Griffith

Griffith is a city in the south-western Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. 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.

Get in

By plane

• 🌍 Griffith airport (GFF  ^IATA) (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.

• Regional Express flying from Sydney several times a day.

By train

• NSW Trainlink run a direct train service linking Sydney to Griffith on Saturdays, returning on 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

• McCaffertys/Greyhound Coach Services

By car

Travel Distances Adelaide 797 km Brisbane 1300 km Canberra 350 km Leeton 58 km Melbourne 450 km Narrandera 96 km Sydney 570 km Wagga Wagga 196 km

==Get around==

Car Hire Avis - [phone] Budget - [phone] Europcar - [phone] Thrifty - [phone] Hertz - [phone]

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 and School 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

• 🌍 Griffith Pioneer Park Museum, 1 Remembrance Drive, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Learn about Griffith's wine-making and irrigation history. The Italian section houses artefacts from the earliest Italian immigrants to the region. (updated Sep 2018)

Do

Wineries

• De Bortoli Winery, De Bortoli Rd, Bilbul, ☎ [phone]. 

Buy

Eat

• Bagtown Inn Motel, 2 - 4 Blumer Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith Motor Inn, 96 Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• La Tavola, 188 Banna Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• Bar One88, 188 Banna Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• 🌍 Belvedere, Top Block 494 Banna Ave, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 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)

Drink

• Area Hotel, Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith Motel (Hotel/Motel), Kooyoo Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hotel Victoria, 232 Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Yenda Hotel, Yenda Place, ☎ [phone]. 

Sleep

Backpackers / Hostel

• Alberta Lodge, 87 Canal St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith International Hostel, 112 Binya Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Pioneer Park Shearer's Quarters, Darrell Collins Remembrance Drive, ☎ [phone]. 

Bed & Breakfast

• Corynnia Station, 1823 Carrathool Road, Carrathool, ☎ [phone], [phone]. A pool, tennis court, croquet and pushbikes are all available. 
• Hidden Oasis B&B - Karen French & Ugo Fattore, 2590 Pilloni Road Yoogali, ☎ [phone]. 
• Laines Cottage B&B - Elaine Robinson, 36 Richards St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Pebbles B&B - Rick & Sue Wegner, 27 Gorton Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Somerton Park B&B - Chantelle Krieg, 14 Maegraith Place, ☎ [phone]. 

Caravan Parks

• Caravan Village - Keith Millard, Mackay Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Showground Caravan Park - Griffith International Hostel, Walla Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• Tourist Caravan Park - Robert & Isabelle Gilbert, Willandra Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 

Hotels

• Area Hotel, Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith Motel (Hotel/Motel), Kooyoo Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hotel Victoria, 232 Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Yenda Hotel, Yenda Place, ☎ [phone]. 

Motels

• A-Line Motel, 187- 189 Wakaden Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Acacia Motel - James & Val Browne, Jondaryan Avenue, toll-free: 1800 555 400. 
• 🌍 Exies Bagtown Motel, 2 - 4 Blumer Avenue, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• Citrus Motel - John & Karen Fuller, 71 Jondaryan Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Coro Club Motel - Shaun Mealing, 28 Harward Rd, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith Motel (Hotel/Motel), Kooyoo Street, ☎ [phone]. 
• Griffith Motor Inn - Max & Antionetta O'Brien, 96 Banna Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Kidman Wayside Inn, 54 Jondaryan Ave, ☎ [phone]. Contact Frank Violi or Dominic Restagno. From $130. 
• M.I.A. Motel - John & Margaret Dunnicliff, Mackay Avenue, ☎ [phone]. 
• Yambil Inn Motel - Robin & Carole Hill, 155 Yambil Street, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 

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