There are 4 ways to get from Newcastle to Perth by ferry, plane, bus, train, 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.
Ferry to Newcastle Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Queens Wharf to Stockton Wharfferry
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NTL - PER
7h 40m$409–763Train to Sydney International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Perth Airport (PER)plane SYD - PER
9h 33m$323–840Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newcastle to Central Stationbus Sydney
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain Syd-Per 2026
3d 6h$883–10,057Drive 3,836.9 km
- Drive from Newcastle to Perthcar 3,836.9 km
40h 28m$696–1,005
Newcastle to Perth by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle to Perth is to train and fly which costs $320 - $850 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle to Perth is to ferry and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs $400 - $800.
The distance between Newcastle and Perth is 3388 km. The road distance is 3836.9 km.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Perth without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $850 - $11,000.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Newcastle to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 3h behind Newcastle. It is currently 9:25 PM in Newcastle and 6:25 PM in Perth.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle to Perth is 3837 km. It takes approximately 40h 28m to drive from Newcastle to Perth.
There are 1652+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Newcastle, NSW, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Newcastle to Perth. However, you can take the ferry to Stockton Wharf, walk to Stockton Wharf, Mitchell St, take the line 136 bus to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown Dr, walk to Newcastle Airport (NTL) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newcastle to Perth via Central Station and Central Station in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–550
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Newcastle Interchange to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- 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
- $35–57
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $52–57
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Newcastle Transport
Ferry from Queens Wharf to Stockton Wharf
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Newcastle Transport
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