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Cheapest Transfers to Major Australian Airports to City

ACT

CBR Canberra Airport (to City Interchange)

13 minutes - $5 (adult paper ticket), $3.22 (adult MyWay card during peak) or $2.55 (adult MyWay card during off-peak)

$73

NSW

SYD Sydney Airport (to Circular Quay)

27 minutes - $20.68 (adult Opal/bank card) peak, $19.48 offpeak Trains depart at least 10 minutes (every 15 minutes late nights and early mornings)

Take a bus to Mascot, then train to the City. From domestic, you can take routes 350 and 420 from the bus stop outside T3. From international, take route 420. During the day, 350 runs every 10 minutes, while 420 runs every 15-20 minutes. Total fare from either terminal is $4.60 peak, $3.04 offpeak.

From domestic (T2/3), walk to Mascot station (where there is no station access fee) and then train to the city. It is 25-30 minutes' walk to Mascot. From international (T1), walk to Wolli Creek station (also no fee) instead. It is 35 minutes' walk. For both options, the fare is $4 peak and $2.80 offpeak.

$114

NT

DRW Darwin Airport (to CBD)

1hr 10minutes - $3
> Note : Only 5-6 services per day - stop is located at Long Stay Car park 700m from terminal with free shuttle bus to terminal (this shuttle is not operating due to COVID)
(No other scheduled public transport services operate)

$72

SA

ADL Adelaide Airport (to Rundle Mall)

21 minutes - $3.84 (requires metro card) otherwise $5.70 paper ticket.

$93
The Weekend terminal parking is based on a 6pm arrival on a Friday and departing at 8pm on a Sunday at the standard terminal parking (no shuttle busses allowed).

TAS

HBA Hobart Airport (to CBD)

~30 minutes - $19.75
(No other scheduled public transport services operate)

VIC

MEL Melbourne Airport (to Melbourne CBD)

~40 minutes - $23.90 one way. ($40 for a return ticket)

1hr 20 minutes - $4.40

$85

WA

PER Perth Airport (to CBD)

18 minutes - $4.80

40 minutes - $4.80

$71.15

QLD

BNE Brisbane Airport (to Queen St Mall)

36 minutes (time includes 12 mins walking) - $19.50

1hr 16 minutes - $4.11 (requires gocard)
otherwise $6 paper ticket.

$19 (on special due to COVID)

CNS Cairns Airport (to CBD)

29 minutes - $8.20 (No other scheduled public transport services operate)
Otherwise paid transfer options generally start at $20 per person.

$55

OOL Gold Coast Airport (to Surfers Paradise)

45 minutes - $4.03

$59

MCY Sunshine Coast Airport (to Mooloolaba)*

49 minutes - $3.31 (requires gocard)
(No other scheduled public transport services operate)

$52