Things to do in Sydney

Things to do

1. The Sydney Opera House

   One million fifty-six thousand tiles, a backstage tour, and Utzon, who never saw it finished. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument2 hr≈ €30best in the morning

2. The Bondi to Coogee coastal walk

   Six kilometers of clifftop path, five beaches, and the Icebergs pool at the start.

   Adventure and sportsSport3 hrFreebest in the morning

3. Climbing the Harbour Bridge

   A hundred and thirty-four meters above the water, on the arch, roped in. The Pylon Lookout costs twenty times less. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Adventure and sportsViewpoint3 hr 30 min≈ €190best in the afternoon

4. The Blue Mountains

   The Three Sisters, the world’s steepest railway, and a eucalyptus haze that makes the blue. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryNature9 hr≈ €70takes the whole day

5. The Manly ferry

   Thirty minutes across the harbor for the price of a bus ticket, and a surf beach at the end. On Wikipedia

   RelaxationViewpoint3 hr≈ €8best in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Sydney: from October to March, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in October, where to go in November, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€80

Mid-range

€155

Comfort

€285

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

6 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Australia

Plugs

Type I, 230 V

Emergencies

000, 112

Driving

On the left

Near Sydney

• Melbourne Australia, 710 km
• Tasmania Australia, 1,060 km
• Queenstown New Zealand, 1,940 km
• Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef Australia, 1,960 km
• New Caledonia New Caledonia, 1,970 km
• Auckland New Zealand, 2,160 km

Elsewhere in Australia

• Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef
• Melbourne
• Perth
• Tasmania
• Uluru