There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Dunedin by plane or bus
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Fly to Dunedin
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dunedin (DUD)plane SYD - DUD
9h 3m$431–854Fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Invercargill (IVC)plane SYD - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
13h 23m$292–991Fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane SYD - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
10h 52m$388–982Fly to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Timaru (TIU)plane SYD - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Dunedinbus
13h 41m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Dunedin is to fly which costs $430 - $900 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Dunedin is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $430 - $900.
The distance between Sydney and Dunedin is 2136 km.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Sydney to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 2h ahead of Sydney. It is currently 4:15 PM in Sydney and 6:15 PM in Dunedin.
There are 294+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dunedin (DUD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Queenstown Airport, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Timaru via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Timaru via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Invercargill via Queenstown Airport, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Invercargill via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–850
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Timaru to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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