Travel Times: Road Travel Distances | Air Travel Times (international to Australia)
Times quoted are minimum travel times for direct flights according to carriers' timetables. Times vary from carrier to carrier. For indirect flights involving connections through other airports to complete a journey, extra time must be added. Times quoted are airport to airport flight times, and do not include land travel to and from airports.
- Sydney - Brisbane: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Sydney - Sunshine Coast: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Sydney - Gold Coast: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Sydney - Whitsunday Islands (Proserpine): 4 hours 40 minutes via Brisbane
- Sydney - Whitsunday Islands (Hamilton Island): 2 hours 30 minutes
- Sydney - Norfolk Island: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Sydney - Cairns: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Sydney - Darwin: 6 hours (8 hours via Brisbane)
- Sydney - Perth: 5 hours 5 minutes
- Sydney - Adelaide: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Sydney - Melbourne: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Sydney - Hobart: 1 hour 55 minutes
- Sydney - Broome: 9 hours 40 minutes via Perth
- Sydney - Dubbo: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Darwin - Melbourne: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Darwin - Alice Springs: 2 hours
- Darwin - Adelaide: 3 hours 35 minutes
- Darwin - Perth: 3 hours 55 minutes
- Darwin - Brisbane: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Hobart - Melbourne: 1 hr 15 minutes
- Melbourne - Adelaide: 1 hr. 20 minutes
- Melbourne - Perth: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Melbourne - Gold Coast: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Melbourne - Sunshine Coast: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Melbourne - Alice Springs: 2 hours 55 minutes
- Perth - Broome: 2 hours 25 minutes
- Perth - Darwin: 3 hours 25 minutes
- Perth - Alice Springs: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Perth - Adelaide: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Cairns - Brisbane: 2 hours 25 minutes
- Cairns - Melbourne: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Townsville - Brisbane: 1 hr. 40 minutes
Air Travel Times: International |
- Sydney - Auckland: 3 hours
- Sydney - London: 22 hours
- Sydney - Frankfurt: 22 hours
- Sydney - New York: 21 hours
- Sydney - Los Angeles: 13 hours 30 minutes
- Sydney - Toronto: 21 hours
- Sydney - Vancouver: 12 hours 30 minutes
- Sydney - Honolulu: 7 hours 5 minutes
- Sydney - Nadi: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Sydney - Singapore: 7 hours 30 minutes
- Sydney - Hong Kong: 5 hours 50 minutes
- Sydney - Bangkok: 7 hours 40 minutes
- Sydney - Dempasar (Bali): 7 hours 35 minutes
- Sydney - Kula Lumpur: 7 hours 30 minutes
- Sydney - Johannesburg: 14 hours 10 minutes
- Sydney - Santiago: 17 hours 10 minutes
- Perth - Johannesburg: 10 hours 20 minutes
- Perth - Singapore: 5 hours 25 minutes
- Perth - London: 20 hours 45 minutes
- Darwin - Singapore: 4 hours 20 minutes
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Times quoted are minimum travel times according to carriers' timetables. Times quoted are station to station travel times, and do not include travel to and from railway stations.
- Sydney - Central Coast (Gosford): 1 hour 25 minutes
- Sydney - Blue Mountains (Katoomba): 2 hours 6 minutes
- Sydney - Dubbo: 6 hours 40 minutes (via XPT)
- Sydney - Broken Hill: 15 hours 45 minutes (via Indian Pacific)
- Sydney - Albury: 7 hours 40 minutes (via XPT)
- Sydney - Canberra: 4 hours 20 minutes (via XPT)
- Sydney - Brisbane: 16 hours 5 minutes
- Sydney - Melbourne: 11 hours 10 minutes (via XPT)
- Sydney - Adelaide: 22 hours 15 minutes (via Indian Pacific)
- Sydney - Perth: 2 days 20 hours 10 minutes (via Indian Pacific)
- Perth - Kalgoorlie: 6 hours 40 minutes (via The Prospector)
- Perth - Bunbury: 2 hours 30 minutes (via The Australind)
- Adelaide - Alice Springs: 1 day 1 hours 25 minutes (via The Ghan)
- Alice Springs - Darwin: 23 hours 50 minutes (via The Ghan)
- Melbourne - Adelaide: 10 hours 35 minutes (via The Overland)
- Melbourne - Swan Hill: 5 hours 24 minutes
- Melbourne - Geelong: 1 hour 11 minutes
- Melbourne - Ballarat: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Melbourne - Warrnambool: 3 hours 13 minutes
- Melbourne - Shepparton: 2 hours 48 minutes
- Melbourne - Traralgon: 1 hours 29 minutes (express); 2 hours 6 minutes (all stations)
- Melbourne - Bairnsdale: 3 hours 38 minutes
- Melbourne - Griffith: 5 hours 53 minutes
- Brisbane - Charleville: 16 hours 45 minutes
- Brisbane - Rockhampton: 11 hours 30 minutes
- Rockhampton - Townsville: 11 hours 55 minutes
- Rockhampton - Longreach: 13 hours 40 minutes
- Townsville - Cairns: 6 hours 55 minutes
- Townsville - Mt. Isa: 20 hours 55 minutes (via The Inlander)
- Normanton - Croydon: 5 hours (via The Gulflander)
- Cairns - Kuranda: 1 hour 45 minutes (via Kuranda Scenic Railway)
- Cairns - Forsayth: 11 hours 15 minutes (via The Savannahlander)
For detailed information on rural rail services, visit the Railmaps website
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Driving Times
Allow 1 hour for every 100 km of travel on Australia's major highways. Increase this by 20% when calculating travel times on lesser roads which travel through regional centres and small towns. Breaks of up to 30 minutes should be added every two to three hours to counter driver fatigue. The best way to prevent driver fatigue is to make sure you have enough sleep before driving, regardless of the length of your trip. Rest areas are places where you can park safely, get out of your car and refresh yourself before continuing on your journey. They are available 24 hours a day all year round and are clearly signposted. Service centres, petrol stations, parks and country towns are other places you can stop and take a break from driving.
Driving Speeds (approximate)
Km/hr |
50kph |
60kph |
70kph |
80kph |
90kph |
100kph |
110kph |
Miles/hr |
30mph |
37mph |
43mph |
50mph |
56mph |
62mph |
69mph |
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kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Adelaide |
1427 |
885 |
Dubbo |
412 |
255 |
Albury |
572 |
355 |
Gold Coast |
927 |
575 |
Bathurst |
207 |
128 |
Grafton |
657 |
407 |
Brisbane |
1010 |
630 |
Melbourne |
963 |
597 |
Broken Hill |
1165 |
722 |
Newcastle |
171 |
106 |
Canberra |
288 |
179 |
Nowra |
159 |
99 |
Coffs Harbour |
572 |
355 |
Tamworth |
453 |
281 |
Darwin |
3991 |
2474 |
Perth |
4131
|
2567 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Darwin |
3042 |
1886 |
Perth |
2725 |
1690 |
Melbourne |
728 |
451 |
Sydney |
1427 |
885 |
Broken Hill |
515 |
320 |
Mt. Gambier |
435 |
270 |
Leigh Creek |
550 |
342 |
Alice Springs |
1531 |
951 |
Peterborough |
260 |
161 |
Port Augusta |
305 |
190 |
Ceduna |
770 |
478 |
Whyalla |
380 |
236 |
Port Lincoln |
640 |
398 |
Renmark |
245 |
152 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Cairns |
1718 |
1065 |
Rockhampton |
639 |
396 |
Camooweal |
2075 |
1287 |
Sydney |
1010 |
630 |
Melbourne |
1669 |
1035 |
Perth |
4363 |
2711 |
Adelaide |
2062 |
1281 |
Longreach |
1149 |
714 |
Townsville |
1351 |
839 |
Mt. Isa |
1830 |
1137 |
Toowoomba |
125 |
78 |
Gladstone |
540 |
335 |
Bowen |
1180 |
733 |
Mackay |
980 |
609 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Adelaide |
728 |
451 |
Jeparit |
372 |
231 |
Albury |
307 |
191 |
Mildura |
557 |
346 |
Balranald |
418 |
259 |
Mt. Gambier |
455 |
282 |
Brisbane |
1669 |
1035 |
Swan Hill |
336 |
208 |
Canberra |
647 |
401 |
Sydney |
963 |
597 |
Deniliquin |
280 |
174 |
Wangaratta |
237 |
147 |
Dimboola |
335 |
208 |
Warrnambool |
262 |
162 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Darwin |
4163 |
2586 |
Adelaide |
2725 |
1690 |
Melbourne |
3453 |
2145 |
Sydney |
4131 |
2567 |
Cairns |
6063 |
3767 |
Geraldton |
424 |
263 |
Carnarvon |
905 |
562 |
Broome |
2258 |
1403 |
Albany |
405 |
251 |
Esperance |
715 |
444 |
Kalgoorlie |
595 |
369 |
Kununurra |
3195 |
1985 |
Halls Creek |
2840 |
1765 |
Bunbury |
180 |
112 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Adelaide |
3042 |
1886 |
Sydney |
3991 |
2474 |
Perth |
4163 |
2586 |
Brisbane |
3399 |
2122 |
Melbourne |
3749 |
2329 |
Cairns |
2885 |
1792 |
Canberra |
4170 |
2591 |
Alice Springs |
1490 |
926 |
Katherine |
314 |
195 |
Tennant Creek |
959 |
596 |
Broome |
1841 |
1144 |
Barcaldine |
2329 |
1447 |
Camooweal |
1431 |
889 |
Uluru |
1931 |
1200 |
|
kilometres |
miles |
|
|
kilometres |
miles |
Launceston |
200 |
124 |
Oatlands |
85 |
53 |
Port Arthur |
95 |
59 |
Queenstown |
260 |
161 |
Devonport |
285 |
177 |
Burnie |
335 |
208 |
St Helens |
250 |
155 |
Strahan |
296 |
184 |
Rosebery |
315 |
196 |
Southport |
102 |
63 |
Oatlands |
85 |
53 |
Scottsdale |
260 |
162 |
Stanley |
426 |
265 |
Cradle Mtn. |
350 |
218 |
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