There are 5 ways to get from Canberra to Tarawa by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane SYD - TRW
15h 45m$1,128–1,846Drive to Orange Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Canberra to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane OAG - TRW
15h 40m$985–6,050Fly from Canberra International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane CBR - TRW
12h 53m$2,704–6,007Bus to Moruya Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airportbus
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane MYA - TRW
18h 32m$1,230–7,541Bus to Albury, fly
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW)plane ABX - TRW
20h 6m$1,006–6,588
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Tarawa is to bus and fly which costs $1,100 - $1,900 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Tarawa is to fly which takes 12h 53m and costs $2,700 - $6,000.
The distance between Canberra and Tarawa is 4844 km.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from Canberra to Tarawa, including transfers.
Tarawa is 2h ahead of Canberra. It is currently 3:40 PM in Canberra and 5:40 PM in Tarawa.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Tarawa, Kiribati?
Virgin Australia, Nauru Airlines, and Qantas fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) 3 times a week.
- Website
- nauruair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–6,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Dubbo, Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–6,000
Flights from Moruya Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–8,000
Flights from Albury to Bonriki International Airport via Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–6,500
Flights from Albury to Bonriki International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Brisbane, Nauru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–6,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Moruya Airport to Bonriki International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Albury to Bonriki International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $40–60
- Advantage
- $45–70
- Flexible
- $55–85
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–22
- 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
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