There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Caloundra by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Maroochydore, line 600 bus • 5 h 18 min
$79 - $313
Cheapest option
Fly to Brisbane, train • 6 h 41 min
$77 - $253
3 alternative options
Train • 17 h 35 min
$107 - $155
Train, bus • 19 h 5 min
$144 - $180
Drive • 11 h 17 min
$90 - $130
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Caloundra is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11 h 17 min.
The quickest way to get from Sydney to Caloundra is to fly and line 600 bus which costs $100 - $430 and takes 5 h 18 min.
The distance between Sydney and Caloundra is 806 km. The road distance is 1009 km.
It takes approximately 5 h 18 min to get from Sydney to Caloundra, including transfers.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Caloundra, QLD, Australia?
You can take a train from Sydney to Caloundra via Brisbane, Roma Street, platform 6, Central, platform 3, Fortitude Valley, platform 4, Landsborough, platform 1, and Landsborough station in around 17 h 35 min.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney to Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 36 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $650
Flights from Sydney to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $470
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney to Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $700
Flights from Sydney to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $380
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney to Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $600
Flights from Sydney to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $330
- Website
- tigerair.com.au
Flights from Sydney to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $310
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction, platform 4 to Landsborough, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Schedules at
- translink.com.au
Train from Fortitude Valley, platform 4 to Landsborough, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Schedules at
- translink.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $140
- Schedules at
- tp.transportnsw.info
- Economy
- $95 - $140
- 1st Class
- $130 - $190
Train from Central Station to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 7 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Schedules at
- tp.transportnsw.info
- Economy
- $40 - $65
- 1st Class
- $60 - $90
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Maroochydore station, platform 1 to Caloundra station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- jp.translink.com.au
- Phone
- (07) 4661 8333
- reservations@crisps.com.au
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Tamworth to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $26
- Schedules at
- Greyhound.com.au
- Book at
- Greyhound.com.au
- Saver
- $10 - $15
- Flexifare
- $17 - $25
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