There are 8 ways to get from Thurso to Sydney by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane INV - SYD
37h 30m$1,102–1,610Fly Wick John O' Groats Airport to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane WIC - SYD
2d 5h$879–5,537Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ABZ - SYD
34h 58m$1,086–3,691Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane EDI - SYD
34h 24mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GLA - SYD
33h 19m$1,124–2,251Ferry to Kirkwall, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KOI - SYD
31h 47m$2,056–6,579Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane EDI - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
45h 40mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane EDI - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the train from Goulburn Station to Central Stationtrain
43h 36m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $1,700 and takes 37h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Sydney is to ferry and fly which takes 31h 47m and costs $2,000 - $7,000.
The distance between Thurso and Sydney is 17063 km.
It takes approximately 37h 30m to get from Thurso to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 11h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 4:12 AM in Thurso and 3:12 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
World Ticket, Scandinavian Airlines, and Singapore Airlines fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) once a week.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Sydney International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Sydney International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Sydney International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Sydney International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Sydney International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $70–95
- 1st Class
- $110–160
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $45–65
- 1st Class
- $70–110
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $80–110
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $28–40
- 1st Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $65–95
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $3–4
- Sleeper Seat
- $5–7
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $50–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- $26–32
- Peak
- $31–36
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