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Canberra to City of Port Phillip

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Canberra to City of Port Phillip. From €66.89, fastest 4h 26m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Canberra to City of Port Phillip runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:35 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €66.89, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 26m over 540 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 6, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €66.89, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026

€66.89

  • 186%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Canberra

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:35First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 3Services per day
  • 33%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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NSW TrainLink runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.

Buying this trip

Bookaway lists departures for Canberra to City of Port Phillip on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €176.89Mon21
  2. about €146.09Tue22
  3. about €113.64Wed23
  4. about €148.29Thu24
  5. about €140.59Fri25
  6. about €113.64Sat26
  7. about €102.64Sun27
  8. about €69.64Mon28
  9. about €68.54Tue29
  10. about €91.09Wed30
  11. about €101.54Thu1
  12. about €91.64Fri2
  13. about €110.89Sat3
  14. about €91.64Sun4
  15. about €69.64Mon5
  16. about €66.89Tue6
  17. about €77.34Wed7
  18. about €89.44Thu8
  19. about €82.84Fri9
  20. about €84.49Sat10
  21. about €71.84Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into City of Port Phillip. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in City of Port Phillip for the night the train gets in

The search opens on City of Port Phillip with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Canberra to City of Port Phillip

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €98.2490 days
  2. €75.1460 days
  3. €61.9445 days
  4. €65.7930 days
  5. €71.8421 days
  6. €91.6414 days
  7. €102.647 days
  8. €113.643 days
  9. €176.891 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €61.94.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 186 percent. The most expensive point is €176.89, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€176.89€61.94137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Canberra to City of Port Phillip and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

540 km

469 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.

Who lives at each end

367,752112,669

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

AustraliaTasman SeaSydneySydneyAdelaideAdelaideWollongongWollongongBallaratBallaratBendigoBendigoBlue MountainsBlue MountainsWodongaWodongaMilduraMilduraMount GambierMount GambierGoulburnGoulburnGriffithGriffithCronullaCronullaCanberraCanberraCity of Port PhillipCity of Port PhillipMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 540 km against 469 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Wollongong, Sydney. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.

Who runs this route

City of Port Phillip is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in City of Port Phillip

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Canberra to City of Port Phillip

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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

The fastest journey from Canberra to City of Port Phillip takes 4h 26m door to door, of which 3h 42m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 45m, 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

The cheapest fare from Canberra to City of Port Phillip is €66.89, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €91.64. 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

The cheapest way from Canberra to City of Port Phillip is by train, at €66.89 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 26m 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

Fares from Canberra to City of Port Phillip bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €61.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 186 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Canberra to City of Port Phillip, at €68.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Canberra to City of Port Phillip, at €47.64 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

NSW TrainLink publish service areas covering both Canberra and City of Port Phillip, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

33 percent of the services we sell from Canberra to City of Port Phillip are direct. The rest connect at Wollongong, Sydney, with about 56 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip use?

Services from Canberra to City of Port Phillip by train leave from Canberra railway station and arrive at City of Port Phillip station. Allow about 44m 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 Canberra to City of Port Phillip?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Canberra to City of Port Phillip 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

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Canberra to City of Port Phillip on September 20, 2026: 540 km of route against 469 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €66.89, and 4h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in City of Port Phillip is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of City of Port Phillip and across Australia

Day trips that leave City of Port Phillip in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Canberra reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 187 to 3,088 km. City of Port Phillip reaches 11 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 716 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Canberra

  • 17Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 7Operators

Arriving in City of Port Phillip

Leaving City of Port Phillip

  • 11Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 4Operators

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