Bowral is accessible by car via the Hume Highway from [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki] heading towards [wiki=85b1713e4b1a271d545a8db229fe262f]Canberra[/wiki] or [wiki=7c885b9c7c703a77befcabeea54944d5]Melbourne[/wiki]. It is about 136 km south-west from the Sydney CBD. It takes about 80 minutes to get to Bowral from Sydney which makes it ideal an ideal location for Sydneysider weekenders and daytrippers.
The town is accessible from the nearby town of [wiki=227e901f33ff86f665844e7037691453]Mittagong[/wiki] by going on the Highlands Way road due south as well as Old South Road and the town of [wiki=17bd2185da3b11d3cfa1cdce034fb2b3]Moss Vale[/wiki] via Highlands Way due north.
Bowral Station is part of the Southern Highlands Line that goes to and from Central Station in Sydney every 40-60 minutes on a weekday and every 1-2 hours on a weekend. Services after certain late night hours and days trains are not in use until earlier the next morning so it would be smart to grab a train timetable and plan ahead.
Berrima Coaches is the prime bus company of the Southern Highlands only does services to and from Bowral to [wiki=b43c4939b16ffb4f8d0660350d1fce14]Wollongong[/wiki] and [wiki=34669770d9e75fef51a40df517aa41a4]Nowra[/wiki] via Albion Park once a day.
During the week, Bowral also has the Bowral Sydney Airport Services which is an airport shuttle service which goes to all the terminals of Sydney Airport from and to Bowral. The bus charter is only three times a day and on the weekend only once depending on the bookings. This service must be booked and services can go to Central Station and Sydney Cruise Terminal upon demand.
Priors Scenic Express runs a coach service from Parramatta, Liverpool and Campbelltown to Bowral six days a week. This service then travels onto Kangaroo Valley, Nowra and the South Coast as far as Narooma.