There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Katherine by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Katherine
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Katherine (KTR)plane SYD - KTR
10h 11m$1,148–2,167Fly Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SYD - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
12h 31m$303–832Bus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
2d 13h$493–1,153Train, bus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
2d 23h$2,557–6,678Drive 3,653.8 km
- Drive from Sydney to Katherinecar 3,653.8 km
37h 30m$655–946Fly Sydney International Airport to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kununurra (KNX)plane SYD - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
16h 52m$717–1,420Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Katherine
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Katherine (KTR)plane OAG - KTR
14h 4m$575–2,110
Sydney to Katherine by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Katherine is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $850 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Katherine is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $1,100 - $2,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sydney station to Katherine. However, there are services departing from Central Station and arriving at Katherine via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide and Alice Springs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Sydney and Katherine is 2895 km. The road distance is 3653.8 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Katherine without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $490 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Sydney to Katherine, including transfers.
Sydney to Katherine bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Central Station.
The best way to get from Sydney to Katherine is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $1,100 - $2,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 13h.
Sydney to Katherine bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Albury station.
Katherine is 1h 30m behind Sydney. It is currently 6:54 PM in Sydney and 5:24 PM in Katherine.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
Qantas, Airnorth, and Jetstar fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Katherine (KTR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central Station to Katherine via Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide, and Alice Springs in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Gold Coast, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Orange Airport to Katherine via Sydney International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Katherine via Sydney International Airport, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,300
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,100–2,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,000–1,800
- PLATINUM
- $2,800–4,300
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,400–2,400
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $120–190
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Katherine is 3654 km. It takes approximately 37h 30m to drive from Sydney to Katherine.
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