There are 8 ways to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly to Port Macquarie, bus
best- 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
7h 57m$424–718Bus
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 Kempsey Station, Coach Stopbus
31h 19m$141–336Train 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 Kempsey Stationtrain 33 / ...
32h 23m$250–820Drive 1,751.8 km
- Drive from Adelaide to West Kempseycar 1,751.8 km
19h 9m$315–455Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane ADL - CFS
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
9h 36m$479–926Fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ADL - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
11h 4m$254–654Train
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the train from Central Station to Kempsey Stationtrain 33 / ...
2d 22h$441–7,286Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain Adl-Syd 2026
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Kempseybus Au001
2d 22h$461–7,206
Adelaide to West Kempsey by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey is to bus which costs $140 - $340 and takes 31h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs $420 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to West Kempsey. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at St Paul's College, School Grounds via Albury, Sydney International Airport, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Kempsey West Public School, Marsh St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide station to West Kempsey station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Station and arriving at Kempsey Station via Southern Cross and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 23m.
The distance between Adelaide and West Kempsey is 1448 km. The road distance is 1751.8 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey without a car is to bus which takes 31h 19m and costs $140 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey, including transfers.
Adelaide to West Kempsey bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to West Kempsey train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, depart from Adelaide Station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to West Kempsey is to bus which takes 31h 19m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can train via Melbourne, which costs $250 - $850 and takes 32h 23m.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and West Kempsey, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to St Paul's College, School Grounds via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Albury, Sydney International Airport, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Kempsey Station, Coach Stop, and Kempsey West Public School, Marsh St in around 31h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide Station to St Paul's College, School Grounds via Southern Cross, Central Station, Kempsey Station, and Kempsey West Public School, Marsh St in around 32h 23m.
- Website
- qantas.com
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 Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- 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
- $240–750
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
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- 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 Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $19–25
- First
- $27–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $50–70
- Sleeper
- $150–170
Train from Central Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $160–190
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $50–80
- First Class
- $75–110
Train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $17–25
- First Class
- $23–35
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $40–60
- First Class
- $55–80
Train from Central Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $50–80
- First Class
- $75–110
- 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
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 Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Kempsey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to West Kempsey bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
West Kempsey is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 5:04 AM in Adelaide and 5:34 AM in West Kempsey.
Adelaide to West Kempsey train services, operated by Journey Beyond - The Overland, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to West Kempsey is 1752 km. It takes approximately 19h 9m to drive from Adelaide to West Kempsey.
There are 170+ hotels available in West Kempsey.






















