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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Sydney’s new international airport opens next year. But you might have to catch the bus to get there

The Western Sydney international airport terminal
Come December 2026, as travellers head for Western Sydney international airport armed with cut-price tickets to Bali or Phuket, how will they be getting there? Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

On Sydney’s rural fringes, in the suburb of Badgerys Creek, a pristine new airport terminal sits waiting ahead of its expected opening in late 2026.

Stretches of road and rail are being laid out to Western Sydney international airport, 44km west of the city centre, at a combined cost of $19bn to the federal and NSW governments.

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