Trains in Australia
768 routes and 9 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
We sell 768 Trains routes in Australia, serving 46 places through 9 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 290 km.
Trains in Australia, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 768Routes we sell
- 46Places served
- 9Operators
- 768Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 290 kmMedian route
- 1,180 kmLongest route
- 0Countries
The busiest Trains routes in Australia
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Sydney are the half people leave until last.
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 Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 320 | 42% | Berwick, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 244 | 32% | Tuggeranong, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 204 | 27% | Brisbane, 602 km |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in Australia
What Trains routes are there in Australia?
We sell 768 Trains routes in Australia, serving 46 places, run by 9 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 Trains tickets in Australia cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in Australia is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 768 routes we sell there. The median route runs 290 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 Trains?
0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Australia cross a border and 768 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 Trains services in Australia?
9 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Australia: Great Southern Railway, Metro Trains Melbourne, NSW TrainLink, NSW Trains, Queensland Rail. 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 Trains route in Australia?
The longest Trains route we sell touching Australia runs from Cairns to Hervey Bay, 1,180 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 290 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
Sydney is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Sydney?
Filter by neighbourhood and by price per night, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a taxi.
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