Sydney to Perth

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Sydney to Perth. From €270.36, fastest 7h 50m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Sydney to Perth costs €270.36 at the cheapest and takes 7h 50m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 3,389 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
3,389 km
Fastest
7h 50m
Average
8h 10m
Services per day
10
Cheapest
€270.36
CO2 per passenger
501.6 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
Flight8h 9m4h 59m3h 10m€329.36501.6 kg8
  • 8h 9mFastest, by Flight
  • €329.36Cheapest, by Flight
  • 501.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 3,389 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€270.36
  1. Virgin Australia VA918311:355h 10m16:45Sydney SYDPerth PER

Door to door 8h 20mCO2 501.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€347.06
  1. Virgin Australia VA366717:084h 59m22:07Sydney SYDPerth PER

Door to door 8h 9mCO2 501.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€350.69
  1. NSW TrainLink NS232207:301h 59m09:29North Sydney railway stationCanberra railway station
  2. Virgin Australia VA869210:564h 36m15:32Canberra CBRPerth PER

Changes at Canberra, with 87 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 59mCO2 478.9 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.

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 Sydney to Perth
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sydney to PerthThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€785.19€830.84€751.09€484.34€552.54€534.39€563.54€579.49€394.14€464.54€500.84€311.64€361.69€385.34
Flight€777.76€606.66€629.67€494.56€445.59€443.23€492.79€421.99€390.13€436.15€434.38€345.29€329.36€388.36

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €270.36

The trip ends at Perth railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Perth for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Perth railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Sydney to Perth

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

  1. €255.6190 days
  2. €246.1760 days
  3. €276.2645 days
  4. €261.5130 days
  5. €294.5521 days
  6. €385.3414 days
  7. €492.797 days
  8. €629.673 days
  9. €777.761 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €246.17.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 216 percent. The most expensive point is €777.76, 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.
€777.76€246.171371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 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. €434.38Sun
  2. €311.64Mon
  3. €329.36Tue
  4. €385.34Wed
  5. €421.99Thu
  6. €390.13Fri
  7. €436.15Sat
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. €443.23Sep
  2. €317.56Oct
  3. €269.18Nov
  4. €277.44Dec
  5. €247.94Jan
  6. €213.13Feb

The route

SydneySydneyPerthPerth
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
60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 3,389 km against 3,290 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 Adelaide, Launceston, Melbourne, Canberra. 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. 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 Sydney at 06:01 and the last at 17:08, across 8 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.

Sydney

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

Perth

Rail
  • Perth railway station
  • East Perth railway station
  • Perth Stadium railway station
Bus
  • Perth Busport
  • Perth Busport Zone A
Air
  • PER
Ferry
  • Mends Street Jetty
  • Elizabeth Quay Ferry Terminal
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.
OperatorFromFastest
Scoot€282.167h 51m
Virgin Australia€270.367h 50m
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€221.5082%
Taxes€39.8715%
Supplier fees€7.003%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€270.36100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Perth well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Perth railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Sydney to Perth

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 Sydney to Perth?

The fastest journey from Sydney to Perth takes 7h 50m door to door, of which 4h 59m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 8h 10m, 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 Sydney to Perth?

The cheapest fare from Sydney to Perth is €270.36, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €457.98. 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 Sydney to Perth?

The cheapest way from Sydney to Perth is by Flight, at €329.36 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 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 Sydney to Perth?

Fares from Sydney to Perth bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €246.17. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 216 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 Sydney to Perth?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Perth, at €311.64. 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 Sydney to Perth?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sydney to Perth, at €213.13 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 Sydney to Perth?

2 operators sell services from Sydney to Perth across 1 modes: Scoot, 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 Sydney to Perth?

60 percent of the services we sell from Sydney to Perth are direct. The rest connect at Adelaide, Launceston, Melbourne, Canberra, 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 Sydney to Perth use?

Services from Sydney to Perth by Flight leave from Sydney SYD and arrive at Perth PER. 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 Sydney to Perth?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Sydney to Perth 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 Sydney to Perth on September 9, 2026: 3389 km of route against 3290 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €270.36, and 7h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Perth afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Perth and across Australia

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