There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Woomera by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)SYD - OLP
- Take the taxi from Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Woomera
6h 54m$308–962Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Central Station to Albury
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimba
31h 2m$185–420Train, bus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide ParklandsSyd-Adl 2025 / ...
- Take the bus from Adelaide to PimbaAlice Springs
34h 5m$492–3,871Drive 1,696.5 km
- Drive from Sydney to Woomera1,696.5 km
18h 25m$325–469Fly Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
- 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 Pimba
11h 45m$536–994Fly Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)SYD - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimba
12h 1m$241–603Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Olympic Dam Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)NTL - OLP
- Take the taxi from Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Woomera
13h 44m$363–1,260Fly Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- 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 Pimba
14h 14m$497–964
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Woomera is to bus which costs $180 - $420 and takes 31h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Woomera is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 54m and costs $300 - $1,000.
The distance between Sydney and Woomera is 1493 km. The road distance is 1696.5 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Woomera without a car is to bus which takes 31h 2m and costs $180 - $420.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Sydney to Woomera, including transfers.
Woomera is 30 min behind Sydney. It is currently 4:48 AM in Sydney and 4:18 AM in Woomera.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Woomera is 1697 km. It takes approximately 18h 25m to drive from Sydney to Woomera.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Woomera, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Central Station to Woomera via Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide, and Pimba in around 31h 2m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Hobart, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
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
- 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
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $75–110
- Advantage
- $85–130
- Flexible
- $100–160
Bus from Port Augusta to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–60
- Flexible
- $35–60
- 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
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Roxby Taxi
- Phone
- +61 8 8671 0400
- Website
- 131008.com
Roxby Taxi
- Phone
- +61 8 8671 0400
- Website
- 131008.com
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