England Highway)
• Canberra