There are 10 ways to get from Sydney to Tarcoola by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam, drive
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Olympic Dam (OLP)SYD - OLP
- Drive from Olympic Dam (OLP) to Tarcoola
11h 55m$513–917Fly Sydney International Airport to Ceduna Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ceduna Airport (CED)SYD - CED
- Drive from Ceduna Airport (CED) to Tarcoola
13h 45m$203–742Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Central Station to Albury station
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Bulgunnia
- Take the taxi from Bulgunnia to Tarcoola
36h 39m$338–655Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Bulgunnia
- Take the taxi from Bulgunnia to Tarcoola
40h 27m$644–4,105Drive 1,933 km
- Drive from Sydney to Tarcoola1,933 km
23h 15m$375–542Fly Sydney International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Coober Pedy Airport (CPD)SYD - CPD
- Take the bus from Coober Pedy to Bulgunnia
- Take the taxi from Bulgunnia to Tarcoola
13h 34m$997–1,864Fly Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)SYD - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Bulgunnia
- Take the taxi from Bulgunnia to Tarcoola
17h 17m$583–1,078Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Olympic Dam, drive
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Olympic Dam (OLP)NTL - OLP
- Drive from Olympic Dam (OLP) to Tarcoola
16h 14m$328–1,215Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Ceduna Airport, drive
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Ceduna Airport (CED)NTL - CED
- Drive from Ceduna Airport (CED) to Tarcoola
16h 34m$308–890Fly Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)SYD - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Bulgunnia
- Take the taxi from Bulgunnia to Tarcoola
20h 36m$664–1,348
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Olympic Dam (OLP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Tarcoola is to fly and drive which costs $200 - $750 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Tarcoola is to fly and drive which takes 11h 55m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Sydney and Tarcoola is 1745 km. The road distance is 1933 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Tarcoola without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 36h 39m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Sydney to Tarcoola, including transfers.
Tarcoola is 30 min behind Sydney. It is currently 4:44 AM in Sydney and 4:14 AM in Tarcoola.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Tarcoola is 1933 km. It takes approximately 23h 15m to drive from Sydney to Tarcoola.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Tarcoola, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Tarcoola. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Olympic Dam (OLP), then drive to Tarcoola. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Albury station, take the bus to 85 Franklin St, take the bus to Bulgunnia, then take the taxi to Tarcoola.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Gold Coast, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam via Hobart, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Coober Pedy Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ceduna Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ceduna Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ceduna Airport via Gold Coast, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ceduna Airport via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Ceduna Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Ceduna Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Ceduna Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–3,700
- 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
- $1,100–2,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,000–1,900
- PLATINUM
- $2,400–3,700
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,400–2,500
- 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
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury station
- 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 station
- 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
- $120–180
Bus from Adelaide to Bulgunnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $100–150
- Advantage
- $120–180
- Flexible
- $150–230
Bus from Coober Pedy to Bulgunnia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Port Augusta to Bulgunnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $65–95
- Advantage
- $70–110
- Flexible
- $85–130
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- 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/
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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