There are 5 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Sydney by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Detroit, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DTW - SYD
24h 30m$1,012–3,727Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ORD - SYD
28h 6m$749–2,308Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LAN - SYD
29h 4m$819–2,729Bus to Detroit, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DTW - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
30h 39m$1,324–4,644Bus, train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CLE - SYD
30h 11m
Detroit (DTW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $750 - $2,400 and takes 28h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Sydney is to bus and fly which takes 24h 30m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Sydney is 15295 km.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Ann Arbor to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 15h ahead of Ann Arbor. It is currently 4:33 PM in Ann Arbor and 7:33 AM in Sydney.
There are 5229+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Sydney. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to Sydney International Airport, then take the bus to Sydney Central Station. Alternatively, you can drive to Lansing-Airport-LAN airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to Sydney International Airport, then take the bus to Sydney Central Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $10–12
- Adult
- $15–22
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $10–12
- Adult
- $15–22
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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