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Regional Express (REX) flies direct from Sydney to Lismore Airport (LSY) three times daily. The airport is a small terminal hosting small turboprop planes. There is a cafe and fenced security parking. The airport is on the Bruxner Highway, South Lismore.
REX, Virgin Blue and Qantas fly to Ballina-Byron Airport (BNK) from where it's a 30 minute drive. Often it can be cheaper to fly via [wiki=6496055c81ee7976cc6fa14b217c9165]Gold Coast[/wiki] Airport (OOL) and then drive about 90 minutes instead.
Inland from [wiki=fd9aca1d558efc18f9f00a7be3ea69ec]Ballina[/wiki]. Follow the signs from the Pacific Hwy.
The railway station had its train service cancelled in 2004. However, Countrylink still operate coach services to connect with Sydney trains via [wiki=07032f64d3cdf373c87a760abb6e098a]Casino[/wiki] Railway Station. The coach service continues north to the Gold Coast and Brisbane too. There are two designated bus stops for Countrylink services, Lismore Railway Station in Union Street, South Lismore and Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth Street, Lismore CBD.
Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth Street, Lismore hosts services for Countrylink, Premier Motor Services and Northern Rivers Buslines. Regional connections are available to Ballina, [wiki=2d3cca72d3c28fab0b8b780a42d60860]Byron Bay[/wiki], [wiki=d30ae764bad0818f4b0f38060c540294]Nimbin[/wiki], Casino, Tenterfield, Kyogle and Evans Head. Plus long distance coaches to many destinations along the East Coast of Australia between Sydney and Brisbane.
Local buses tend to be infrequent and generally only operate during daylight hours. Other outlying areas may or may not be serviced by buses-check the timetable before travelling, not afterwards. In general, the last bus will leave around 5:00 PM, sometimes later.