Fastest€36.09
- NSW TrainLink NS767120:181h 47m22:05Canberra railway stationNorth Sydney railway station
Door to door 2h 31mCO2 8.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Canberra to Sydney train
Trains from Canberra to Sydney start at €32.24 and take 2h 31m at their fastest.
The Trains from Canberra to Sydney starts at €32.24 and takes 2h 31m door to door, run by 1 operator over 247 km, with around 7 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 31mDoor to door
- 1h 47mMoving
- €32.24From
- 8.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW TrainLink | €27.84 | 2h 28m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Canberra to Sydney
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €10.6360 days
- €11.7345 days
- €13.3830 days
- €15.0321 days
- €18.8814 days
- €25.487 days
- €22.733 days
- €30.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 186 percent. The most expensive point is €30.43, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €18.88Sun
- €15.58Mon
- €15.58Tue
- €16.68Wed
- €19.43Thu
- €18.88Fri
- €18.33Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Canberra
Rail
- Canberra railway station
- Burbong railway station
- Queanbeyan railway station
Sydney
Rail
- North Sydney railway station
- Rookwood railway station, Sydney
- APM Siding
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 247 km against 247 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Canberra at 06:08 and the last at 20:18, across 7 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 31m | 1h 47m | 44m | €32.24 | 8.2 kg | 7 |
| Flight | 3h 54m | 44m | 3h 10m | €32.00 | 62.5 kg | 15 |
| Coach | 4h 8m | 3h 24m | 44m | €15.58 | 6.7 kg | 7 |
Questions about Canberra 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 the Train from Canberra to Sydney take?
The Train from Canberra to Sydney takes 2h 31m door to door, of which 1h 47m is spent moving. The route runs 247 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Canberra to Sydney cost?
The Train from Canberra to Sydney starts at €32.24 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €31.14. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Canberra to Sydney?
1 operators run the Train from Canberra to Sydney: NSW TrainLink. Between them they file around 7 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Canberra to Sydney use?
The Train from Canberra to Sydney leaves from Canberra railway station and arrives at North Sydney railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Canberra to Sydney?
Traveling from Canberra to Sydney by Flight costs €32.00 and takes 3h 54m door to door, against 2h 31m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Canberra to Sydney?
Fares for the Train from Canberra to Sydney bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.63. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 186 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Canberra to Sydney produce?
The Train from Canberra to Sydney produces about 8.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 247 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Canberra to Sydney?
Operators on the Train from Canberra to Sydney publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 31m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Canberra to Sydney on September 11, 2026: 247 km of route against 247 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €32.24, and 2h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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