There are 4 ways to get from St. John's to Sydney by plane, bus, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YYT - YQY
8h 42m$682–2,738Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry Port aux Basques / ...
18h 39m$182–359Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus Westbound
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry Port aux Basques / ...
22h 15m$183–297Fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYT - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydneybus
10h 46m$412–972
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Sydney is to bus and car ferry which costs $180 - $300 and takes 22h 15m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Sydney is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $650 - $2,800.
The distance between St. John's and Sydney is 600 km.
The best way to get from St. John's to Sydney without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 22h 15m and costs $180 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from St. John's to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 30 min behind St. John's. It is currently 1:44 PM in St. John's and 1:14 PM in Sydney.
There are 27+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Sydney, NS, Canada?
Air Canada, Porter Airlines, and WestJet fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home DRL
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Website
- Home DRL
- Adult
- $160–180
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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