Trains to Canberra

14 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

14 places connect to Canberra by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €28.94. Origins run from 187 km away to 469 km, with a median of 457 km.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Canberra

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Canberra, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Sydney to Canberra train€28.942h 30m247 km
Wollongong to Canberra train€31.692h 28m187 km
Melbourne to Canberra train€54.793h 56m466 km
Craigieburn to Canberra train€73.494h 18m454 km
Reservoir to Canberra train€74.044h 20m457 km
Melbourne CBD to Canberra train€75.694h 55m466 km
City of Port Phillip to Canberra train€76.244h 39m469 km
  • 14Places you can arrive from
  • 14Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Canberra is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Canberra railway station

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km214%Wollongong, 187 km
200 to 600 km1286%Sydney, 247 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Canberra that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Australia14100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
NSW TrainLinkNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Canberra

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Canberra

Rail
  • Canberra railway station
  • Burbong railway station
  • Queanbeyan railway station
Leaving

Leaving Canberra

Common questions about Trains to Canberra

Where can I travel to Canberra by Trains from?

14 places connect to Canberra by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 187 km away in a straight line and the furthest 469 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Canberra cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Canberra is €28.94 for one passenger, across 14 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 457 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Canberra take?

The fastest Trains journey into Canberra is 2h 28m door to door. The median origin sits 457 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Canberra?

1 operators run Trains services into Canberra on our network: NSW TrainLink. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Canberra use?

Trains services into Canberra use 3 named terminals, among them Canberra railway station, Burbong railway station, Queanbeyan railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

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.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Canberra

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Canberra?

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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