There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Ardrossan by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SYD - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South sidebus
8h 24m$148–302Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South sidebus
27h 20m$59–261Train, drive
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain Syd-Adl 2026
- Drive from Adelaide Parklands to Ardrossancar
28h 7m$426–4,630Drive 1,449.9 km
- Drive from Sydney to Ardrossancar 1,449.9 km
16h 7m$260–375Fly Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane SYD - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Ardrossan Main Streetbus
12h 13m$453–799Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NTL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South sidebus
11h 58m$223–490Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CBR - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South sidebus
11h 33m$302–631
Sydney to Ardrossan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Ardrossan is to bus which costs $55 - $270 and takes 27h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Ardrossan is to fly and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $140 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Sydney station to Ardrossan. However, there are services departing from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and arriving at First St / Fourth St - South side via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide Central Bus Station and Port Wakefield Rd - West side. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 20m.
The distance between Sydney and Ardrossan is 1335 km. The road distance is 1449.9 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Ardrossan without a car is to bus which takes 27h 20m and costs $55 - $270.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Sydney to Ardrossan, including transfers.
Sydney to Ardrossan bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1.
Sydney to Ardrossan bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Albury Station, Coach Bay 1.
Ardrossan is 30 min behind Sydney. It is currently 5:19 PM in Sydney and 4:49 PM in Ardrossan.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Ardrossan is 1450 km. It takes approximately 16h 7m to drive from Sydney to Ardrossan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Ardrossan, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to First St / Fourth St - South side via Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide Central Bus Station, and Port Wakefield Rd - West side in around 27h 20m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–490
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–490
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–490
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/indian-pacific/
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Port Wakefield Rd - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Port Wakefield Rd - West side to First St / Fourth St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $130–190
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Ardrossan Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
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