There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Port Hedland by plane, train, bus, 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 from Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane SYD - PHE
9h 50m$706–974Train, bus via Swan View
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Midland to Port Hedland Visitor Centrebus
4d 1h$1,095–10,024Drive 4,791.1 km
- Drive from Sydney to Port Hedlandcar 4,791.1 km
2d 7h$879–1,269Train to Newcastle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane NTL - PHE
23h 19m$1,248–3,769Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane CBR - PHE
15h 9m$775–2,613Train, bus
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from East Perth to Port Hedland Visitor Centrebus
4d 8h$1,134–10,094
Sydney to Port Hedland by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Port Hedland is to fly which costs $700 - $1,000 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Port Hedland is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $700 - $1,000.
The distance between Sydney and Port Hedland is 3560 km. The road distance is 4791.1 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Port Hedland without a car is to train and bus via Swan View which takes 4 days 1h and costs $1,100 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Sydney to Port Hedland, including transfers.
Port Hedland is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:49 AM in Sydney and 2:49 AM in Port Hedland.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Port Hedland is 4791 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Sydney to Port Hedland.
There are 46+ hotels available in Port Hedland.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Port Hedland, WA, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Port Hedland (PHE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Gold Coast, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- 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
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 Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +61 (0) 8 9274 7464
- [email protected]
- Website
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from Midland to Port Hedland Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from East Perth to Port Hedland Visitor Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–400
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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