What to know about Coffs Harbour
- In February 2025 the City of Coffs Harbour announced an upgrade of the CBD bus interchange on Park Avenue to make it more attractive and safer for users, due for delivery by mid-2026.Source: City of Coffs Harbour
- The NHVR standard hours let a solo driver of a fatigue-regulated bus work no more than 7 1/2 hours in any 8 hour period, with 30 minutes of rest time taken in blocks of 15 continuous minutes.Source: National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
- Under an agreement signed on 31 May 2021, the City of Coffs Harbour secured a private investor to lease, operate and grow Coffs Harbour Airport on a 50-year lease with an option to extend for 49 more years.Source: City of Coffs Harbour
- In NSW the Point to Point Transport Commission regulates passenger services in any vehicle with 12 seats or less, a count that includes the driver.Source: Transport for NSW
- The Coffs Harbour Significant Urban Area had 74,195 people at the 2021 Census.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Long days on the Coffs Coast
A sports carnival, a wedding with photos at the beaches north of town or a run down to Port Macquarie can keep a driver busy for hours. Under the national standard hours, a solo driver of a fatigue-regulated bus can work no more than 7 1/2 hours in any 8 hour period and must take 30 minutes of rest in blocks of 15 continuous minutes (National Heavy Vehicle Regulator). If your Coffs Harbour group has a full day planned, share the timings in your request so the operator can build the breaks in.
The city centre and the airport
In February 2025 the City of Coffs Harbour announced a makeover of the CBD bus interchange on Park Avenue, aimed at making it more attractive and safer for users and due for delivery by mid-2026 (City of Coffs Harbour). Works around an interchange can shift kerb space, so check the pickup point for a Coffs Harbour CBD start.
For flights, the council secured a private investor to lease, operate and grow Coffs Harbour Airport under an agreement signed on 31 May 2021, a 50-year lease with an option of 49 more years (City of Coffs Harbour). If your group is flying in, ask the charter operator how they will meet you off the flight.
Minibus or bus: who regulates it in NSW
In NSW the seat count decides the regulator. The Point to Point Transport Commission regulates passenger services in any vehicle with 12 seats or less, counting the driver, while a business running a public passenger bus service must be accredited by Transport for NSW (Transport for NSW). It is worth asking which applies to the vehicle quoted for your Coffs Coast trip.
Requests come from Corindi Beach and Woolgoolga down to Sawtell, Toormina and Bonville. Send a request for your Coffs Harbour trip with the date and pickup point.
Coffs Harbour charter hire: questions
Which towns does the Coffs Harbour hub cover?
Coffs Harbour itself plus Sawtell, Toormina, Boambee, Korora, Moonee Beach, Emerald Beach, Woolgoolga, Arrawarra and Corindi Beach.
Can a minibus meet our group at Coffs Harbour Airport?
Put the flight number, arrival time and group size in your request. The airport is leased to and run by a private operator, so ask the Coffs Harbour charter operator about the current pick-up arrangements at the terminal.