Christmas Vacation \ New Year Special Event Services Routes 686 , 686G , 696 special variant.

There are additional services running across the days \ evenings in Katoomba.

Saturday 27th December – Tuesday 30th December 2025 &
Friday 2nd January – Tuesday 6th January 2026

9:33 -17:40
Additional Daytime Services – 7minute frequency overall Ex Carrington interchange, Scenic World , Echo Point to Katoomba.
(20minute 686 / 20minute 686G / 20minute 696 special variant set of services)

686 / 696 special variant services every 8 minutes overall from Echo Point (3 Sisters) to Katoomba Skyway \ Prince Henry Cliff Walk (Night-Lit Bush Walk) \ Katoomba Falls Kiosk \ Scenic World.

17:50 – 18:50
Additional Evening Services – 10 minute frequency overall Ex Carrington interchange. Scenic World, Echo Point to Katoomba.
(30minute 686 / 30minute 686G / 30minute 696 set of services)

686 / 696 special variant services every 11-19 minutes overall from Echo Point (3 Sisters) to Prince Henry Cliff Walk (Night-Lit Bush Walk) / Katoomba Falls Kiosk / Scenic World.

19:00 -21:00
Late Evening Services – 30minute frequency overall Ex Carrington Interchange
(30minute 686G)

All the main attractions are serviced via the routes:

– 686G via Aquatic Centre (alight for short walk to Catalina Park), BM Planetary Health Centre , Scenic World, Katoomba Falls , Maple Grove Park, Echo Point (3 Sisters), to Katoomba.

– 686 via Echo Point (3 Sisters), Katoomba Skyway, Prince Henry Cliff Walk, Katoomba Falls, Scenic World, Katoomba Falls , Maple Grove Park, Echo Point (3 Sisters), to Katoomba.

– 696 (Special Variant) via Clissold St, Duff St, Emily St, Merriwa St (alight for short walk to Fern Bower \ Leura Cascades), Ada St, Darley St, Echo Point (3 Sisters), Katoomba Skyway, Prince Henry Cliff Walk, Katoomba Falls, Scenic World, Katoomba Falls , Maple Grove Park, Echo Point (3 Sisters), to Katoomba.

All services are OPAL \ credit card enabled (cashless based service).

All of our services are tracked via Anytrip providing real time trip tracking \ next trip details across the OPAL network for all modes of transport.
https://anytrip.com.au/region/nsw

Plan your trip via the 131500 trip planner \ apps.
https://transportnsw.info/trip#/trip