--- title: "Melbourne to Sydney – 4 ways by plane, train, car | Mixroutes" description: "Melbourne to Sydney is 713 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 56m. Cheapest: drive from A$105. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-sydney" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/melbourne-to-sydney.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Parliament_of_New_South_Wales.jpg/1920px-Parliament_of_New_South_Wales.jpg" --- ![Sydney](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Parliament_of_New_South_Wales.jpg/1920px-Parliament_of_New_South_Wales.jpg) # How to get from Melbourne to Sydney [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney) [Sydney to Melbourne](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sydney-to-melbourne) [Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parliament_of_New_South_Wales.jpg) **Fastest:** 3h 56m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** A$105\ by car\ **Distance:** 713 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 2\ from 08:00, Mon 9 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 713 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 9 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 7h 35m quicker than the train for A$65 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest 3h 56m A$180–260 Estimated MEL → SYD · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney) - [**Train** Least hassle 11h 43m A$115–377 Estimated next 1 from 08:00 · NSW TrainLink](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney) - [**Drive** cheapest 10h 46m A$105–140 Estimated 864 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney) - [**Taxi** 10h 46m A$1,470–1,990 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [19:35 → 07:18^+1 11h 43m · direct NSW TrainLink 622 A$115–340](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney&date=2026-11-09&time=08%3A00&it=tq0vb79) 2. [19:37 → 07:05^+1 11h 28m · 2 changes Transport Victoria 11 A$116–341](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Melbourne&to=Sydney&date=2026-11-09&time=08%3A00&it=tuu4kx3) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Melbourne to Sydney? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 56m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 713 km. What is the cheapest way from Melbourne to Sydney? Driving is the cheapest, from A$105. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Melbourne to Sydney? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, one is direct, the fastest taking 11h 20m; more may run later in the day. Fares run A$115–377 across classes. How long is the flight from Melbourne to Sydney? About 1h 35m in the air (MEL → SYD); about 3h 56m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run A$180–260; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Sydney from Melbourne by road? About 864 km, roughly 10h 46m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around A$105–140; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - NSW TrainLink - Sydney Trains Metro - Sydney Metro - Transport Victoria Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Sydney Capital city of New South Wales, Australia Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales and the largest city in Australia. The metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2025 was 5,638,830, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. [The Sydney guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sydney) Worth your time - Bradleys Head Take the ferry to Taronga Zoo wharf and then head to your right along the promontory. 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