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Distance between cities in Australia

Distance between cities

Australia is a big country so we recommend that you plan any travel you are going to do carefully. It is often not advisable to plan a weekend driving trip between some of Australia’s capital cities because as you will see in the distance table below, sometimes you may need to spend a day or more in the car just to get there!

From	To	Road distance (km)	Road distance (miles)	Air (hours)	Coach (Bus)	Rail (Train)
Adelaide	Alice Springs	1533	952	2.00	19	20
Adelaide	Perth	2706	1680	3.10	34	38
Adelaide	Brisbane	2045	1270	2.45	33	40
Brisbane	Sydney	965	600	1.20	15	15
Brisbane	Melbourne	1674	1039	2.10	25	25
Canberra	Melbourne	648	402	1.00	10	9
Melbourne	Hobart	610	378	1.10	n/a	n/a
Melbourne	Adelaide	731	454	1.05	10	12
Sydney	Adelaide	1412	877	1.40	22	25
Sydney	Canberra	286	177	0.45	5	4
Sydney	Melbourne	872	542	1.10	14	10
Sydney	Perth	4110	2552	4.00	56	65

Do not miss the opportunity to travel inside this beautiful country while you study in Australia. For more information on travel you can check our section on Enjoying your experience.