Sydney to City of Port Phillip runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:47 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €90.54, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 19m over 824 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €90.54, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€90.54
- 174%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Sydney
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:47First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Sydney and City of Port Phillip.
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NSW TrainLink runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Sydney to City of Port Phillip on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €202.74Mon21
- about €174.69Tue22
- about €171.94Wed23
- about €225.29Thu24
- about €170.29Fri25
- about €172.49Sat26
- about €155.99Sun27
- about €105.39Mon28
- about €103.74Tue29
- about €137.84Wed30
- about €142.24Thu1
- about €129.59Fri2
- about €135.64Sat3
- about €112.54Sun4
- about €90.54Mon5
- about €94.94Tue6
- about €100.44Wed7
- about €111.44Thu8
- about €118.04Fri9
- about €126.29Sat10
- about €108.14Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into City of Port Phillip. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in City of Port Phillip for the night the train gets in
The search opens on City of Port Phillip with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Sydney to City of Port Phillip
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €128.4990 days
- €91.6460 days
- €81.1945 days
- €74.0430 days
- €108.1421 days
- €112.5414 days
- €155.997 days
- €171.943 days
- €202.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €74.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 174 percent. The dearest point is €202.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Sydney to City of Port Phillip and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
824 km
716 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
5,638,830 → 112,669
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 824 km against 716 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Tuggeranong, Wollongong, Canberra. The gap between arriving and leaving is 91 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
City of Port Phillip is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in City of Port Phillip
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Sydney to City of Port Phillip
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
The fastest journey from Sydney to City of Port Phillip takes 6h 19m door to door, of which 6h 18m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 43m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
The cheapest fare from Sydney to City of Port Phillip is €90.54, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €138.94. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
The cheapest way from Sydney to City of Port Phillip is by train, at €90.54 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 2m 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.
When should I book Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
Fares from Sydney to City of Port Phillip bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €74.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 174 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sydney to City of Port Phillip, at €103.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Sydney to City of Port Phillip, at €71.84 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.
Who runs services from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
NSW TrainLink publish service areas covering both Sydney and City of Port Phillip, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
25 percent of the services we sell from Sydney to City of Port Phillip are direct. The rest connect at Tuggeranong, Wollongong, Canberra, with about 91 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Sydney to City of Port Phillip use?
Services from Sydney to City of Port Phillip by train leave from North Sydney railway station and arrive at City of Port Phillip station. Allow about 44m 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.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Sydney to City of Port Phillip?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Sydney to City of Port Phillip 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.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sydney to City of Port Phillip on 20 September 2026: 824 km of route against 716 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €90.54, and 6h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in City of Port Phillip is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of City of Port Phillip and across Australia
Day trips that leave City of Port Phillip in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Sydney reaches 84 places in 25 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 12,500 km. City of Port Phillip reaches 11 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 716 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Sydney
- 84Places you can leave for
- 25Countries
- 57Operators
Arriving in City of Port Phillip
Leaving City of Port Phillip
- 11Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators