There are 6 ways to get from Canberra to Western Australia by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Perth Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CBR - PER
6h 26m$425–859Fly to Geraldton Airport
cheapest- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Geraldton Airport (GET)plane CBR - GET
8h 22m$418–1,050Bus, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus Au100-1 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain Syd-Per 2026
3d 6h$889–10,057Drive 3,598.8 km
- Drive from Canberra to Perthcar 3,598.8 km
38h 16m$650–939Fly to Busselton Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Busselton Airport (BQB)plane CBR - BQB
- Take the bus from Busselton to Bunburybus
9h 45m$450–1,682Bus, train via Adelaide
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
3d 14h$623–8,692
Canberra to Western Australia by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Western Australia is to fly which costs $420 - $900 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Western Australia is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs $420 - $900.
The distance between Canberra and Western Australia is 3107 km. The road distance is 3598.8 km.
The best way to get from Canberra to Western Australia without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $850 - $11,000.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Canberra to Western Australia, including transfers.
Western Australia is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 3:21 PM in Canberra and 12:21 PM in Western Australia.
Yes, the driving distance between Canberra to Western Australia is 3599 km. It takes approximately 38h 16m to drive from Canberra to Western Australia.
There are 1650+ hotels available in Western Australia.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Western Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Perth Airport (PER) every 3 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Melbourne, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Sydney, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Adelaide, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Brisbane, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Busselton Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- aviair.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Geraldton Airport via Melbourne, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–10,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,100–5,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,700–4,700
- PLATINUM
- $6,500–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,500
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,600–4,400
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,400–4,100
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–8,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–5,500
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +61 (0)8 9753 7700
- [email protected]
- Website
- South West Coach Lines
Bus from Busselton to Bunbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- South West Coach Lines
- Schedules at
- South West Coach Lines
- Book at
- South West Coach Lines
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $85–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
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