Sydney Holiday trip + Accomodation?

Question

Hi, I am planning a backpacking trip to Sydney and I am wondering where is a good place to stay.

I am hoping to look for a place less than AUD40 per person per night, at a less noisy (pubs area) area, yet is assessible to transportation. A frd recommended me to stay at Manly, but i am afriad it is too far from City and will be away from the attractions in City.

Another question is, do I need to purchase day trips transport tickets? Are the places really far from each other?

thanks

Answer 1

You're right. Manly is way too far from the city. Whatever you save on accomodation will be taken up by the extra cost of the ferry to the city each day.

I usually stay in Surry Hills at this place: http://www.hostelworld.com/availability....

You can book through the website there as well.

It's fairly clean and pretty quiet (see if you can get a room to the back of the building). Plus, it's only a 5 minute walk across Prince Alfred Park to Central Railway Station. It is the closest hostel to the city centre and attractions that isnt in a pub or club area.

As for transport: It is possible to walk around central Sydney, but things are a fairly good distance away from each other. For example: From the hostel I gave you, it would take perhaps 45 minutes to walk to Circular Quay (Opera House, Harbour Bridge), but the train does it in less than 10 minutes.

Personally, Id buy a rail ticket for the inner city at the very least.