Ferries in Australia
16 routes and 3 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 16 Ferries routes in Australia, serving 6 places through 3 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 43 km.
Ferries in Australia, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 16Routes we sell
- 6Places served
- 3Operators
- 16Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 43 kmMedian route
- 378 kmLongest route
- 0Countries
The busiest Ferries routes in Australia
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong to Melbourne ferry | €11.88 | 3h 57m | 65 km |
| Melbourne to Geelong ferry | €11.88 | 3h 51m | 65 km |
| Auburn to Sydney ferry | €11.88 | 2h 22m | 16 km |
| Sydney to Auburn ferry | €11.88 | 2h 24m | 16 km |
| Parramatta to Sydney ferry | €11.88 | 2h 28m | 20 km |
| Sydney to Parramatta ferry | €11.88 | 2h 29m | 20 km |
| Devonport to Geelong ferry | €36.64 | 13h 38m | 378 km |
| Geelong to Devonport ferry | €36.64 | 13h 21m | 378 km |
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Sydney and elsewhere in Australia. None of it is ours to sell.

Anything to book in Sydney before you go?
Day trips that leave Sydney in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 75% | Auburn, 16 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 25% | Devonport, 378 km |
Ferry destinations
Common questions about Ferries in Australia
What Ferries routes are there in Australia?
We sell 16 Ferries routes in Australia, serving 6 places, run by 3 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Ferries tickets in Australia cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare in Australia is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 16 routes we sell there. The median route runs 43 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of Australia by Ferries?
0 of the Ferries routes we sell touching Australia cross a border and 16 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Ferries services in Australia?
3 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in Australia: Port Phillip Ferries, Transdev Sydney Ferries, TT-Line. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Ferries route in Australia?
The longest Ferries route we sell touching Australia runs from Devonport to Geelong, 378 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 43 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The journey ends at North Sydney railway station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

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