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 19m$1,518–2,527Train, train to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- 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 41m$882–3,015Train 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
30h 34m$1,043–3,850Train 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 30m$1,373–3,479Fly 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
31h 9m$1,013–3,523Train 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
32h 18m$1,704–3,620Train, bus to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Lynchburgtrain
- Take the bus from Lynchburg Transit Center to Roanoke Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ROA - SYD
35h 42m$916–3,019
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 - $3,100 and takes 29h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 19m and costs $1,500 - $2,600.
The distance between Durham and Sydney is 15538 km.
It takes approximately 25h 19m to get from Durham to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Durham. It is currently 9:48 PM in Durham and 1:48 PM in Sydney.
There are 4780+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Sydney International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field to Sydney International Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–48
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Selma Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Selma Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lynchburg Transit Center to Roanoke Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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