There are 10 ways to get from Grafton to Adelaide by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Train to Coffs Harbour Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Grafton Station to Coffs Harbour Stationtrain
- Fly from Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CFS - ADL
8h 19m$465–899Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Grafton to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
34h 25m$155–482Train
- Take the train from Grafton Station to Central Stationtrain 34 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain Syd-Adl 2026
37h 5m$442–4,811Drive 1,766.8 km
- Drive from Grafton to Adelaidecar 1,766.8 km
20h 19m$316–456Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grafton to Bilingabus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
8h 34m$169–490Bus, bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Fitzroy St After Prince St to McLachlan Park, River Stbus
- Take the bus from Bus Zone - River Street at McLachlan Park to Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivalsbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNK - ADL
9h 7m$280–412Train to Brisbane Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grafton Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNE - ADL
8h 49m$209–610Train, bus to Armidale, fly
- Take the train from Grafton Station to Urunga Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Urunga Station to Armidale Airportbus
- Fly from Armidale (ARM) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ARM - ADL
12h 7m$561–837Train, bus to Port Macquarie, fly
- Take the train from Grafton Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Belgrave St After Stuart St to Port Macquarie Airportbus
- Fly from Port Macquarie (PQQ) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane PQQ - ADL
10h 54m$445–865Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grafton City South to Chatswoodbus Pm11
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain Syd-Adl 2026
37h 28m$475–4,722
Grafton to Adelaide by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grafton to Adelaide is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $490 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Grafton to Adelaide is to train and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $460 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Grafton to Adelaide. However, there are services departing from Fitzroy St After Prince St and arriving at 85 Franklin St via Grafton, Sydney Central Station, Canberra and Albury Station/Hume Hwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Grafton station to Adelaide. However, there are services departing from Grafton Station and arriving at Adelaide Parklands via Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 5m.
The distance between Grafton and Adelaide is 1559 km. The road distance is 1766.8 km.
The best way to get from Grafton to Adelaide without a car is to bus which takes 34h 25m and costs $150 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Grafton to Adelaide, including transfers.
Grafton to Adelaide bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Grafton station.
Grafton to Adelaide train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, depart from Grafton Station.
The best way to get from Grafton to Adelaide is to bus which takes 34h 25m and costs $150 - $490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $4,900 and takes 37h 5m.
What companies run services between Grafton, NSW, Australia and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Fitzroy St After Prince St to 85 Franklin St via Bligh St At Charles Lane, Grafton, Central Station, Sydney Central Station, Canberra, Albury, and Albury Station/Hume Hwy in around 34h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grafton Station to Adelaide Parklands via Central Station in around 37h 5m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Armidale to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Port Macquarie to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Port Macquarie to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Port Macquarie to Adelaide Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Armidale to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Grafton Station to Coffs Harbour Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–140
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $20–26
- First
- $28–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Grafton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $60–80
- First
- $85–110
- Sleeper
- $190–220
Train from Grafton Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $30–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–160
Train from Grafton Station to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–140
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $22–29
- First
- $30–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
Train from Grafton Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $27–35
- First
- $35–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Grafton Station to Coffs Harbour Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $18–27
- First Class
- $24–40
Train from Grafton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $95–150
Train from Grafton Station to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $20–30
- First Class
- $28–40
Train from Grafton Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $27–40
- First Class
- $35–55
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Grafton to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $100–150
- Advantage
- $120–180
- Flexible
- $150–220
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
- $60–85
- Advantage
- $65–100
- Flexible
- $80–120
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Grafton to Bilinga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- Busways
Bus from Fitzroy St After Prince St to McLachlan Park, River St
Bus from Belgrave St After Stuart St to Port Macquarie Airport
- Phone
- 02 6686 3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buslines Group
Bus from Fitzroy St After Prince St to McLachlan Park, River St
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Buslines Group
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Bus Zone - River Street at McLachlan Park to Ballina Airport - Ground Transport Area near Flight Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Urunga Station to Armidale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Grafton City South to Chatswood
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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More Questions & Answers
Grafton to Adelaide bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Adelaide is 30 min behind Grafton. It is currently 8:43 AM in Grafton and 8:13 AM in Adelaide.
Grafton to Adelaide train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grafton to Adelaide is 1767 km. It takes approximately 20h 19m to drive from Grafton to Adelaide.
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