There are 10 ways to get from Katherine to Canberra by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Katherine to Canberra International Airport
best- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane KTR - CBR
10h 10m$837–2,247Bus to Darwin International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Katherine to Palmerstonbus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DRW - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
14h 28m$363–808Train, bus via Alice Springs
- Take the train from Katherine to Alice Springstrain
- 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 Canberrabus
2d 7h$2,416–2,919Train, bus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Melbourne to Canberra Jolimont Tourist Centrebus
3d 12h$3,575–3,835Drive 3,623.2 km
- Drive from Katherine to Canberracar 3,623.2 km
36h 55m$654–945Bus to Darwin International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the bus from Katherine to Palmerstonbus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane DRW - CBR
13h 15m$410–1,059Fly Katherine to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KTR - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
15h 38m$1,170–3,296Fly Katherine to Moruya Airport, bus
- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Moruya Airport (MYA)plane KTR - MYA
- Take the bus from Moruya Airport to Canberrabus
26h 25m$1,070–3,896Bus
- Take the bus from Katherine 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 Canberrabus
2d 8h$414–1,154Train
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Canberra Stationtrain
5d 10h$3,690–10,815
Katherine to Canberra by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Katherine to Canberra is to bus and fly which costs $360 - $850 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Katherine to Canberra is to fly which takes 10h 10m and costs $800 - $2,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Katherine to Canberra. However, there are services departing from Katherine and arriving at Canberra via Alice Springs, 85 Franklin St and Albury. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Katherine to Canberra station. However, there are services departing from Katherine and arriving at Canberra Station via Adelaide Parklands and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Katherine and Canberra is 2881 km. The road distance is 3623.2 km.
The best way to get from Katherine to Canberra without a car is to train and bus via Alice Springs which takes 2 days 7h and costs $2,400 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Katherine to Canberra, including transfers.
Katherine to Canberra bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Katherine station.
Katherine to Canberra train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Ghan, depart from Katherine station.
The best way to get from Katherine to Canberra is to fly which takes 10h 10m and costs $800 - $2,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 8h, you could also train, which costs $3,600 - $11,000 and takes 5 days 10h.
What companies run services between Katherine, NT, Australia and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
Airnorth, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Katherine (KTR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Katherine to Canberra via Alice Springs, 85 Franklin St, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, and Albury in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Katherine to Canberra International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Katherine to Canberra International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Katherine to Canberra International Airport via Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Katherine to Canberra International Airport via Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Alice Springs, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Katherine to Sydney International Airport via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Katherine to Sydney International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Katherine to Canberra International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Katherine to Moruya Airport via Darwin International Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Katherine to Moruya Airport via Darwin International Airport, Melbourne, Merimbula
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Katherine to Moruya Airport via Darwin International Airport, Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Katherine to Moruya Airport via Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Katherine to Sydney International Airport via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Train from Katherine to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,180
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,971
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,180
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,276
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,957
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,276
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,276
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,957
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,276
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,500
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- $1,900–3,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,500–3,000
- PLATINUM
- $4,500–7,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–4,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Central Station to Canberra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $25–40
- First Class
- $35–60
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- sales@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $85–120
Bus from Katherine to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Flexible
- $75–110
Bus from Katherine to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Flexible
- $75–110
Bus from Katherine to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–420
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $85–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Melbourne to Canberra Jolimont Tourist Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Albury to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Moruya Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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Booking & Getting There
Katherine to Canberra bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Alice Springs station.
Canberra is 1h 30m ahead of Katherine. It is currently 10:25 AM in Katherine and 11:55 AM in Canberra.
Katherine to Canberra train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Ghan, arrive at Adelaide Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Katherine to Canberra is 3623 km. It takes approximately 36h 55m to drive from Katherine to Canberra.
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