Griffith

city in New South Wales, Australia

Griffith is a city in the southwestern Riverina region of New South Wales. Griffith is a city of immigration and irrigation. Developed by Italian immigrants after the Second World War, watered by the Murrumbidgee and the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Griffith is an agricultural centre for fruits, wines, and rice. Due to irrigation, the areas are more intensively farmed than much of New South Wales, with many small farms close to the town. In recent years immigrants from other parts of the world have settled here so that there are now large Indian and Pacific Islander communities.

Get in

By plane

  • 🌍 Griffith airport (GFF ) (around 5km from the city centre). A small airport. The terminal and surround have been renovated, and there are daily flights from Sydney. 

You can rent a car from the terminal. Hertz, Avis and Thrifty operate from the terminal - but make sure you have the car booked and confirmed in advance if you expect someone to be there to meet you. As with many of these country depots, it can pay to give them a call locally rather than just doing the normal website booking.

You can also get a taxi into town. Call the 131 800 national number.

By train

  • NSW TrainLink run a direct train service linking Sydney to Griffith on Wednesdays and Saturdays, returning on Thursdays and Sundays. The train travels for most of the day, so it isn't practical to take a train trip from Sydney for the weekend. Other days there is a coach connection to meet with the Sydney and Melbourne XPT service at Wagga Wagga. The railway station is two blocks north of the town centre, within easy walking distance of the town centre. The coach connection stops in the town and at the station.
  • V-Line run a daily coach service connecting with the train at Shepparton. It arrives in Griffith around midnight, before turning around and heading back towards Shepparton in the early hours of the morning.

By bus

By car

Quick Facts

Get around

Quick Facts

By car

  • By far the easiest method to get around in Griffith is by car, whether this be your own or a rental. (See table for numbers of local car rental companies)
  • Griffith also has a local taxi service which can be contacted on: 131 008.

By bike

  • ABEST. Have daily or longer term bicycle hire in Griffith 

By bus

  • Griffith Bus Lines - Local services timetables. The bus generally runs several services a day to link Griffith's suburbs to the town centre and hospital. No services extend beyond the town, or link visitor areas.

By foot

  • For shorter distances walking is also another recommended option for getting around.

See

Do

  • Cocoparra National Park. Cocoparra National Park is a 30-40 minute drive from Griffith. It has small gorges and streams, a welcome relief from the seemingly endless riverine plains to the south west of Griffith. You can visit the main places of interest in half a day or a day but there is camping if you wish to stay longer. (updated Jun 2024)

Wineries

Griffith is home to some of Australia's biggest wine companies including De Bortoli, Calabria Family Wines, McWilliams, Casella Wines and Nugan Estate. A tour of the area gives you an idea of the scale of the Griffith wine industry. 8 or 9 of the local vineyards have wine tastings and cellar door sales.

  • De Bortoli Winery, De Bortoli Rd, Bilbul, ☏ +61 2 6966 0100. 
  • Yarran Wines, Myall Park Yenda. Mon -Sat 10am - 4pm. Has a number of good wines including Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Durif and Botrytis Semillon. Some under $20 per bottle. Wine tasting is free but you can buy a cheese platter if you wish. (updated Sep 2024)

Buy

Eat

Griffith has a great variety of eating places. There are Korean, Indian, Italian and many other cafes.

  • Bagtown Inn Motel, 2 - 4 Blumer Ave, ☏ +61 2 6962 7166. 
  • Griffith Motor Inn, 96 Banna Ave, ☏ +61 2 6962 1800. 
  • La Tavola, 188 Banna Ave, ☏ +61 2 6962 7777. 
  • Bar One88, 188 Banna Ave, ☏ +61 2 6964 8855. 
  • 🌍 Belvedere, Top Block 494 Banna Ave, ☏ +61 2 6962 1488, . An old and simple but authentic Italian restaurant that has been around for nearly 50 years. Pizzas, pasta and gelato. Much of the produce is locally sourced. (updated Sep 2018)
  • La Piccola Grosseria, 444A Bana Ave. Old fashioned Italian Deli. Has generous sized sandwiches with anti pasta filling for $14. (updated Sep 2024)

Drink

Sleep

Backpackers / Hostel

Bed & Breakfast

Caravan Parks

  • Caravan Village - Keith Millard, Mackay Ave, ☏ +61 2 6962 3785. 
  • Showground Caravan Park - Griffith International Hostel, Walla Ave, ☏ +61 2 6964 4236. 
  • Tourist Caravan Park - Robert & Isabelle Gilbert, Willandra Ave, ☏ +61 2 6964 2144. 

Hotels

Motels

Go next

Routes through Griffith
Cobar ← Hillston ←  N  S  → Coleambally → Darlington Point


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