There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Forster by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly to Newcastle Airport, bus
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DRW - NTL
- Take the bus from Newcastle to Bulahdelahbus
- Take the bus from Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St to Forster Coach Terminal, Little Stbus
14h 53m$303–755Fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DRW - SYD
- Take the bus from Central Station to Bulahdelahbus
- Take the bus from Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St to Forster Coach Terminal, Little Stbus
13h 1m$289–817Bus
- Take the bus from Darwin to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Bulahdelahbus
- Take the bus from Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St to Forster Coach Terminal, Little Stbus 150 / ...
3d$579–1,347Train, bus
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Taree Stationtrain
4d 20h$2,909–9,960Drive 3,848.1 km
- Drive from Darwin to Forstercar 3,848.1 km
40h 1m$681–984Fly to Port Macquarie, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane DRW - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie to Tareebus
14h 17m$519–1,155Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane DRW - CFS
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Taree Stationtrain
16h 7m$404–1,482Fly to Armidale, bus, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Armidale (ARM)plane DRW - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Stationbus
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Taree Stationtrain
18h 52m$495–1,752
Darwin to Forster by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Forster is to fly and bus which costs $280 - $850 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Forster is to fly and bus which takes 13h 1m and costs $280 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Darwin to Forster. However, there are services departing from Darwin and arriving at Forster Coach Terminal, Little St via Alice Springs, 85 Franklin St, Albury, Central Station and Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Darwin and Forster is 3317 km. The road distance is 3848.1 km.
The best way to get from Darwin to Forster without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Darwin to Forster, including transfers.
Darwin to Forster bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Darwin station.
Darwin to Forster bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Alice Springs station.
Forster is 30 min ahead of Darwin. It is currently 10:26 PM in Darwin and 10:56 PM in Forster.
Yes, the driving distance between Darwin to Forster is 3848 km. It takes approximately 40h 1m to drive from Darwin to Forster.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Forster, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Darwin to Forster Coach Terminal, Little St via Alice Springs, 85 Franklin St, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Central Station, and Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St in around 3d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Armidale via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Armidale via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Armidale via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,222
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,222
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,340
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,000
- 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
- $1,700–3,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,400–2,800
- PLATINUM
- $4,200–7,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,000–3,700
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–180
Train from Urunga Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $35–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $40–65
- First Class
- $60–90
Train from Urunga Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $28–40
- First Class
- $35–60
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Newcastle to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $27–40
Bus from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $340–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $120–190
Bus from Central Station to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $45–70
- Advantage
- $50–75
- Flexible
- $55–85
Bus from Port Macquarie to Taree
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $26–40
- Advantage
- $23–35
- Flexible
- $24–35
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Newcastle to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Central Station to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Port Macquarie to Taree
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- busways.com.au
Bus from Bulahdelah Way After Blanch St to Forster Coach Terminal, Little St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/plan-your-trip/route-timetables
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- admin@dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
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