There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Oban by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
30h 43m£536–1,002Fly to Campbeltown, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane SYD - CAL
- Take the bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Streetbus
- Take the bus from Lochnell Street to Supermarketsbus
36h 51m£301–799Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SYD - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
29h 46m£532–1,007Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
33h 53m£696–1,231Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane SYD - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
35h 56m£726–3,538Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
34h 50m£561–1,148
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Oban is to fly and bus which costs £300 - £800 and takes 36h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Oban is to fly and bus which takes 29h 46m and costs £500 - £1,100.
The distance between Sydney and Oban is 10687 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 43m to get from Sydney to Oban, including transfers.
Oban is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:55 PM in Sydney and 3:55 AM in Oban.
There are 579+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Oban. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Glasgow Airport, then take the bus to Oban Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the bus to Oban Bus Station.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £9–17
- Phone
- 01586 552319
- [email protected]
- Website
- westcoastmotors.co.uk
Bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk/
Bus from Lochnell Street to Supermarkets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk/
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