There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Kingscote by plane, bus, car ferry, taxi, 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.
Fly from Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kingscote (KGC)plane SYD - KGC
5h 19m$411–700Bus, car ferry, taxi
cheapest- 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 Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Kingscotetaxi
29h 6m$230–464Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Kingscotetaxi
32h 47m$532–4,510Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sydney to Cape Jerviscar
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Drive from Penneshaw to Kingscotecar
17h 18m$310–449Train to Newcastle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Kingscote (KGC)plane NTL - KGC
11h 3m$426–1,248
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kingscote (KGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Kingscote is to bus and car ferry and taxi which costs $230 - $470 and takes 29h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Kingscote is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $410 - $700.
The distance between Sydney and Kingscote is 1287 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Kingscote without a car is to bus and car ferry and taxi which takes 29h 6m and costs $230 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Sydney to Kingscote, including transfers.
Kingscote is 30 min behind Sydney. It is currently 8:01 AM in Sydney and 7:31 AM in Kingscote.
There are 144+ hotels available in Kingscote.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kingscote, SA, Australia?
Qantas and Jetstar fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kingscote (KGC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Kingscote via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $110–180
- 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
- $13–65
- 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
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49–65
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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