There are 5 ways to get from Katoomba to Perth by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Sydney International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Perth Airport (PER)plane SYD - PER
8h 36m$250–690Bus, train
- Take the bus from Katoomba to Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain Syd-Per 2026
3d 4h$886–9,048Drive 3,707.4 km
- Drive from Katoomba to Perthcar 3,707.4 km
39h 47m$665–961Drive to Orange Airport, fly
- Drive from Katoomba to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Perth Airport (PER)plane OAG - PER
9h$581–1,245Train, train to Newcastle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Strathfield Stationtrain
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NTL - PER
11h 26m$354–936
Katoomba to Perth by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katoomba to Perth is to train and fly which costs $250 - $700 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Katoomba to Perth is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $250 - $700.
The distance between Katoomba and Perth is 3407 km. The road distance is 3707.4 km.
The best way to get from Katoomba to Perth without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $850 - $9,500.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Katoomba to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 3h behind Katoomba. It is currently 2:43 PM in Katoomba and 11:43 AM in Perth.
Yes, the driving distance between Katoomba to Perth is 3707 km. It takes approximately 39h 47m to drive from Katoomba to Perth.
There are 1497+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Katoomba, NSW, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Katoomba to Perth. However, you can take the train to Central Station, take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Katoomba to Perth via Central Station and Sydney Central Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Orange Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Orange Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Orange Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Orange Airport to Perth Airport via Dubbo, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Katoomba Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Sydney Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,700–4,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,500–4,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
- Phone
- 02 9516 1300
- info@austwidecoaches.com.au
- Website
- austwidecoaches.com.au
Bus from Katoomba to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- austwidecoaches.com.au
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