There are 9 ways to get from Adelaide to Yamba by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane ADL - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivals to Bus Zone – River Street near Riverland Travelbus
8h 31m$278–414Fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane ADL - OOL
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Ballina CBD Tamar St Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar St to Claude St At Wooli Stbus
9h 6m$194–516Bus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury to Sydney International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Yamba YHAbus
34h 18m$219–520Train, bus via Melbourne
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Grafton Stationtrain 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Bligh St At Charles Lane to Claude St At Wooli Stbus 380
36h 13m$264–853Drive 1,824.9 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Yambacar 1,824.9 km
21h 6m$324–468Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane ADL - CFS
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour to Yamba YHAbus
9h 6m$504–821Fly to Brisbane Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ADL - BNE
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Grafton Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bligh St At Charles Lane to Claude St At Wooli Stbus
11h 8m$214–629Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain Great Southern Rail
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Yamba YHAbus Sydney
2d 15h$2,245–13,100Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the bus from Central Station to MacLeanbus Pm12
3d 1h$487–7,225
Adelaide to Yamba by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Yamba is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $550 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Yamba is to fly and bus which takes 8h 31m and costs $270 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Yamba. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Yamba YHA via Albury, Sydney International Airport and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 18m.
The distance between Adelaide and Yamba is 1689 km. The road distance is 1824.9 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Yamba without a car is to bus which takes 34h 18m and costs $210 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Adelaide to Yamba, including transfers.
Adelaide to Yamba bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Yamba bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Yamba is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 9:09 PM in Adelaide and 9:39 PM in Yamba.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Yamba is 1825 km. It takes approximately 21h 6m to drive from Adelaide to Yamba.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Yamba, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Yamba YHA via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Sydney International Airport, Sydney Central Station, and Central Station in around 34h 18m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $60–80
- First
- $85–110
- Sleeper
- $190–220
Train from Roma Street Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $30–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–160
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $95–150
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- public.relations@journeybeyond.com.au
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,500
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- $1,900–3,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,500–3,000
- PLATINUM
- $4,500–7,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–4,000
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- admin@dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivals to Bus Zone – River Street near Riverland Travel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- sales@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Albury to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $95–140
- Advantage
- $110–170
- Flexible
- $140–210
Bus from Central Station to Yamba YHA
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $110–160
- Advantage
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $160–240
Bus from Coffs Harbour to Yamba YHA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Advantage
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $35–60
Bus from Brisbane to Yamba YHA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- Busways
Bus from Bligh St At Charles Lane to Claude St At Wooli St
Bus from Bligh St At Charles Lane to Claude St At Wooli St
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- Byron Easybus
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Ballina CBD Tamar St Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Byron Easybus
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar St to Claude St At Wooli St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Central Station to MacLean
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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