There are 9 ways to get from Ipswich to Penrith by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BNE - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Penrith Stationtrain
5h 29m$115–408Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Roma Street Stop 125 at Transit Centrebus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Penrith Station, Stand Dbus N70
19h 27m$70–107Train
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Stationtrain Bmt
16h 44m$71–260Drive 896.7 km
- Drive from Ipswich to Penrithcar 896.7 km
11h 16m$159–230Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane OOL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Penrith Stationtrain
7h 14m$85–316Bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ipswich to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane WTB - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Penrith Stationtrain
5h 51m$282–737Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane BNE - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Stationtrain
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Stationtrain
8h 21m$125–403Train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MCY - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Penrith Stationtrain
8h 45m$85–336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus Sydney
- Take the train from Central Station to Penrith Stationtrain Bmt
20h 58m$157–341
Ipswich to Penrith by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ipswich to Penrith is to bus which costs $65 - $110 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ipswich to Penrith is to train and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs $110 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Ipswich station to Penrith station. However, there are services departing from Ipswich station - Bell St and arriving at Penrith Station, Stand D via Roma Street Station, Stand F and Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Ipswich station to Penrith station. However, there are services departing from East Ipswich station, platform 2 and arriving at Penrith Station via Roma Street Station and Strathfield Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 44m.
The distance between Ipswich and Penrith is 868 km. The road distance is 896.7 km.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Penrith without a car is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs $70 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Ipswich to Penrith, including transfers.
Ipswich to Penrith bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Ipswich station - Bell St.
Ipswich to Penrith train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, depart from Roma Street Station.
The best way to get from Ipswich to Penrith is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs $70 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $110 and takes 19h 27m.
What companies run services between Ipswich, QLD, Australia and Penrith, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from East Ipswich station, platform 2 to Penrith Station via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Strathfield Station in around 16h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Penrith Station, Stand D via Roma Street Stop 125 at Transit Centre, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M in around 19h 27m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–850
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Ipswich station, platform 1 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydney Trains
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
Train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $5–9
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
Train from Strathfield Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $5–9
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
Train from Central Station to Penrith Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $6–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Bus from Ipswich station - Bell St to Roma Street Stop 125 at Transit Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Penrith Station, Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M to Penrith Station, Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Ipswich to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $25–40
- Flexible
- $26–40
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–210
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–330
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More Questions & Answers
Ipswich to Penrith bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street Stop 125 at Transit Centre station.
Ipswich to Penrith train services, operated by NSW TrainLink XPT, arrive at Strathfield Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ipswich to Penrith is 897 km. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Ipswich to Penrith.
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