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Launceston to Sydney

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Launceston to Sydney. From €79.79, fastest 4h 46m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Launceston to Sydney costs €79.79 at the cheapest and takes 4h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 942 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
942 km
Fastest
4h 46m
Average
4h 52m
Services per day
3
Cheapest
€79.79
CO2 per passenger
231.7 kg
Door to door

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.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 55m1h 45m3h 10m€108.11231.7 kg3
  • 4h 55mFastest, by Flight
  • €108.11Cheapest, by Flight
  • 231.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 942 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€79.79
  1. Virgin Australia VA136914:151h 45m16:00Launceston LSTSydney SYD

Door to door 4h 55mCO2 231.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€85.10
  1. Virgin Australia VA485206:011h 45m07:46Launceston LSTSydney SYD

Door to door 4h 55mCO2 231.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€155.90
  1. Virgin Australia VA186307:3059m08:29Launceston LSTMelbourne MEL
  2. NSW TrainLink NS598510:025h 3m15:05North MelbourneNorth Sydney railway station

Changes at Melbourne, with 93 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 32mCO2 136.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

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.

Checking the live timetables.

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 Launceston to Sydney
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Launceston to SydneySunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€250.30€203.69€188.35€137.61€179.50€147.64€178.91€121.68€108.11€110.47€111.06€148.82€114.60€120.50

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €79.79

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Booking window

When to book Launceston to Sydney

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

  1. €93.9590 days
  2. €65.0460 days
  3. €65.0445 days
  4. €72.1230 days
  5. €96.9021 days
  6. €120.5014 days
  7. €178.917 days
  8. €188.353 days
  9. €250.301 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €65.04.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 285 percent. The most expensive point is €250.30, 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.
€250.30€65.041371421304560

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

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €121.68Sun
  2. €108.11Mon
  3. €110.47Tue
  4. €111.06Wed
  5. €148.82Thu
  6. €114.60Fri
  7. €120.50Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €188.35Sep
  2. €95.72Oct
  3. €91.59Nov
  4. €76.25Dec
  5. €88.05Jan
  6. €82.15Feb

The route

LauncestonLauncestonSydneySydney
The journey

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 942 km against 915 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. The gap between arriving and leaving is 93 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 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 Launceston at 06:01 and the last at 14:15, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Launceston

Bus
  • Launceston Regional Transit Centre
Air
  • LST
Ferry
  • Cataract Cruises
  • Tamar River Cruises

Sydney

Rail
  • North Sydney railway station
  • Rookwood railway station, Sydney
  • APM Siding
Bus
  • Parramatta EA
  • UTS Shuttle Bus
Air
  • SYD
Ferry
  • North Sydney
  • Cabarita
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Virgin Australia€79.794h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€60.0075%
Taxes€10.8014%
Supplier fees€7.009%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€79.79100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

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 Launceston 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 Launceston to Sydney?

The fastest journey from Launceston to Sydney takes 4h 46m door to door, of which 1h 45m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 52m, 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 Launceston to Sydney?

The cheapest fare from Launceston to Sydney is €79.79, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €129.65. 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 Launceston to Sydney?

The cheapest way from Launceston to Sydney is by flight, at €108.11 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 55m 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 Launceston to Sydney?

Fares from Launceston to Sydney bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €65.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 285 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Launceston to Sydney?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Launceston to Sydney, at €108.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Launceston to Sydney?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Launceston to Sydney, at €76.25 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 Launceston to Sydney?

1 operators sell services from Launceston to Sydney across 1 mode: 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 Launceston to Sydney?

67 percent of the services we sell from Launceston to Sydney are direct. The rest connect at Melbourne, with about 93 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 Launceston to Sydney use?

Services from Launceston to Sydney by flight leave from Launceston LST 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 Launceston to Sydney?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Launceston 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 Launceston to Sydney on September 12, 2026: 942 km of route against 915 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €79.79, and 4h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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