There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane RDU - SYD
24h 46m$1,418–2,826Bus to Wilmington International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transitbus
- Fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ILM - SYD
32h 59m$820–2,805Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CLT - SYD
28h 27m$1,167–2,778Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GSO - SYD
27h 49m$1,048–3,557Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane RDU - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
30h 5m$863–2,922Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CLT - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
34h 36m$862–2,774
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,800 and takes 28h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Sydney is to fly which takes 24h 46m and costs $1,400 - $2,900.
The distance between Raleigh and Sydney is 15534 km.
It takes approximately 24h 46m to get from Raleigh to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 1:27 AM in Raleigh and 5:27 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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