There are 2 ways to get from Canberra to Lae by bus, plane, or taxi
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Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)SYD - LAE
- Take the taxi from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) to Lae
13h 40m$702–2,331Fly from Canberra International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)CBR - LAE
- Take the taxi from Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) to Lae
12h 37m$767–2,783
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Lae is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $700 - $2,400 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Lae is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 37m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Canberra and Lae is 3390 km.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Canberra to Lae, including transfers.
Lae is 1h behind Canberra. It is currently 9:44 AM in Canberra and 8:44 AM in Lae.
There are two+ hotels available in Lae.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Lae, Papua New Guinea?
There is no direct connection from Canberra to Lae. However, you can take the bus to Sydney International Airport, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), then take the taxi to Lae. Alternatively, you can take the line 3 bus to Canberra Airport, walk to Canberra International Airport (CBR) airport, fly to Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), then take the taxi to Lae.
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Brisbane, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Brisbane, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Sydney International Airport, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Melbourne, Cairns, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- pngair.com.pg
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Brisbane, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Lae Nadzab Airport via Brisbane, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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