The best route from Canberra to Sydney is: * up Northbourne Ave to the Federal Highway * from the Federal Highway, join the Hume Highway * continue along the Hume Highway until you reach the Southwestern Freeway and continue along until it becomes the South Western Motorway * From this point, follow the signs to find which part of Sydney you wish to reach It is a journey of 288km from Canberra to the Sydney CBD, and will take about 3 hours and 45 minutes to travel - again, depending on which part of Sydney is your destination.
On the highway, via means to go "by way of". For example, if you are travelling from Sydney to Melbourne, you may ask "How far is it from Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra?", i.e. going through Canberra on the way.
The route I did from Helsinki to Sydney is go on Finnair to London from Helsinki. Then I went on British airways to Sydney from London. I don't know if it's the best route but that how I got to Sydney from Helsinki.
One way to go from Sydney to Melbourne is by plane. It's only an hour. If you are driving, it is best to go down the South Western Motorway, which becomes the South Western Freeway, until you reach the Hume Highway.
There is no direct line from Canberra to Adelaide, you will have to go via Melbourne or Sydney, and which one you choose will change the cost. Try using http://www.railmaps.com.au/stationfinder.php to get an idea of what your options are.
The train from Sydney to Canberra is the Countrylinks Canberra Xplorer. It runs twice a day from Sydney Central station to Canberra Station, in a journey that takes a little over four hours. From Monday to Saturday, the Xplorer train leaves Sydney at 6:58am and arrives in Canberra at 11:21am. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, another train leaves Sydney at 12:10pm and arrives in Canberra at 4:29pm, while on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays another Xplorer train leaves Sydney at 6:15pm and arrives in Canberra at 10:31pm.
About 300-350km depending which way you go.
Travel via the quieter inland highways.
- Go to major cities. - Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge (or the Story Bridge). - Go to the Daintree rainforest. - Go to Australia Zoo. - Go to Gold Coast and Dreamworld, etc. - Visit Canberra (very boring).
You would travel in a southwesterly direction to go to Melbourne from Canberra.
1500 to 2000km, depending which way you go.
To travel from Sydney to the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, you generally head southwest. The journey typically takes about 3 hours by car, covering approximately 280 kilometers (175 miles). Alternatively, you can take a train or a bus, which also connect the two cities.
Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, had been rivals since before the goldrush days. It was therefore decided that the nation's capital should be situated between the two cities. A location was chosen which was 248km from Sydney and 483km from Melbourne. It was logical to build the city inland (in an area that had already been partially established), so that it would be directly along the route between Australia's two largest cities. To build Canberra on the coast would have meant businessmen, politicians, diplomats and others wishing to travel between Sydney and Melbourne would, in effect, have to go hundreds of kilometres out of their way in order to travel via the Capital.