There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to St Bees Island by plane, unknown, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sydney International Airport to Mackay, travel
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mackay (MKY)plane SYD - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to St Bees Islandunknown
6h 10mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Mackaytrain
- Walk from Mackay to St Bees Islandunknown
29h 17mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Mackaybus
- Walk from Mackay to St Bees Islandunknown
31h 38mFly Sydney International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane SYD - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to St Bees Islandunknown
5h 35mTrain to Newcastle Airport, fly to Mackay, travel
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Mackay (MKY)plane NTL - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to St Bees Islandunknown
9h 20mFly Sydney International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane SYD - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
- Walk from Mackay to St Bees Islandunknown
7h 32mFly Sydney International Airport to Moranbah Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane SYD - MOV
- Walk from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to St Bees Islandunknown
9h 26mBus, travel via Mackay
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mackaybus
- Walk from Mackay to St Bees Islandunknown
36h 38m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mackay (MKY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Sydney and St Bees Island is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Sydney to St Bees Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 29h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Sydney to St Bees Island, including transfers.
St Bees Island is 1h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:19 PM in Sydney and 5:19 PM in St Bees Island.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and St Bees Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to St Bees Island. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Mackay (MKY), then travel to St Bees Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Central Station to St Bees Island via Roma Street Station, Roma Street, and Mackay in around 29h 17m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mackay via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mackay via Port Macquarie, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Moranbah Airport via Port Macquarie, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $170–320
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