Route guide
Bus from Sydney to Adelaide via the Hume and Sturt Highways. Firefly Express through services from $91 in around 21 hours.
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Cheaper as separate tickets?
Booking this journey as separate tickets at each stop can be cheaper than the through-fare. We compared each operator's through-fare against the lowest combined price for each pair of segments and surfaced the splits that beat the direct fare by at least $5 and 10%.
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Melbourne
FlixBus Australia · 10h 20m
Firefly Express · 11h 15m
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Travel tips
Direct Sydney–Adelaide is one of the longer corridors most travellers consider: 21 hours is genuinely uncomfortable, and the route lacks the scenery of the east coast or outback runs. If you have time, breaking the journey at Albury, Wagga Wagga or Mildura makes the trip considerably more pleasant. Book at least a week ahead; services on this corridor run less frequently than on coastal routes.
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