There are 5 ways to get from Central Station to Perth by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly from Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Perth Airport (PER)plane SYD - PER
6h 36m$252–578Train
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain Syd-Per 2026
3d 1h$863–9,000Drive 3,807.9 km
- Drive from Central Station to Perthcar 3,807.9 km
40h 19m$683–986Train to Newcastle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NTL - PER
10h 22m$357–776Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CBR - PER
9h 52m$408–768
Central Station to Perth by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Central Station to Perth is to fly which costs $250 - $600 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Central Station to Perth is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $250 - $600.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Sydney Central Station station and arriving at Perth. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Central Station and Perth is 3298 km. The road distance is 3807.9 km.
The best way to get from Central Station to Perth without a car is to train which takes 3 days 1h and costs $850 - $9,000.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Central Station to Perth, including transfers.
Central Station to Perth train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Sydney Central Station.
The best way to get from Central Station to Perth is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $250 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $9,000 and takes 3 days 1h.
Perth is 2h behind Central Station. It is currently 10:53 PM in Central Station and 8:53 PM in Perth.
Central Station to Perth train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Perth station.
What companies run services between Central Station, NSW, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
Jetstar, Virgin Australia, and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Perth Airport (PER) hourly. Alternatively, Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific operates a train from Sydney Central Station to Perth once a week. Tickets cost $863–9,000 and the journey takes 3d 1h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–950
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–950
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–950
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–430
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–750
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–460
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–460
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Train from Sydney Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,700–4,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,500–4,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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