Cheapest€72.71
- Virgin Australia VA875014:151h 34m15:49Sunshine Coast MCYSydney SYD
Door to door 4h 44mCO2 208.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Sunshine Coast to Sydney costs €72.71 at the cheapest and takes 4h 39m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 846 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 846 km
- Fastest
- 4h 39m
- Average
- 4h 43m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €72.71
- CO2 per passenger
- 208.1 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 40m | 1h 30m | 3h 10m | €92.77 | 208.1 kg | 3 |
- 4h 40mFastest, by Flight
- €92.77Cheapest, by Flight
- 208.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 846 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€77.43
- Virgin Australia VA323406:011h 30m07:31Sunshine Coast MCYSydney SYD
Door to door 4h 40mCO2 208.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€114.74
- Queensland Rail QR675707:3049m08:19Eudlo railway stationSouth Brisbane railway station
- NSW TrainLink NS812109:595h 9m15:08South Brisbane railway stationNorth Sydney railway station
Changes at Brisbane, with 100 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 8h 22mCO2 27.6 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.
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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €143.18 | €118.98 | €112.93 | €106.88 | €145.38 | €124.48 | €95.88 | €93.13 | €83.23 | €79.93 | €87.63 | €109.08 | €119.53 | €102.48 |
| Flight | €172.42 | €183.63 | €126.99 | €124.63 | €162.39 | €133.48 | €131.12 | €109.88 | €98.08 | €100.44 | €100.44 | €133.48 | €103.98 | €92.77 |
| Train | €212.64 | €205.49 | €149.94 | €166.99 | €224.19 | €193.39 | €181.29 | €159.84 | €118.04 | €112.54 | €160.94 | €201.64 | €151.04 | €125.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €72.71
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When to book Sunshine Coast to Sydney
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €76.6390 days
- €59.7360 days
- €49.1245 days
- €55.1830 days
- €74.4321 days
- €92.7714 days
- €95.887 days
- €112.933 days
- €143.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €49.12.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €143.18, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 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.
- €93.13Sun
- €83.23Mon
- €79.93Tue
- €87.63Wed
- €109.08Thu
- €103.98Fri
- €92.77Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €112.93Sep
- €72.23Oct
- €67.28Nov
- €67.28Dec
- €68.38Jan
- €67.82Feb
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
- 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 846 km against 822 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 Newcastle, Logan City, Brisbane, Gold Coast. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 14 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. 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 Sunshine Coast 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sunshine Coast
Rail
- Eudlo railway station
- Nambour railway station
- Woombye railway station
Bus
- USC station
- SCUH station
Air
- MCY
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 | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia | €72.71 | 4h 39m | 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 | €54.00 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.72 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €72.71 | 100% |
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Baggage storage near North Sydney railway station
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Questions about Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
The fastest journey from Sunshine Coast to Sydney takes 4h 39m door to door, of which 1h 30m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 43m, 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
The cheapest fare from Sunshine Coast to Sydney is €72.71, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €114.31. 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
The cheapest way from Sunshine Coast to Sydney is by flight, at €92.77 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 40m 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
Fares from Sunshine Coast to Sydney bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €49.12. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 191 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sunshine Coast to Sydney, at €79.93. 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sunshine Coast to Sydney, at €67.28 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
1 operators sell services from Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
33 percent of the services we sell from Sunshine Coast to Sydney are direct. The rest connect at Newcastle, Logan City, Brisbane, Gold Coast, with about 64 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney use?
Services from Sunshine Coast to Sydney by flight leave from Sunshine Coast MCY 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney on September 12, 2026: 846 km of route against 822 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €72.71, and 4h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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