There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Kempsey by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Port Macquarie, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane PER - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John Stbus
9h 31m$509–1,112Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PER - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
13h 48m$312–968Train via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Kempsey Stationtrain 33 / ...
3d 4h$843–8,610Drive 4,015.9 km
- Drive from Perth to Kempseycar 4,015.9 km
42h 46m$762–1,101Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane PER - CFS
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
11h 22m$526–1,120Fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane PER - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
12h 24m$391–1,188Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Kempsey Station, Coach Stopbus 151 / ...
3d 5h$731–8,090Train
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain Per-Syd 2025
- Take the train from Central Station to Kempsey Stationtrain 33 / ...
4d 3h$903–9,580
Perth to Kempsey by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Kempsey is to fly and train which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Kempsey is to fly and bus which takes 9h 31m and costs $500 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Kempsey station. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Kempsey Station via Adelaide Station, Southern Cross and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Perth and Kempsey is 3535 km. The road distance is 4015.9 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Kempsey without a car is to train via Adelaide which takes 3 days 4h and costs $800 - $9,000.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Perth to Kempsey, including transfers.
Perth to Kempsey train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Perth station.
Kempsey is 3h ahead of Perth. It is currently 12:27 PM in Perth and 3:27 PM in Kempsey.
Perth to Kempsey train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Adelaide Parklands station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Kempsey is 4016 km. It takes approximately 42h 46m to drive from Perth to Kempsey.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Kempsey, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Perth to Kempsey Station via Adelaide Parklands, Adelaide Station, Southern Cross, and Central Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Port Macquarie via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Port Macquarie via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Port Macquarie via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,200–3,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,900–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,600–4,600
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,500
- 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
- $3,100–5,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,800–4,900
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,800–7,000
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $19–26
- First
- $27–35
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $50–70
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- busways.com.au
Bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/plan-your-trip/route-timetables
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–65
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $110–180
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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