Wagga Wagga flights and travel guide

The location of the Kapooka Army Recruit Training Base, Royal Australian Air Force Base and Charles Sturt University means that there's strong demand for cheap flights to Wagga Wagga all year long.

There's also great demand from the fans of the elite sportsmen and sportswomen who have been inducted into the Sporting Hall of Fame. So great is Wagga Wagga's sporting prowess that it is known as the City of Good Sports and a term - the Wagga Effect - has been coined to explain how the town (and regional towns like it) has produced such an impressive honour roll of athletes.

Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city in New South Wales and capital of the Riverina region. It's a pleasant city, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. Along with lush parks and gardens, museums (Riverina and RAAF) and galleries, it even has a beach, with a wave that rushes along at five o'clock each day.

It's also a great launchpad for further exploration around the Riverina. The Snowy Mountains lie east of Wagga Wagga, Griffith, the wine-producing region, lies to the west.

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Wagga Wagga climate

The climate is temperate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping to the single digits while summertime temperatures can soar to 32 degrees.

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When to fly to Wagga Wagga

Peak Season: 

Wagga Wagga is a defence and university town and families will visit to attend passing-out parades and graduation ceremonies. Peak season times are Christmas and New Year and the school holidays that run to the end of January. Easter and all the long weekends are also high season times. 

Wagga Wagga hosts more than 400 festivals during the year. The Food and Wine Festival takes place in March, the Gold Cup Racing Carnival in May, the Veteran and Vintage Motor Clubs Annual Rally in June, and the Jazz and Blues Festival in September. Henty Field Days, a three-day exhibition of agricultural machinery, also takes place in September and the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Show is held at the end of September/start of October. 

Off Season: 

Due to the university, training base, RAAF and festivals, Wagga Wagga does not have an low season.

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Getting into town Wagga Wagga

At Wagga Wagga Airport, there are several rental-car companies including Avis, Hertz and Budget. Airport shuttle buses and taxis are available too. A taxi ride into Wagga Wagga takes about 15 minutes and costs about $30.

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Getting around Wagga Wagga

A car is essential if you're going to explore the Riverina area. Busabout Wagga Wagga services operate throughout the city area with extensions to Estella and Forest Hill.

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Wagga Wagga insider information

• The Botanic Gardens has a zoo, aviary and miniature railway as well as 20 hectares of gardens. 
• Victory Memorial Gardens and Lake Albert are popular with locals. 
• The Wiradjuri Walking Track follows a 30km trail around the city. It takes in the Murrumbidgee River, Williams Hill, Silvalite Reserve and Pomingalarna Park. 
• The Wagga Wagga Court House is one of Wagga Wagga's most historic buildings. Robert Cotterell, the bushranger known as Blue Cap and James Kelly (Ned's younger brother) were tried and sentenced there. Other notable buildings are the Union Club Hotel (1850s), the railway station (1880s), Wagga South Public School (1890s). 
• Movies by Moonlight is the outdoor cinema in Wagga Wagga. During the summer months, movies are shown on the gigantic inflatable movie screen, in the Botanic Gardens. 
• Wagga Wagga Art Gallery houses the largest national public collection of Australian "studio" glass and has approximately 400 works. 
• The Charles Sturt University Winery and Cheese Factory is open between 11am and 5pm on weekdays and 11-4 at weekends. Admission is free, but bookings are required. A little sweeter, the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory is situated in the historic Junee Flour Mill, about a 30-minute drive from Wagga Wagga. 
• The Sporting Hall of Fame is located at the Museum of the Riverina's Botanical Gardens' site on Baden Powell Drive. Admission is free.

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Wagga Wagga airports

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