Travel to Canberra

Every way to reach Canberra: 3 modes compared, with fares.

Canberra is reachable from 17 places across 1 country by 3 modes, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €15.58 and the fastest takes 2h 20m door to door. The nearest origin is 187 km away.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Canberra

Every mode that actually calls at Canberra, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train14€34.992h 20m469 km1
Coach18€15.583h 56m944 km1
Flight17€33.183h 54m3,088 km5
  • 17Places you can arrive from
  • 17Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 7Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Canberra is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Canberra railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km48%Wollongong, 187 km
200 to 600 km2857%Sydney, 247 km
600 to 1,500 km1633%Hobart, 859 km
Over 1,500 km12%Perth, 3088 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Canberra that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Australia49100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Canberra

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

Canberra

Rail
  • Canberra railway station
  • Burbong railway station
  • Queanbeyan railway station
Bus
  • Canberra Civic Coach Stop
  • Cohen Street
Air
  • CBR
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Canberra

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Canberra, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Sydney to Canberra bus€15.584h 5m247 km
Wollongong to Canberra bus€16.133h 56m187 km
Central Coast to Canberra bus€24.935h 28m291 km
Newcastle to Canberra bus€25.485h 27m358 km
Melbourne to Canberra bus€31.536h 59m466 km
Sydney to Canberra flight€33.183h 54m247 km
Wollongong to Canberra train€34.992h 20m187 km
Sydney to Canberra train€36.092h 29m247 km
Newcastle to Canberra flight€45.574h 3m358 km
Dubbo to Canberra flight€48.524h 6m342 km
Gold Coast to Canberra bus€57.3812h 49m906 km
Melbourne to Canberra flight€60.914h 11m466 km
Melbourne to Canberra train€61.393h 58m466 km
Brisbane to Canberra bus€67.8313h 55m944 km
Toowoomba to Canberra bus€69.4815h 9m900 km
Logan City to Canberra bus€71.6815h 10m930 km

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

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Canberra?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Popular trips to Canberra

Common questions about Travel to Canberra

How can I get to Canberra?

Canberra is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 17 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Canberra?

The cheapest way into Canberra is by Coach, from €15.58 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 17 origins we sell into Canberra over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Canberra?

The fastest journey into Canberra is by Train, at 2h 20m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 187 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Canberra have?

Canberra has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Canberra railway station, Burbong railway station, Queanbeyan railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Canberra from within 200 km?

4 of the routes we sell into Canberra start within 200 km. The nearest is Wollongong, 187 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Canberra in Australia?

Canberra connects to 17 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 3,088 km away in a straight line. Australia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Australia

The wider region

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Canberra and elsewhere in Australia. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Canberra before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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