There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Southern Cross Station by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI)plane SYD - KGI
- Take the train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
12h 15m$670–1,496Fly Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Perth Airport (PER)plane SYD - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
12h 25m$369–933Train
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain Syd-Per 2026
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain Prospector
3d 8h$910–9,749Drive 3,532 km
- Drive from Sydney to Southern Cross Stationcar 3,532 km
37h 20m$743–1,073Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Perth Airport, train
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NTL - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
15h 19m$462–828Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Perth Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CBR - PER
- Take the train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Crosstrain
15h 30m$510–974
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Southern Cross Station is to fly and train which costs $360 - $950 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Southern Cross Station is to fly and train which takes 12h 15m and costs $650 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct train from Sydney station to Southern Cross Station. However, there are services departing from Central Station and arriving at Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross via Perth Stn Platform 8 and East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Sydney and Southern Cross Station is 3075 km. The road distance is 3532 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to Southern Cross Station without a car is to train which takes 3 days 8h and costs $900 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Sydney to Southern Cross Station, including transfers.
Sydney to Southern Cross Station train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Central Station.
Sydney to Southern Cross Station train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Perth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sydney to Southern Cross Station is 3532 km. It takes approximately 37h 20m to drive from Sydney to Southern Cross Station.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Southern Cross Station, WA, Australia?
You can take a train from Central Station to Southern Cross Station via Perth, Perth Stn Platform 8, East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth, and Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Melbourne, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Melbourne, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport via Adelaide, Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–600
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–750
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–800
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransWA
Train from Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
Train from East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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