There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Lithgow by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PER - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
9h 28m$271–928Train
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Emu Plains Stationtrain Bmt
- Take the train from Emu Plains Station to Lithgow Stationtrain Bmt
3d 18h$877–10,711Drive 3,671 km
- Drive from Perth to Lithgowcar 3,671 km
39h 10m$698–1,008Fly to Orange Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane PER - OAG
- Take the bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1bus
11h 3m$547–1,264Fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane PER - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Stationtrain
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
12h 19m$375–1,124Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)plane PER - DBO
- Take the train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
12h 46m$801–1,300Fly to Wollongong, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Wollongong (WOL)plane PER - WOL
- Take the train from Albion Park Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Stationtrain
13h 52m$671–1,566Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide Stbus 586
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1bus 590
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1bus 570 / ...
3d 19h$710–9,065
Perth to Lithgow by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Lithgow is to fly and train which costs $270 - $950 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Lithgow is to fly and train which takes 9h 28m and costs $270 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Lithgow station. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Lithgow Station via Central Station and Emu Plains Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 18h.
The distance between Perth and Lithgow is 3453 km. The road distance is 3671 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Lithgow without a car is to train which takes 3 days 18h and costs $850 - $11,000.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Perth to Lithgow, including transfers.
Perth to Lithgow train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Perth station.
Lithgow is 3h ahead of Perth. It is currently 1:53 PM in Perth and 4:53 PM in Lithgow.
Perth to Lithgow train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Sydney Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Lithgow is 3671 km. It takes approximately 39h 10m to drive from Perth to Lithgow.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Lithgow, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Perth to Lithgow Station via Sydney Central Station, Central Station, and Emu Plains Station in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
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
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- 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 Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Wollongong via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Central Station to Emu Plains Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Emu Plains Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Albion Park Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $30–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
Train from Dubbo Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–11,000
- 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
- $3,300–6,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,000–5,500
- PLATINUM
- $7,000–11,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,000–7,000
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–9,000
- 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
- $2,200–4,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,000–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,700–5,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- sydneytrainsmedia@transport.nsw.gov.au
- Website
- transport.nsw.gov.au
Train from Central Station to Emu Plains Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydneytrains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from 4612 Mitchell Hwy to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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