There are 8 ways to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads 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 Toormina Gardens to Bowra St At Wellington Drbus
8h 2m$454–768Bus
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 to Nambucca Headsbus
30h 58m$174–460Train 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 / ...
33h 14m$251–828Drive 1,757.3 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Nambucca Headscar 1,757.3 km
20h 5m$317–457Fly to Port Macquarie, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane ADL - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie to Nambucca Headsbus
8h 36m$444–758Fly to Armidale, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Armidale (ARM)plane ADL - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Stationbus
10h 31m$558–705Fly to Tamworth, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tamworth (TMW)plane ADL - TMW
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Stationbus
11h 58m$608–855Train
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the train from Central Station to Macksville Stationtrain 33 / ...
2d 23h$442–7,295
Adelaide to Nambucca Heads by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads is to bus which costs $170 - $460 and takes 30h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads is to fly and bus which takes 8h 2m and costs $450 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Nambucca Heads via Albury, Sydney International Airport and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide station to Nambucca Heads 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 33h 14m.
The distance between Adelaide and Nambucca Heads is 1516 km. The road distance is 1757.3 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads without a car is to bus which takes 30h 58m and costs $170 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads, including transfers.
Adelaide to Nambucca Heads bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Nambucca Heads train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, depart from Adelaide Station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads is to bus which takes 30h 58m and costs $170 - $460. Alternatively, you can train via Melbourne, which costs $250 - $850 and takes 33h 14m.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Nambucca Heads, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Nambucca Heads via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Sydney International Airport, Sydney Central Station, and Central Station in around 30h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide Station to Nambucca Plaza via Southern Cross, Central Station, Macksville Station, and Macksville Post Office, Cooper St in around 33h 14m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
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
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- $480–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- 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
- $550–1,600
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- 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
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- 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
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $50–70
- First
- $70–95
- Sleeper
- $170–200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Macksville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $55–85
- First Class
- $80–120
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,500
- 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
- $1,900–3,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,500–3,000
- PLATINUM
- $4,500–7,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–4,000
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- busways.com.au
Bus from Toormina Gardens to Bowra St At Wellington Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/plan-your-trip/route-timetables
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Albury to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $95–140
- Advantage
- $110–170
- Flexible
- $140–210
Bus from Central Station to Nambucca Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Port Macquarie to Nambucca Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $28–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Nambucca Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Port Macquarie to Nambucca Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- 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 Nambucca Heads bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Nambucca Heads is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 1:33 PM in Adelaide and 2:03 PM in Nambucca Heads.
Adelaide to Nambucca Heads train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Nambucca Heads is 1757 km. It takes approximately 20h 5m to drive from Adelaide to Nambucca Heads.
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