Travel to Sydney
Every way to reach Sydney: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Sydney is reachable from 84 places across 25 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 56 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 16 km away.
How people reach Sydney
Every mode that actually calls at Sydney, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 40 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 733 km | 3 |
| Coach | 18 | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 733 km | 1 |
| Flight | 134 | €32.00 | 3h 54m | 12,500 km | 51 |
| Ferry | 4 | €11.88 | 2h 21m | 20 km | 1 |
- 84Places you can arrive from
- 84Places you can leave for
- 25Countries
- 56Operators
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 22 | 11% | Auburn, 16 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 36 | 18% | Orange, 206 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 47 | 24% | Gold Coast, 686 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 91 | 46% | Townsville, 1681 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Sydney that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 115 | 61% |
| China | 21 | 11% |
| New Zealand | 8 | 4% |
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 4 | 2% |
| Vietnam | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 2 | 1% |
| Fiji | 2 | 1% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 1% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1% |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1% |
| New Caledonia | 2 | 1% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1% |
| Philippines | 2 | 1% |
| Qatar | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Sydney
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sydney
- North Sydney railway station
- Rookwood railway station, Sydney
- APM Siding
- Parramatta EA
- UTS Shuttle Bus
- SYD
- North Sydney
- Cabarita
The cheapest journeys into Sydney
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast to Sydney bus | €10.07 | 1h 41m | 51 km |
| Wollongong to Sydney bus | €10.07 | 1h 54m | 68 km |
| Newcastle to Sydney bus | €11.73 | 2h 42m | 117 km |
| Wollongong to Sydney train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 68 km |
| Central Coast to Sydney train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 51 km |
| Auburn to Sydney ferry | €11.88 | 2h 21m | 16 km |
| Parramatta to Sydney ferry | €11.88 | 2h 30m | 20 km |
| Blue Mountains to Sydney train | €13.54 | 1h 28m | 83 km |
| Canberra to Sydney bus | €15.03 | 4h 3m | 247 km |
| Newcastle to Sydney train | €20.14 | 1h 46m | 117 km |
| Maitland to Sydney train | €22.34 | 1h 51m | 130 km |
| Canberra to Sydney flight | €32.00 | 3h 54m | 247 km |
| Orange to Sydney train | €32.24 | 2h 24m | 206 km |
| Canberra to Sydney train | €32.79 | 2h 30m | 247 km |
| Brisbane to Sydney bus | €37.58 | 10h 24m | 733 km |
| Gold Coast to Sydney bus | €38.13 | 9h 46m | 686 km |
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Popular journeys to Sydney
Common questions about Travel to Sydney
How can I get to Sydney?
Sydney is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 84 places, across 25 countries, on services run by 56 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Sydney?
The cheapest way into Sydney is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 84 origins we sell into Sydney over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Sydney?
The fastest journey into Sydney is by Train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 16 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Sydney have?
Sydney has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are North Sydney railway station, Rookwood railway station, Sydney, APM Siding. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Sydney from within 200 km?
22 of the routes we sell into Sydney start within 200 km. The nearest is Auburn, 16 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Sydney in Australia?
Sydney connects to 84 places on our network across 25 countries, the furthest of them 12,500 km away in a straight line. Australia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in Australia
The wider region
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Sydney are the half people leave until last.
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Day trips that leave Sydney in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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