There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Sydney by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GAJ - SYD
17h 11m$636–1,943Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HND - SYD
14h 46m$448–1,236Fly Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SDJ - SYD
15h 58m$493–1,429Bus to Shonai Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminalbus
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SYO - SYD
20h 38m$992–2,857Train to Akita Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AXT - SYD
17h 49m$900–2,634Train, train to Odate–Noshiro Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Takanosu(Jr)train
- Fly from Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ONJ - SYD
20h 18m$676–1,894Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane NRT - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
20h 5m$477–1,550
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,300 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 14h 46m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Sendai and Sydney is 8208 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Sendai to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 2h ahead of Sendai. It is currently 6:45 PM in Sendai and 8:45 PM in Sydney.
There are 4735+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and eight other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Sydney International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shonai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Akita Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
Flights from Shonai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Akita Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Akita Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,300
Flights from Shonai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,500
Flights from Akita Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sydney International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $70–95
- Reserved seat
- $80–110
- Green seat
- $100–140
Train from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $70–100
- Reserved seat
- $80–110
- Green seat
- $100–140
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Akita to Takanosu(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akita to Takanosu(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $32–37
- Reserved Seat
- $26–40
- Green Seat
- $35–50
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.co.jp
- Website
- shonaikotsu.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- shonaikotsu.jp
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