There are 6 ways to get from Canberra to Simpson Desert by plane, unknown, or bus
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport, travel
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane CBR - ASP
- Walk from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Simpson Desertunknown
16h 5mFly Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam, travel
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Olympic Dam (OLP)plane CBR - OLP
- Walk from Olympic Dam (OLP) to Simpson Desertunknown
16h 8mFly Canberra International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport, travel
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Coober Pedy Airport (CPD)plane CBR - CPD
- Walk from Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) to Simpson Desertunknown
14h 30mBus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Alice Springs Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane SYD - ASP
- Walk from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Simpson Desertunknown
17h 8mFly Canberra International Airport to Ballera, travel
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Ballera (BBL)plane CBR - BBL
- Walk from Ballera (BBL) to Simpson Desertunknown
15h 6mBus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Olympic Dam, travel
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Olympic Dam (OLP)plane SYD - OLP
- Walk from Olympic Dam (OLP) to Simpson Desertunknown
17h 11m
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Canberra and Simpson Desert is 2438 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Canberra to Simpson Desert, including transfers.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Simpson Desert, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Canberra to Simpson Desert. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Canberra Airport, walk to Canberra International Airport (CBR) airport, fly to Alice Springs Airport (ASP), then travel to Simpson Desert. Alternatively, you can take the line 3 bus to Canberra Airport, walk to Canberra International Airport (CBR) airport, fly to Olympic Dam (OLP), then travel to Simpson Desert.
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam via Sydney International Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Olympic Dam via Gold Coast, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Canberra International Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alice Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballera via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballera via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballera via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballera via Brisbane, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport via Sydney International Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- 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
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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