There are 2 ways to get from Thursday Island to Canberra by ferry, plane, or bus
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Ferry, fly to Canberra International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane HID - CBR
10h 23m$424–1,471Ferry, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HID - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
13h 58m$577–945
Horn Island Airport (HID) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thursday Island to Canberra is to ferry and fly and bus which costs $550 - $950 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Thursday Island to Canberra is to ferry and fly which takes 10h 23m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Thursday Island and Canberra is 2855 km.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Thursday Island to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 1h ahead of Thursday Island. It is currently 10:58 AM in Thursday Island and 11:58 AM in Canberra.
There are 847+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Thursday Island, QLD, Australia and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Thursday Island to Canberra. However, you can take the ferry to Horn Island, take the taxi to Horn Island Airport (HID) airport, fly to Canberra International Airport (CBR), walk to Canberra Airport, then take the line 3 bus to City Interchange Plt 1. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Horn Island, take the taxi to Horn Island Airport (HID) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to Sydney International Airport, then take the bus to Canberra.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Canberra International Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Canberra International Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 07 4069 1586
- Website
- rebeltours.com.au
Ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–34
- Schedules at
- rebeltours.com.au
- Adult
- $34
- Child
- $17
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