There are 10 ways to get from Southern Cross to Forbes by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Perth Airport, fly to Orange Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Orange Airport (OAG)PER - OAG
- Take the bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
16h 9m$586–1,270Train to Perth Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)PER - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Parkes Station
19h 19m$374–955Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Bathurst Station, Coach Stop
- Take the bus from Bathurst Station, Coach Stop to Forbes Station, Coach Stop571
3d 16h$920–7,653Drive 3,173.7 km
- Drive from Southern Cross to Forbes3,173.7 km
33h 2m$617–890Train to Perth Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)PER - CBR
- Take the bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 5
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
17h 20m$478–1,103Train to Perth Airport, fly to Parkes
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Parkes (PKE)PER - PKE
14h 49m$711–2,036Train to Perth Airport, fly to Wagga Wagga, train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Wagga Wagga (WGA)PER - WGA
- Take the train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Station
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
19h 40m$568–1,271Train to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, fly to Parkes
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie
- Fly from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) to Parkes (PKE)KGI - PKE
17h 50m$557–1,523Train to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie
- Fly from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)KGI - CBR
- Take the bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 5
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
21h 11m$534–1,440Train to Perth Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)PER - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Parkes Station
22h 23m$448–1,051
Perth Airport (PER) to Orange Airport (OAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern Cross to Forbes is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Southern Cross to Forbes is to train and fly which takes 14h 49m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Southern Cross and Forbes is 3675 km. The road distance is 3173.7 km.
The best way to get from Southern Cross to Forbes without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs $900 - $8,000.
It takes approximately 16h 9m to get from Southern Cross to Forbes, including transfers.
Forbes is 3h ahead of Southern Cross. It is currently 8:20 AM in Southern Cross and 11:20 AM in Forbes.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern Cross to Forbes is 3174 km. It takes approximately 33h 2m to drive from Southern Cross to Forbes.
There are nine+ hotels available in Forbes.
What companies run services between Southern Cross, WA, Australia and Forbes, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Southern Cross to Forbes. However, you can take the taxi to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross, take the train to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth, take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Orange Airport (OAG), walk to Orange Airport, take the bus to Spring Terrace Public School, Forest Rd, take the taxi to Orange Station, Coach Bay 1, then take the bus to Forbes Station, Coach Stop. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Southern Cross to Forbes Station, Coach Stop via Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross, East Perth Stn Platform 1, Perth Stn Platform 7, Perth, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Bathurst Station, Coach Stop in around 3d 16h.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Canberra International Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
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
- $550–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Wagga Wagga via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Wagga Wagga via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Wagga Wagga via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Wagga Wagga via Canberra International Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Parkes via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Parkes via Perth Airport, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- info@transwa.wa.gov.au
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–7,500
- 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
- $2,800–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,400–3,900
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–7,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
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
Train from Strathfield Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- 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
Train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $20–27
- First
- $28–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Bathurst Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Bathurst Station, Coach Stop to Forbes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- 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 Forbes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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