There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Katherine by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Katherine
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Katherine (KTR)CBR - KTR
15h 40m$532–2,150Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Albury
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
2d 9h$378–1,066Bus, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
3d 3h$2,589–6,172Drive 3,619.8 km
- Drive from Canberra to Katherine3,619.8 km
36h 34m$686–991Fly Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)CBR - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherine
12h 30m$382–1,105Fly Canberra International Airport to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Kununurra (KNX)CBR - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherine
19h 51m$506–1,293Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Katherine (KTR)SYD - KTR
13h 3m$1,185–2,420Bus to Moruya Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Katherine (KTR)MYA - KTR
15h 19m$669–2,498
Canberra to Katherine by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Katherine is to fly and bus which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Katherine is to fly and bus which takes 12h 30m and costs $380 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Canberra to Katherine. However, there are services departing from Canberra and arriving at Katherine via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide and Alice Springs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Canberra and Katherine is 2880 km. The road distance is 3619.8 km.
The best way to get from Canberra to Katherine without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $370 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Canberra to Katherine, including transfers.
Canberra to Katherine bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Canberra station.
The best way to get from Canberra to Katherine is to fly which takes 15h 40m and costs $500 - $2,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 9h.
Canberra to Katherine bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Albury station.
Katherine is 1h 30m behind Canberra. It is currently 4:46 PM in Canberra and 3:16 PM in Katherine.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
Qantas, Airnorth, and Jetstar fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Katherine (KTR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Canberra to Katherine via Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide, and Alice Springs in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Sydney International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Gold Coast, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Katherine via Sydney International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Katherine via Gold Coast, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kununurra via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Gold Coast, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Canberra International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Moruya Airport to Katherine via Sydney International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Katherine via Sydney International Airport, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–3,700
- 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
- $1,100–2,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,000–1,900
- PLATINUM
- $2,400–3,700
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,400–2,500
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $65–95
- Flexible
- $70–120
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–300
- Advantage
- $250–380
- Flexible
- $330–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $160–240
- Advantage
- $200–300
- Flexible
- $250–390
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $60–95
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–65
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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