Traffic Impact FAQ

Road closures begin as early as 3:30am around Hyde Park and progressively expand along the course throughout the morning. Closure times vary depending on location, with roads reopening progressively after participants have passed through. Check the Traffic Impact page below or City2Surf app before travelling.

Local access is maintained at selected crossover points before the course fully closes. However, access times vary by location and some areas may have no vehicle access once the event is underway. Residents are encouraged to plan ahead and, where possible, move vehicles outside the course area before race day.

Roads around Bondi Beach will be heavily impacted, with closures in place until approximately 4:00pm. Public transport is strongly recommended, and visitors should allow extra travel time due to increased pedestrian traffic and event-related transport changes.

Many navigation apps will display road closures, but information may not always be immediate or complete. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, refer to the City2Surf Traffic Impact page, the interactive road closure map, or Live Traffic NSW.

Possibly. Many roads surrounding the course are impacted by detours, clearways, traffic management and increased congestion. Even if your street is not directly on the route, you should check the Traffic Impact map before travelling to understand any local access restrictions

Major roads along and surrounding the 14km course from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach will be closed.

  • Roads around Hyde Park near the start line will close from as early as 3:30am
  • Roads between the City and Edgecliff will close from 6am
  • Roads around Bondi Beach near the finish area will close from 6am
  • Roads between Double Bay and North Bondi will close from 7am
  • Roads in Bondi Junction will close from 9am

Road will progressively reopen from the City at 11:30am. Roads are expected to be open by 12pm in Edgecliff, 1pm in Rose Bay, 2pm in Vaucluse/Dover Heights and 4pm at Bondi Beach/Bondi Junction.

Refer to the interactive map below for more specific road closure times and locations. You can also visit livetraffic.com for a detailed listing.

To ensure the event course is clear of vehicles special event clearway parking restrictions will be in effect on both sides of the 14km course and on detour routes and streets surrounding the course. See details below.

 

Key Road Closures

  • Sydney CBD – 3.30am to 12pm: sections of College Street, Macquarie Street, Park Street, St James Road, William Street and other surrounding streets.
  • Woolloomooloo to Edgecliff – 6am to 12pm: William Street from the city through to New South Head Road at New Beach Road, sections of Bayswater Road and the eastbound lanes of the Cross City Tunnel
    • No access to the city via New South Head Road west of Ocean Street until 12pm; use the alternative route via Oxford Street.
    • Cross City Tunnel closed eastbound: westbound access to the Cross City Tunnel and Craigend Street is maintained via McLachlan Avenue at Rushcutters Bay.
    • From the Eastern Distributor: there is no access to William Street or to the westbound lanes of the Cross City Tunnel
  • Edgecliff to Rose Bay – 7am to 1pm: New South Head Road from Neild Avenue to Dover Road, and sections of Balfour Road, New Beach Road,  O’Sullivan Road and Wolseley Road.
  • Rose Bay to North Bondi – 7am to 2pm: New South Head Road from Dover Road to Old South Head Road, Old South Head Road from New South Head Road to Oceanview Avenue, Military Road from Old South Head Road to Blair Street, and sections of Blair Street and Oceanview Avenue. Military Road from Lancaster Road to Blake Street will be closed from 5am, along with the eastbound lanes from Old South Head Road to Wilfield Avenue.
  • Bondi Beach – 6am and 4pm: Campbell Parade – from Blair Street to Hall Street from 6am and from Hall Street to Francis Street from 7am, Military Road from Blair Street to Hastings Parade, and sections of Beach Road, Curlewis Street and Lamrock Avenue. Sections of Bondi Road, Wairoa Avenue, Hastings Parade, Francis Street and other local streets will also be closed from 7am.
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive from Saturday 8 August: there will be restricted access from 1am to 1pm on Saturday 8 August, followed by a full closure from 1pm Saturday 8 August until 4pm Sunday 9 August.
  • Bondi Junction – 9am to 4pm: sections of Bronte Road, Grafton Street, Grosvenor Street and Oxford Street around Bondi Junction.

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Special event clearways

To ensure the event course is clear of vehicles special event clearway parking restrictions will be in effect on both sides of the 14km course and on detour routes and streets surrounding the course.

Special event clearways are strict no-parking zones which apply to all vehicle types, and to local residents and TfNSW Mobility Scheme Permit holders.

Check signs carefully on the day and the night before as vehicles left in signposted clearways will be towed and a fee applies. If your vehicle is towed, you can search your vehicle registration at the Find My Car website to find its new location, or alternatively call 132 701 to speak to an operator.

Clearway times and locations:


Saturday 8 August (night before event) from 7pm:

  • Rose Bay: Eastern side of O’Sullivan Road between Latimer Road to Old South Head Road until 3pm Sunday 9 August.

Sunday 9 August (event day) from 1am:

  • Sydney CBD to Rose Bay – 1am to 12pm: sections of Castlereagh Street, Clarence Street, College Street, Elizabeth Street, Hunter Street, Macquarie Street, Park Street, Phillip Street, Prince Albert Road, St James Road, Wentworth Avenue and other surrounding streets; on sections of local streets in Darlinghurst and on both sides of William Street / New South Head Road from College Street in the city to Dover Road in Rose Bay.
  • Rose Bay to North Bondi – 1am to 4pm: on both sides of New South Head Road, Old South Head Road, Military Road.
  • Bondi and North Bondi – 1am to 4pm: on both sides of Campbell Parade, Bondi Road from Old South Head Road to Sandridge Street, Old South Head Road from Syd Einfeld Drive to Blair Street.
  • Bondi Beach – 1am to 4pm: both sides of Campbell Parade, Queen Elizabeth Road, Bondi Road, Old South Head Road from Bondi Road to O’Sullivan Road, and on sections of other streets around the beach including Curlewis Street, Gould Street, Hall Street, Lamrock Avenue, Sandridge Street, Wairoa Avenue;
  • Bondi Junction – 1am to 4pm: on sections of Oxford Street and Bronte Road; and on a section of Edgecliff Road in Woollarah.  

 

Local Access Points

Crossover points along the course will be maintained for local access until the times stated below, after these times no vehicle access is available until roads have reopened.

Residents located between the course and the coastline are encouraged to park the vehicle the day before on the other side of the course to avoid road closures. Remember to check signs when parking as special event clearways will be in effect.

Vehicle crossover points:

  • Potts Point/Darlinghurst: Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road are a two-way crossover points open throughout the event.
  • Darling Point: Southbound exit only from New Beach Road to Neild Avenue until 7am.
  • Double Bay to Edgecliff: Southbound exit only from Ocean Avenue to Ocean Street until 7.10am. No entry after 7am.
  • Double Bay to Bellevue Hill: Southbound exit only from Cross Street to Bellevue Road at New South Head Road until 7.10am. No entry after 7am.
  • Vaucluse/Rose Bay: Towns Road/Vaucluse Road at New South Head Road is a two-way crossover point until 7.10am.
  • Vaucluse/Watsons Bay: Southbound exit only from Old South Head Road at New South Head Road until 7.10am.
  • North Bondi/Bondi Beach: One-way exit only from Brighton Boulevard and Ramsgate Avenue at Campbell Parade until 7am. No entry after 6am.

Local Access Arrangements

  • Bondi Road: Local residents are strongly encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel on Bondi Road – the road will be heavily congested with hundreds of buses transporting thousands of participants between the Beach and the Junction. Residents north of Bondi Road should use Old South Head Road to enter or exit the area via Blair Street. Residents south of Bondi Road should use Birrell Street.
  • Bondi Beach: Local access for properties at Bondi Beach will be maintained via one-way traffic only via Curlewis, Gould and Hall streets. Properties between Lamrock Avenue and Hall Street exit onto Hall Street only, no access to or from Lamrock Avenue.
  • Dover Heights: Managed access for properties on Military Road between Lancaster Road and Blake Street from 5am to 7am only.
  • Cross City Tunnel westbound: Access to the Cross City Tunnel and Craigend Street (westbound direction only) is maintained via McLachlan Avenue at Rushcutters Bay. The tunnel will be closed eastbound until 12pm.

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