Cheapest€99.26
- Virgin Australia VA189910:152h 2m12:17Adelaide ADLSydney SYD
Door to door 5h 12mCO2 294.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Adelaide to Sydney costs €99.26 at the cheapest and takes 5h 5m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,197 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,197 km
- Fastest
- 5h 5m
- Average
- 5h 12m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €99.26
- CO2 per passenger
- 294.5 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 | 5h 9m | 1h 59m | 3h 10m | €120.50 | 294.5 kg | 10 |
- 5h 9mFastest, by Flight
- €120.50Cheapest, by Flight
- 294.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,197 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.
Fastest€129.94
- National Jet Express NJ846910:201h 59m12:19Adelaide ADLSydney SYD
Door to door 5h 9mCO2 294.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€224.74
- Great Southern Railway GS784907:305h 39m13:09Adelaide railway stationCraigieburn
- NSW TrainLink NS575314:516h 21m21:12CraigieburnNorth Sydney railway station
Changes at Craigieburn, with 102 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 14h 26mCO2 51.0 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 Sydney | 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 | €250.89 | €223.75 | €209.59 | €147.05 | €144.69 | €161.80 | €191.30 | €143.51 | €168.88 | €149.41 | €129.94 | €120.50 | €136.43 | €167.70 |
| Train | €534.94 | €491.49 | €402.39 | €301.74 | €296.24 | €309.44 | €430.44 | €264.34 | €295.14 | €308.89 | €213.19 | €237.94 | €295.69 | €327.04 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €99.26
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When to book Adelaide to Sydney
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €105.7590 days
- €80.9760 days
- €100.4445 days
- €101.0330 days
- €138.7921 days
- €167.7014 days
- €191.307 days
- €209.593 days
- €250.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €80.97.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 210 percent. The most expensive point is €250.89, 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.
- €149.41Sun
- €129.94Mon
- €120.50Tue
- €136.43Wed
- €167.70Thu
- €143.51Fri
- €168.88Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €144.69Sep
- €116.37Oct
- €95.72Nov
- €94.54Dec
- €98.08Jan
- €85.10Feb
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
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,197 km against 1,162 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 Canberra, Mildura, Reservoir, Craigieburn. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 18:49, across 10 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
Sydney
Rail
- North Sydney railway station
- Rookwood railway station, Sydney
- APM Siding
Bus
- Parramatta EA
- UTS Shuttle Bus
Air
- SYD
Ferry
- North Sydney
- Cabarita
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 National Jet Express | €101.03 |
| Virgin Australia | €99.26 |
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 | €76.50 | 77% |
| Taxes | €13.77 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 7% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €99.26 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near North Sydney railway station
Most of the points near North Sydney railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Adelaide to Sydney
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 Sydney?
The fastest journey from Adelaide to Sydney takes 5h 5m door to door, of which 1h 59m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 12m, 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 Sydney?
The cheapest fare from Adelaide to Sydney is €99.26, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €162.98. 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 Sydney?
The cheapest way from Adelaide to Sydney is by Flight, at €120.50 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 9m 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 Sydney?
Fares from Adelaide to Sydney bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €80.97. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 210 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 Sydney?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Adelaide to Sydney, at €120.50. 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 Sydney?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Adelaide to Sydney, at €85.10 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 Sydney?
2 operators sell services from Adelaide to Sydney across 1 modes: National Jet Express, 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 Sydney?
67 percent of the services we sell from Adelaide to Sydney are direct. The rest connect at Canberra, Mildura, Reservoir, Craigieburn, with about 51 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 Sydney use?
Services from Adelaide to Sydney by Flight leave from Adelaide ADL and arrive at Sydney SYD. 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 Sydney?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Adelaide to Sydney 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 Sydney on September 10, 2026: 1197 km of route against 1162 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €99.26, and 5h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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