Tours, tickets and day trips in Sydney
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | 428,748 | 2021 |
The busiest is Art Gallery of New South Wales at 428,748 visitors in 2021. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Sydney
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney to Central Coast | Australia | 51 km (32 mi) | about 50 min |
| Sydney to Wollongong | Australia | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Sydney to Newcastle | Australia | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Sydney to Canberra | Australia | 247 km (153 mi) | about 4 h 1 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Sydney?
Art Gallery of New South Wales, with 428,748 visitors in 2021 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.