City of Port Phillip to Canberra 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.
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 City of Port Phillip
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
12Go lists the departures it sells between City of Port Phillip and Canberra.
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NSW TrainLink runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €176.89Mon21
- about €146.09Tue22
- about €113.64Wed23
- about €148.29Thu24
- about €140.59Fri25
- about €113.64Sat26
- about €102.64Sun27
- about €69.64Mon28
- about €68.54Tue29
- about €91.09Wed30
- about €101.54Thu1
- about €91.64Fri2
- about €110.89Sat3
- about €91.64Sun4
- about €69.64Mon5
- about €66.89Tue6
- about €77.34Wed7
- about €89.44Thu8
- about €82.84Fri9
- about €84.49Sat10
- about €71.84Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Canberra for the night the train gets in
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When to book City of Port Phillip to Canberra
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €98.2490 days
- €75.1460 days
- €61.9445 days
- €65.7930 days
- €71.8421 days
- €91.6414 days
- €102.647 days
- €113.643 days
- €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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to City of Port Phillip to Canberra 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 north-east.
Who lives at each end
112,669 → 367,752
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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 Sydney, Wollongong. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Canberra railway station
Most of the points near Canberra railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about City of Port Phillip 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
The fastest journey from City of Port Phillip to Canberra takes 4h 26m door to door, of which 4h 6m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 40m, 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
The cheapest fare from City of Port Phillip to Canberra 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
The cheapest way from City of Port Phillip to Canberra is by train, at €66.89 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 50m 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
Fares from City of Port Phillip to Canberra 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from City of Port Phillip to Canberra, 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from City of Port Phillip to Canberra, 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
NSW TrainLink publish service areas covering both City of Port Phillip and Canberra, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
33 percent of the services we sell from City of Port Phillip to Canberra are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, Wollongong, with about 62 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra use?
Services from City of Port Phillip to Canberra by train leave from City of Port Phillip station and arrive at Canberra railway 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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from City of Port Phillip 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
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 City of Port Phillip to Canberra 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.
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The two ends, compared
City of Port Phillip reaches 11 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 42 to 716 km. Canberra reaches 17 places in 1 countries, from 187 to 3,088 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving City of Port Phillip
- 11Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Canberra
Leaving Canberra
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 7Operators