Cheapest Transfers to Major Australian Airports to City

CBR Canberra Airport (to City Interchange)

• Fastest - Transport Canberra (Bus Route R3)

13 minutes - $5 (adult single prepaid fare), $3.22 (adult MyWay+ fare during peak) or $2.55 (adult MyWay+ fare during off-peak)

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$73

SYD Sydney Airport (to Circular Quay)

• Fastest - Direct Train

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)

• Bus and train option

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.

• Walk and train option

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.

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$114

DRW Darwin Airport (to CBD)

• Cheapest - 2x Busses

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)

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$72

ADL Adelaide Airport (to Rundle Mall)

• Fastest - Direct Bus

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

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$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).

HBA Hobart Airport (to CBD)

• Fastest - SkyBus

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

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking - $54

MEL Melbourne Airport (to Melbourne CBD)

• Fastest - SkyBus

~30 minutes - $23.90 one way. ($40 for a return ticket)

• Cheapest - Bus 901 and Train via Broadmeadows

1hr 20 minutes - $4.40

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$85

• Free DFO Shuttle - DFO Essendon Fields/South Wharf to/from Airport
• Parking near/at Gladstone Park SC, Hopping on 901.

PER Perth Airport (to CBD)

• Fastest - Direct Train (to Perth train station)

18 minutes - $4.80

• Direct Bus (to Elizabeth Quay)

40 minutes - $4.80

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$71.15

BNE Brisbane Airport (to Queen St Mall)

• Fastest - Direct Train

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

• Cheapest - 3x Busses via DFO (free shuttle bus) and Toombul

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

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$19 (on special due to COVID)

CNS Cairns Airport (to CBD)

• Cheapest - Paid Shuttle ($6) + Bus ($2.20) into CBD

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

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$55

OOL Gold Coast Airport (to Surfers Paradise)

• Cheapest - Bus and Tram

45 minutes - $4.03

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$59

MCY Sunshine Coast Airport (to Mooloolaba)*

• Fastest - 2x Busses via Maroochydore

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

• Cheapest Weekend Terminal Parking

$52