There are 8 ways to get from Newcastle to Katherine by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly Newcastle Airport to Katherine
best- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Katherine (KTR)plane NTL - KTR
17h 29m$889–2,551Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SYD - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
15h 32m$373–1,046Bus
- Take the bus from Newcastle to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
2d 16h$610–1,347Train, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain Ccn
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
3d 3h$2,558–7,001Drive 3,560.4 km
- Drive from Newcastle to Katherinecar 3,560.4 km
36h 40m$636–918Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Katherine (KTR)plane SYD - KTR
11h 37m$1,663–2,781Fly Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane NTL - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
14h 44m$449–1,216Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Kununurra, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kununurra (KNX)plane SYD - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
19h 37m$1,077–1,734
Newcastle to Katherine by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle to Katherine is to train and fly and bus which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle to Katherine is to train and fly which takes 11h 37m and costs $1,600 - $2,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle to Katherine. However, there are services departing from Newcastle and arriving at Katherine via Central Station, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Adelaide and Alice Springs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Newcastle and Katherine is 2864 km. The road distance is 3560.4 km.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Katherine without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Newcastle to Katherine, including transfers.
Newcastle to Katherine bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Katherine is to fly which takes 17h 29m and costs $850 - $2,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 16h.
Newcastle to Katherine bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Katherine is 30 min behind Newcastle. It is currently 4:51 AM in Newcastle and 4:21 AM in Katherine.
What companies run services between Newcastle, NSW, Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
Jetstar, Airnorth, and three other airlines fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Katherine (KTR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newcastle to Katherine via Central Station, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Adelaide, and Alice Springs in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Katherine via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Katherine via Canberra, Sydney International Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Newcastle to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $200–290
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Newcastle to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- Firefly Express
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