There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane RDU - SYD
25h 22m$873–2,730Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GSO - SYD
26h 8m$1,080–3,525Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CLT - SYD
27h 20m$1,485–2,658Train, train to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Selma Stationtrain
- Take the train from Selma Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane FAY - SYD
29h 56m$883–2,744Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane RDU - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
30h 39m$1,118–3,526Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane IAD - SYD
31h 53m$904–2,810Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Durham to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane RIC - SYD
37h 45m$998–3,181
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $850 - $2,800 and takes 29h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 22m and costs $850 - $2,800.
The distance between Durham and Sydney is 15540 km.
It takes approximately 25h 22m to get from Durham to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 14h ahead of Durham. It is currently 2:23 AM in Durham and 4:23 PM in Sydney.
There are 5190+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Selma Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Selma Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
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