There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Hampton Island by plane or train
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Recommended option
Fly Sydney to Cairns, travel • 9h 50m
6 alternative options
Fly Sydney to Cooktown, travel • 8h 40m
Fly Sydney to Coen, travel • 12h 4m
Fly Sydney to Weipa, travel • 14h 36m
Fly Sydney to Iron Range, travel • 12h 35m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sydney and Hampton Island is 2239 km.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Sydney to Hampton Island, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Sydney Airport to Cairns Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h.
Hampton Island is 1h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:18 PM in Sydney and 4:18 PM in Hampton Island.
Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas offer flights from Sydney Airport to Cairns Airport.
The best way to get from Sydney to Sydney Airport is to train which takes 22 min and costs $18 - $22.
- Distance: 2238.7 km
- Duration: 9h 50m
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Hampton Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Hampton Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, take the walk to Sydney airport, fly to Cairns, then take the travel to Hampton Island. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, take the walk to Sydney airport, fly to Cooktown, then take the travel to Hampton Island.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
Flights from Sydney to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $950
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $950
Flights from Sydney to Weipa via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $950
Flights from Sydney to Weipa via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,400
Flights from Sydney to Weipa via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,700
Flights from Sydney to Weipa via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,100
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Sydney to Cooktown via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Sydney to Cooktown via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,200
Flights from Sydney to Cooktown via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
Flights from Sydney to Cooktown via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Cooktown via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
Flights from Newcastle to Cooktown via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Cooktown via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450 - $1,400
Flights from Sydney to Coen via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,300
Flights from Sydney to Coen via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $1,300
Flights from Sydney to Coen via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Sydney to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $750
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Newcastle to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,100
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450 - $1,300
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $850
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Cairns, Aurukun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,300
Flights from Sydney to Iron Range via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,100
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Sydney to Weipa via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Opal card
- $9 - $12
- Opal single trip ticket
- $11 - $15
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