Cityrail [url=http://www.cityrail.info]]runs services to Nowra (Station: Nowra/Bomaderry) from [[Sydney[/url]]. The trains terminate at Bomaderry which is north of the Shoalhaven river from the Nowra township. A bus connects with the train to go over the road bridge to Nowra (extra fare). The train usually runs with a 2 hour frequency, so check the timetable before you travel. Usually a change of train in [wiki=8d254cf8cc32efd6d86d13a450cb7d5d]Kiama[/wiki] is required. Some indicator boards show the train only going as far as [wiki=8d254cf8cc32efd6d86d13a450cb7d5d]Kiama[/wiki], so some familiarity with the timetable before you travel is a good idea. The train from Sydney (Central) usually takes three to three and a half hours to arrive in Nowra/Bomaderry
Premier Motor Services [url=http://www.premierms.com.au/]]run coaches from [[Sydney[/url]] to Nowra and beyond.
Priors Scenic Express [http://www.priorsbus.com.au/] run coaches from Greater Sydney and the Southern Highlands to Nowra and as far south as Narooma.
Nowra is on the Princes Hwy which is National Route 1 heading south from Sydney. Follow the signs south to [wiki=b43c4939b16ffb4f8d0660350d1fce14]Wollongong[/wiki], then [wiki=8d254cf8cc32efd6d86d13a450cb7d5d]Kiama[/wiki] and then continue on to Nowra. It is about 2 hours drive from [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki] to Nowra on good quality roads. You should easily bear the train and the bus over the same distance although the train line is more scenic and runs closer to the coast for most of the distance.
There are local bus services, but tend to run a few times a day to surrounding areas. Kennedys Bus.