Canberra to Darwin

The fastest journey from Canberra to Darwin takes 9h 25m door to door, of which 6h 53m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 10h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from Canberra to Darwin is €256.64, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €426.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from Canberra to Darwin is by train, at €256.64 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 55m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

The fastest way from Canberra to Darwin is by train, at 9h 55m door to door. Only 6h 53m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 2m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €256.64.

Fares from Canberra to Darwin bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €244.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 328 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Canberra to Darwin, at €311.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Canberra to Darwin, at €239.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

3 operators sell services from Canberra to Darwin across 2 modes: Hi Fly (5K), NSW TrainLink, Virgin Australia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

0 percent of the services we sell from Canberra to Darwin are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Travelling from Canberra to Darwin by flight produces about 769.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 962.0 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Services from Canberra to Darwin by train leave from Canberra railway station and arrive at Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin DRW. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

1 of the 3 operators we sell from Canberra to Darwin allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.