There are 9 ways to get from Adelaide to Lithgow by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)ADL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
7h 9m$162–548Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St586
- Take the train from Broken Hill Station to Lithgow Station446
18h 39m$103–194Bus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St586
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1590
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1570 / ...
21h 35m$110–169Drive 1,235.8 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Lithgow1,235.8 km
13h 37m$240–347Fly to Orange Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Orange Airport (OAG)ADL - OAG
- Take the bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
8h 56m$488–764Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)ADL - DBO
- Take the train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Station
10h 49m$482–949Fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)ADL - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
10h 34m$226–724Train via Melbourne
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Station622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow StationBmt
26h 20mTrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Take the train from Central Station to Emu Plains StationBmt
- Take the train from Emu Plains Station to Lithgow StationBmt
32h 26m$413–5,861
Adelaide to Lithgow by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Lithgow is to bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Lithgow is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide station to Lithgow station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St and arriving at Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1 via Blende St After Bromide St and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide station to Lithgow station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Station and arriving at Lithgow Station via Southern Cross and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
The distance between Adelaide and Lithgow is 1334 km. The road distance is 1235.8 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Lithgow without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 39m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Adelaide to Lithgow, including transfers.
Adelaide to Lithgow bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St.
Adelaide to Lithgow train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, depart from Adelaide Station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Lithgow is to bus which takes 21h 35m and costs $110 - $170. Alternatively, you can train via Melbourne, which costs and takes 26h 20m.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Lithgow, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1 via Blende St After Bromide St and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 in around 21h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide Station to Lithgow Station via Southern Cross and Central Station in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Orange Airport via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Orange Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Broken Hill
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
Train from Central Station to Emu Plains Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
Train from Emu Plains Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
Train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $30–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Broken Hill Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $90–140
- First Class
- $130–190
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–6,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,700–2,900
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,400–2,600
- PLATINUM
- $3,800–6,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,000–3,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- sydneytrainsmedia@transport.nsw.gov.au
- Website
- transport.nsw.gov.au
Train from Central Station to Emu Plains Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydneytrains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to Lithgow bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Blende St After Bromide St station.
Lithgow is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 4:31 AM in Adelaide and 5:01 AM in Lithgow.
Adelaide to Lithgow train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Lithgow is 1236 km. It takes approximately 13h 37m to drive from Adelaide to Lithgow.
There are 189+ hotels available in Lithgow.



























