There are 8 ways to get from Port Stephens to Canberra by unknown, plane, bus, or train
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Travel to Newcastle Airport, fly
best- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)NTL - CBR
3h 10mTravel, bus
- Walk from Port Stephens to Karuah
- Take the bus from Karuah to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Canberra
7h 46mTravel, train
- Walk from Port Stephens to Hamilton Station
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central StationCcn
- Take the train from Central Station to Canberra Station631 / ...
8h 42mTravel, bus, train to Sydney International Airport, fly
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Maitland Rd Opp Beaumont St
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)SYD - CBR
7h 7mTravel, bus to Port Macquarie, fly
- Walk from Port Stephens to Karuah
- Take the bus from Karuah to Port Macquarie
- Fly from Port Macquarie (PQQ) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)PQQ - CBR
9h 26mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Maitland Rd Opp Beaumont St130
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central StationCcn
- Take the bus from Central Station to Canberra
8h 18mTravel, bus via Newcastle
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Newcastle Interchange, Stand B130
- Take the bus from Newcastle Interchange, Stand C to George St Opp Hornsby Station
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
8h 55mTravel, bus, train via Canberra Station
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Newcastle Interchange, Stand B130
- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central StationCcn
- Take the train from Central Station to Canberra Station635 / ...
9h 53m
Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Port Stephens and Canberra is 413 km.
The best way to get from Port Stephens to Canberra without a car is to travel and bus which takes 7h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Port Stephens to Canberra, including transfers.
There are 872+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Port Stephens, NSW, Australia and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Port Stephens to Canberra. However, you can travel to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St, take the line 130 bus to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown Dr, walk to Newcastle Airport (NTL) airport, fly to Canberra International Airport (CBR), walk to Canberra Airport, then take the line 3 bus to City Interchange Plt 1. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Port Stephens to Canberra via Karuah and Central Station in around 7h 46m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–440
Flights from Port Macquarie to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Port Macquarie to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Canberra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $35–55
- First Class
- $50–80
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Karuah to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Karuah to Port Macquarie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $60–95
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $45–70
- Advantage
- $50–80
- Flexible
- $60–95
- Phone
- +61 0(2) 4982 2940
- info@pscoaches.com.au
- Website
- pscoaches.com.au
Bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Maitland Rd Opp Beaumont St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.pscoaches.com.au/
Bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Newcastle Interchange, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.pscoaches.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Newcastle Interchange, Stand C to George St Opp Hornsby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
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