Bemboka is a small town of 589 (2021) in the upper regions of the Sapphire Coast in southeastern New South Wales. It serves as a gateway to passer-by travellers and those headed to nearby national parks.

Get in

By coach (bus)

NSW Trainlink coaches make a stop at Bemboka from Canberra via Cooma or Eden via Bega. A trip from Canberra Railway Station takes 3 hours costing $25.73 (May 2024). From Bega, a 30-minute ride costs $4.98 and the 1.5-hour ride from Eden costs $11.62.

By car

Bemboka is on the Snowy Mountains Hwy (B72). By car, the trip takes 30 minutes west from Bega, and an hour southeast from Cooma (via Nimmitabel). There are some very sharp bends right to the west of the town, but don't stress out over the bends – even the coach can make those bends.

See

• 1 Old Bemboka Butter Factory, 2712 Snowy Mountains Hwy, ☏ +61 414 313 539, oldbembokabf@gmail.com. Daily 9AM–8PM. A factory formerly run by a family estate back when this region was far more agricultural and industrial. The factory has since been preserved, and is perhaps the last remianing sign of the area's timey past. (updated May 2024)

Other than the old butter factory, the SE Forest National Park and Wadbilliga National Park are both relatively nearby.

Eat

• 1 Bemboka Pie Shop, 82 Loftus St, ☏ +61 2 6493 0276. Budget pie shop. (updated May 2024)

Drink and sleep

• 1 Bemboka Hotel, Loftus St, ☏ +61 2 6493 0202. Bar, pub and hotel. (updated May 2024)

Go next

Routes via Bemboka

Cooma ← Nimmitabel ←

NW B72 E

→ Bega