There are 6 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 Stunknown
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane NTL - CBR
3h 10mTravel, bus
- Walk from Port Stephens to Karuahunknown
- Take the bus from Karuah to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
7h 23mTravel, train
- Walk from Port Stephens to Hamilton Stationunknown
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain Ccn
- Take the train from Central Station to Canberra Stationtrain 631 / ...
8h 42mTravel, bus, train to Sydney International Airport, fly
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson Stunknown
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Maitland Rd Opp Beaumont Stbus
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane SYD - CBR
7h 1mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson Stunknown
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Maitland Rd Opp Beaumont Stbus 130
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain Ccn
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
7h 49mTravel, bus, train via Sydney Airport (SYD)
- Walk from Port Stephens to Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson Stunknown
- Take the bus from Gan Gan Rd Before James Paterson St to Newcastle Interchange, Stand Bbus 130
- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain Ccn
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
8h 52m
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 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Port Stephens to Canberra, including transfers.
There are 845+ 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, Central Station, and Sydney Central Station in around 7h 23m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–480
- 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
- $210–370
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- 4 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/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
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