There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Parkes by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)plane PER - DBO
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Parkes Station, Coach Stopbus
10h 9m$786–1,148Fly 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 Parkes Stationtrain
13h 9m$297–848Train, 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 Parkes Station, Coach Stopbus 792
3d 17h$700–9,048Drive 3,454.8 km
- Drive from Perth to Parkescar 3,454.8 km
36h 29m$657–948Fly to Orange Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane PER - OAG
- Take the train from Orange Station to Parkes Stationtrain
11h 6m$558–1,287Fly to Parkes
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Parkes (PKE)plane PER - PKE
11h 50m$656–2,008Fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane PER - CBR
- Take the bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 5bus
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Parkes Station, Coach Stopbus
13h 2m$439–960Train
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain Per-Syd 2026
- Take the train from Central Station to Parkes Stationtrain 445
3d 23h$898–10,760
Perth to Parkes by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Parkes is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $1,000 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Parkes is to fly and bus which takes 10h 9m and costs $750 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Parkes station. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Parkes Station via Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 23h.
The distance between Perth and Parkes is 3200 km. The road distance is 3454.8 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Parkes without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 17h and costs $700 - $9,500.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Perth to Parkes, including transfers.
Perth to Parkes train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Parkes is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $650 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $900 - $11,000 and takes 3 days 23h.
Parkes is 3h ahead of Perth. It is currently 2:42 AM in Perth and 5:42 AM in Parkes.
Perth to Parkes train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Sydney Central Station.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Parkes, NSW, Australia?
Qantas and Regional Express fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Parkes (PKE) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Parkes Station via Sydney Central Station and Central Station in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- qantas.com
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 International Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Canberra International Airport, 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 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 Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
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 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 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 Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- 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
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Parkes via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Parkes via Sydney International Airport, Orange Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Parkes via Adelaide, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
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
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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Orange Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $21–35
- First Class
- $29–45
Train from Central Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $45–70
- First Class
- $65–100
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Parkes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- 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 Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Parkes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Parkes is 3455 km. It takes approximately 36h 29m to drive from Perth to Parkes.
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