Getting to Joeys
The College is well-connected to all areas of Sydney and further afield, with frequent private and public transport services available.
For further details on connections and applications for travel cards or passes, please visit the Transport page.
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By College bus service
The College has three dedicated daily return services from the Eastern Suburbs, the Lower Northern Beaches and the Upper Northern Beaches (from Mona Vale through St Ives, Lindfield Station and North Ryde Station).
The College also operates a weekly Sunday evening bus from the Southern Highlands.
Applications for a place on the College Bus Service are strictly limited and subject to availability. Parents must book a seat for their son(s) as applicable on the bus service required.
There is a cost to parents for using these services.
By public bus
Sydney Buses provides several routes that connect the College across Sydney.
ROUTE 506: This is the most convenient since it travels along Ryde Road, past the front gates of the College. In the city, it can be boarded at Town Hall House, Druitt St and Town Hall Station, Park St.
ROUTES 500 and 501: These buses travel along Victoria Road and require about a 15-minute walk to the College. They can be boarded from Sydney CBD and Central Station. It is best to alight at the Manning Road bus stop. Each service is quite frequent with about 10 minutes between buses during peak hours and 20 minutes during off peak hours.
ROUTE 536: Chatswood Station – Hunters Hill: Travels along Ryde Road and can be alighted from Ryde Road (opposite Figtree Rd), next to the front gates. During peak hours it departs at 15-minute intervals and during off peak hours it operates at 30 minute intervals.
ROUTE 538: Woolwich – Hunters Hill.
Detailed information on school bus routes and timetables to and from St Joseph’s College can be found via the Transport NSW website.
By train
Trains to Chatswood or Meadowbank stations and then pick up Sydney Buses route 536.
Boarders: Boarders are entitled to free travel home within NSW.
Many boarders travel to and from St Joseph’s College on TrainLink Services. Students are either collected at the College gates or depart from Central Station and are usually dropped off at the railway station closest to their home destination. On return trips, students are dropped off at the College gates if travelling by coach, or at Central Station if travelling by train. A College bus is used to meet most trains on the inbound trip and to transport students to Central Station on the outbound trip.
Please note that Country and rural Boarding students require a Boarders Pass to receive free travel on NSW TrainLink Regional Services and long distance coach services. Application forms are available from the Student Services office.
By ferry
Ferry services operate from Wharf 5 at Circular Quay to Valentia Street Wharf and Huntleys Point (Gladesville) Wharf.
From Valentia Street Wharf Bus Route 538 provides a connecting service that travels along Ryde Road past the front gates of the College.