There are 11 ways to get from Adelaide to Grafton by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane ADL - CFS
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour to Grafton City Southbus
8h 1m$470–791Fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane ADL - OOL
- Take the bus from Bilinga to Graftonbus
8h 58m$165–490Train via Melbourne
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Grafton Stationtrain 33 / ...
34h 23m$258–844Bus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury to Sydney International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Graftonbus
34h 56m$194–430Drive 1,766.6 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Graftoncar 1,766.6 km
20h 21m$316–456Fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane ADL - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivals to Bus Zone – River Street near Riverland Travelbus
- Take the bus from River St After John St to Prince St At Fitzroy Stbus
9h 2m$280–413Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ADL - BNE
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Grafton Stationtrain
9h 10m$208–610Fly to Port Macquarie, bus, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane ADL - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John Stbus
- Take the train from Kempsey Station to Grafton Stationtrain
10h 41m$440–862Fly to Armidale, bus, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Armidale (ARM)plane ADL - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Stationbus
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Grafton Stationtrain
12h 3m$560–840Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Central station, platform 1 to Beenleigh station, platform 1train
- Take the bus from Beenleigh to Grafton City Southbus
2d 17h$2,241–13,066Train
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the train from Central Station to Grafton Stationtrain 33 / ...
3d 1h$452–7,318
Adelaide to Grafton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Grafton is to bus which costs $190 - $430 and takes 34h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Grafton is to fly and bus which takes 8h 1m and costs $470 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Grafton. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Grafton via Albury, Sydney International Airport and Sydney Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide station to Grafton station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Station and arriving at Grafton Station via Southern Cross and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 23m.
The distance between Adelaide and Grafton is 1550 km. The road distance is 1766.6 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Grafton without a car is to train via Melbourne which takes 34h 23m and costs $250 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Adelaide to Grafton, including transfers.
Adelaide to Grafton bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Grafton train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, depart from Adelaide Station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Grafton is to train via Melbourne which takes 34h 23m and costs $250 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $430 and takes 34h 56m.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Grafton, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Adelaide Station to Grafton Station via Southern Cross and Central Station in around 34h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Grafton via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Sydney International Airport, and Sydney Central Station in around 34h 56m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Broken Hill, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $60–80
- First
- $85–110
- Sleeper
- $190–220
Train from Roma Street Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $30–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–160
Train from Kempsey Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $27–35
- First
- $35–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Urunga Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–140
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $22–29
- First
- $30–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $60–80
- First
- $85–110
- Sleeper
- $190–220
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $95–150
Train from Kempsey Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $27–40
- First Class
- $35–55
Train from Urunga Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $20–30
- First Class
- $28–40
Train from Central Station to Grafton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $95–150
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Central station, platform 1 to Beenleigh station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,500
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- $1,900–3,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,500–3,000
- PLATINUM
- $4,500–7,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–4,000
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Coffs Harbour to Grafton City South
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Beenleigh to Grafton City South
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Albury to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $95–140
- Advantage
- $110–170
- Flexible
- $140–210
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Grafton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Bilinga to Grafton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivals to Bus Zone – River Street near Riverland Travel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- Busways
Bus from River St After John St to Prince St At Fitzroy St
Bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
- Phone
- 02 6686 3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buslines Group
Bus from River St After John St to Prince St At Fitzroy St
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Buslines Group
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to Grafton bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Grafton is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 10:11 AM in Adelaide and 10:41 AM in Grafton.
Adelaide to Grafton train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Grafton is 1767 km. It takes approximately 20h 21m to drive from Adelaide to Grafton.
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