There are 6 ways to get from Darwin to Pilbara by plane, unknown, or bus
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Fly Darwin International Airport to Port Hedland, travel
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane DRW - PHE
- Walk from Port Hedland (PHE) to Pilbaraunknown
9h 56mFly Darwin International Airport to Newman Airport, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Newman Airport (ZNE)plane DRW - ZNE
- Walk from Newman Airport (ZNE) to Pilbaraunknown
22h 49mFly Darwin International Airport to Karratha Airport, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Karratha Airport (KTA)plane DRW - KTA
- Walk from Karratha Airport (KTA) to Pilbaraunknown
23h 42mFly Darwin International Airport to Paraburdoo Airport, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Paraburdoo Airport (PBO)plane DRW - PBO
- Walk from Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) to Pilbaraunknown
24h 2mFly Darwin International Airport to Broome, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Broome (BME)plane DRW - BME
- Walk from Broome (BME) to Pilbaraunknown
14h 42mBus to Kununurra, fly to Port Hedland, travel
- Take the bus from Darwin to Kununurrabus
- Fly from Kununurra (KNX) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane KNX - PHE
- Walk from Port Hedland (PHE) to Pilbaraunknown
17h 26m
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Port Hedland (PHE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Darwin and Pilbara is 1710 km.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Darwin to Pilbara, including transfers.
Pilbara is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 2:08 PM in Darwin and 12:38 PM in Pilbara.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Pilbara, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Darwin to Pilbara. However, you can take the line 10 bus to Casuarina Bradshaw Terrace Terminus, take the line 3 bus to Henry Wrigley Dr, Airport Precinct, walk to Darwin-Airport-DRW airport, fly to Port Hedland (PHE), then travel to Pilbara. Alternatively, you can take the line 10 bus to Casuarina Bradshaw Terrace Terminus, take the line 3 bus to Henry Wrigley Dr, Airport Precinct, walk to Darwin-Airport-DRW airport, fly to Newman Airport (ZNE), then travel to Pilbara.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newman Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newman Airport via Kununurra, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newman Airport via Ngurah Rai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Karratha Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Karratha Airport via Kununurra, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Karratha Airport via Ngurah Rai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Paraburdoo Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Paraburdoo Airport via Kununurra, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Paraburdoo Airport via Ngurah Rai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Broome via Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newman Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Karratha Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,100
Flights from Kununurra to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- aviair.com.au
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Hedland via Kununurra, Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Kununurra to Port Hedland via Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Broome via Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Darwin to Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $190–280
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