Cheapest€32.08
- Transport for New South Wales TN310610:249h 49m20:13Parramatta EABrisbane Coach Terminal
Door to door 10h 33mCO2 19.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Sydney to Brisbane bus
Buses from Sydney to Brisbane start at €38.13 and take 10h 17m at their fastest.
The Buses from Sydney to Brisbane starts at €38.13 and takes 10h 17m door to door, run by 1 operator over 733 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 10h 17mDoor to door
- 9h 33mMoving
- €38.13From
- 19.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for New South Wales | €32.08 | 10h 16m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Sydney to Brisbane
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.1890 days
- €25.4860 days
- €30.4345 days
- €33.7330 days
- €40.8821 days
- €51.3314 days
- €63.987 days
- €66.183 days
- €81.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €25.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 220 percent. The most expensive point is €81.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €45.28Sun
- €38.68Mon
- €38.13Tue
- €41.43Wed
- €51.33Thu
- €46.38Fri
- €47.48Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sydney
Bus
- Parramatta EA
- UTS Shuttle Bus
Brisbane
Bus
- Brisbane Coach Terminal
- South Bank
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 733 km against 733 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sydney at 06:11 and the last at 21:24, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €77.43 | 185.7 kg | 48 |
| Train | 5h 42m | 4h 58m | 44m | €91.09 | 24.2 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 10h 17m | 9h 33m | 44m | €38.13 | 19.8 kg | 12 |
Questions about Sydney to Brisbane
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane take?
The Coach from Sydney to Brisbane takes 10h 17m door to door, of which 9h 33m is spent moving. The route runs 733 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane cost?
The Coach from Sydney to Brisbane starts at €38.13 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €39.23. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane?
1 operators run the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane: Transport for New South Wales. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane use?
The Coach from Sydney to Brisbane leaves from Parramatta EA and arrives at Brisbane Coach Terminal. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Sydney to Brisbane?
Traveling from Sydney to Brisbane by Flight costs €77.43 and takes 4h 32m door to door, against 10h 17m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane?
Fares for the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €25.48. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 220 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane produce?
The Coach from Sydney to Brisbane produces about 19.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 733 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane?
Operators on the Coach from Sydney to Brisbane publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 10h 17m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sydney to Brisbane on September 10, 2026: 733 km of route against 733 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €38.13, and 10h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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