There are 11 ways to get from Adelaide to Macksville by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, 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 Southern Cross University to Macksville Aquatic Centre, Cooper Stbus
8h 20m$455–770Bus
cheapest- 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 Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Macksville Station, Coach Stopbus
31h 21m$144–335Train 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 Macksville Stationtrain 33 / ...
32h 18m$248–824Drive 1,766.2 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Macksvillecar 1,766.2 km
20h 10m$315–455Fly 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 Macksville Stationtrain
8h 36m$431–842Fly to Armidale, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Armidale (ARM)plane ADL - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Stationbus
10h 53m$555–830Fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ADL - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Macksville Stationtrain
10h 58m$243–658Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ADL - BNE
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Macksville Stationtrain
11h 31m$217–630Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ADL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Macksville Stationtrain
12h 25m$166–468Fly to Tamworth, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tamworth (TMW)plane ADL - TMW
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Stationbus
12h 19m$645–980Train
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the train from Central Station to Macksville Stationtrain 33 / ...
2d 22h$439–7,290
Adelaide to Macksville by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Macksville is to bus which costs $140 - $340 and takes 31h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Macksville is to fly and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs $450 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Macksville station. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Macksville Station, Coach Stop via Albury, Sydney International Airport and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide station to Macksville station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Station and arriving at Macksville Station via Southern Cross and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 18m.
The distance between Adelaide and Macksville is 1530 km. The road distance is 1766.2 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Macksville without a car is to bus which takes 31h 21m and costs $140 - $340.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Adelaide to Macksville, including transfers.
Adelaide to Macksville bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Macksville train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, depart from Adelaide Station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Macksville is to bus which takes 31h 21m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can train via Melbourne, which costs $240 - $850 and takes 32h 18m.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Macksville, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Macksville Station, Coach Stop via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Sydney International Airport, Sydney Central Station, and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 in around 31h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide Station to Macksville Station via Southern Cross and Central Station in around 32h 18m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- 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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- 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 International Airport
- 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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–460
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- 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 Armidale via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–500
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Port Macquarie via Broken Hill, Sydney International Airport
- 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 Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $50–70
- First
- $70–95
- Sleeper
- $170–200
Train from Kempsey Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–130
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $17–23
- First
- $25–35
- Sleeper
- $110–130
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–180
Train from Roma Street Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $40–60
- First
- $60–80
- Sleeper
- $160–180
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $50–70
- First
- $70–95
- Sleeper
- $170–200
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $50–70
- First
- $70–95
- Sleeper
- $170–200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $55–85
- First Class
- $80–120
Train from Kempsey Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $14–22
- First Class
- $20–29
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $40–65
- First Class
- $60–90
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $55–85
- First Class
- $80–120
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $55–85
- First Class
- $80–120
- 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
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- Busways
Bus from Southern Cross University to Macksville Aquatic Centre, Cooper St
Bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Macksville Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to Macksville bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Macksville is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 2:16 PM in Adelaide and 2:46 PM in Macksville.
Adelaide to Macksville train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Macksville is 1766 km. It takes approximately 20h 10m to drive from Adelaide to Macksville.
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