There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to South Hedland by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane SYD - PHE
9h 47m$647–1,357Train, bus via Swan View
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Midland to South Hedland Shopping Centrebus
4d 1h$1,086–10,016Drive 4,777.9 km
- Drive from Sydney to South Hedlandcar 4,777.9 km
2d 7h$856–1,236Train 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
15h 36m$792–1,955Bus 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 2m$1,022–3,008Train, bus
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from East Perth to South Hedland Shopping Centrebus
4d 8h$1,135–10,085
Sydney to South Hedland by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to South Hedland is to fly which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to South Hedland is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Sydney and South Hedland is 3556 km. The road distance is 4777.9 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to South Hedland without a car is to train and bus via Swan View which takes 4 days 1h and costs $1,000 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Sydney to South Hedland, including transfers.
South Hedland is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:36 AM in Sydney and 12:36 AM in South Hedland.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to South Hedland is 4778 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Sydney to South Hedland.
There are 45+ hotels available in South Hedland.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and South 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 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Brisbane, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Port Hedland via Brisbane, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- aviair.com.au
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Port Hedland via Melbourne, Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–10,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/indian-pacific/
- 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
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/indian-pacific/
- 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
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 (0) 8 9274 7464
- [email protected]
- Website
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from Midland to South Hedland Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from East Perth to South Hedland Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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