Cheapest€88.64
- Virgin Australia VA367806:011h 47m07:48Adelaide ADLCanberra CBR
Door to door 4h 57mCO2 242.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Adelaide to Canberra costs €88.64 at the cheapest and takes 4h 49m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 987 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 987 km
- Fastest
- 4h 49m
- Average
- 4h 54m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €88.64
- CO2 per passenger
- 242.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 57m | 1h 47m | 3h 10m | €112.83 | 242.8 kg | 1 |
- 4h 57mFastest, by Flight
- €112.83Cheapest, by Flight
- 242.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 987 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€164.79
- Great Southern Railway GS510407:304h 47m12:17Adelaide railway stationNorth Melbourne
- NSW TrainLink NS529913:053h 19m16:24North MelbourneCanberra railway station
Changes at Melbourne, with 48 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 9h 38mCO2 37.0 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Adelaide to Canberra | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €228.47 | €242.04 | €185.40 | €177.73 | €167.11 | €187.17 | €161.80 | €146.46 | €162.98 | €126.99 | €112.83 | €115.19 | €116.37 | €131.12 |
| Train | €342.44 | €358.39 | €238.49 | €218.14 | €219.79 | €225.84 | €251.69 | €188.44 | €207.14 | €226.39 | €154.34 | €177.99 | €214.29 | €192.84 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €88.64
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Canberra. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Canberra railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Adelaide to Canberra
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €98.0890 days
- €82.1560 days
- €103.3945 days
- €118.1430 days
- €116.3721 days
- €131.1214 days
- €161.807 days
- €185.403 days
- €228.471 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €82.15.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €228.47, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €126.99Sun
- €112.83Mon
- €115.19Tue
- €116.37Wed
- €131.12Thu
- €146.46Fri
- €162.98Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €167.11Sep
- €113.42Oct
- €105.75Nov
- €109.88Dec
- €91.59Jan
- €85.69Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 987 km against 958 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Melbourne, Melbourne City Centre, Craigieburn, Reservoir. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Adelaide at 06:01 and the last at 06:01, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Adelaide
Rail
- Adelaide railway station
- Adelaide Parklands Terminal
- Port Adelaide railway station
Bus
- Old Reynella Interchange
- Bus interchange
Air
- ADL
Canberra
Rail
- Canberra railway station
- Burbong railway station
- Queanbeyan railway station
Bus
- Canberra Civic Coach Stop
- Cohen Street
Air
- CBR
Who runs this route
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia | €88.64 | 4h 49m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €67.50 | 76% |
| Taxes | €12.15 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €88.64 | 100% |
A day in Canberra hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Canberra railway station
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Adelaide to Canberra
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 it take to get from Adelaide to Canberra?
The fastest journey from Adelaide to Canberra takes 4h 49m door to door, of which 1h 47m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 54m, 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 Adelaide to Canberra?
The cheapest fare from Adelaide to Canberra is €88.64, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €126.99. 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 Adelaide to Canberra?
The cheapest way from Adelaide to Canberra is by Flight, at €112.83 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 57m 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 Adelaide to Canberra?
Fares from Adelaide to Canberra bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €82.15. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 178 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Adelaide to Canberra?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Adelaide to Canberra, at €112.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Adelaide to Canberra?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Adelaide to Canberra, at €85.69 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 service from Adelaide to Canberra?
1 operators sell services from Adelaide to Canberra across 1 modes: Virgin Australia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Adelaide to Canberra?
20 percent of the services we sell from Adelaide to Canberra are direct. The rest connect at Melbourne, Melbourne City Centre, Craigieburn, Reservoir, with about 48 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 Adelaide to Canberra use?
Services from Adelaide to Canberra by Flight leave from Adelaide ADL and arrive at Canberra CBR. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Adelaide to Canberra?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Adelaide to Canberra 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
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Adelaide to Canberra on September 10, 2026: 987 km of route against 958 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €88.64, and 4h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Canberra before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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