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Darwin to Sydney (Mascot)

1 operator run this water, from 4 h 27.

Getting from Darwin to Sydney (Mascot)

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Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

American Airlines, Jetstar Airways DRW → SYD 3155 km non-stop 320 737 73H in the air 5 h 57 est. rate not held 710 km/h average

Other ways to reach Sydney (Mascot)

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Sydney (Mascot) without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Williamtown – Sydney (Mascot) 41 min Regional Express

Orange – Sydney (Mascot) 45 min Regional Express

Canberra – Sydney (Mascot) 48 min American Airlines

Moruya – Sydney (Mascot) 48 min Regional Express

Parkes – Sydney (Mascot) 52 min Regional Express

Dubbo – Sydney (Mascot) 53 min Qantas

Port Macquarie – Sydney (Mascot) 54 min Air New Zealand

Tamworth – Sydney (Mascot) 54 min Qantas

Merimbula – Sydney (Mascot) 56 min Regional Express

Forest Hill – Sydney (Mascot) 57 min Qantas

And other ways to reach Darwin

Maningrida – Darwin 58 min Airnorth

Kununurra – Darwin 1 h 03 Airnorth

Groote Eylandt – Darwin 1 h 17 Aero-Service

Nhulunbuy – Darwin 1 h 18 Airnorth

Dili – Darwin 1 h 24 Airnorth

McArthur River Mine – Darwin 1 h 24 Airnorth

Alice Springs – Darwin 2 h 08 Emirates

Cairns – Darwin 2 h 36 Jetstar Airways, Ponant Cruises

Kuta, Badung – Darwin 2 h 42 Indonesia AirAsia

Townsville – Darwin 2 h 50 Airnorth

Where else these quays go

Also from Darwin

Adelaide · Alice Springs · Benoa · Brisbane · Broome WA · Cairns · Dili · Fremantle · Groote Eylandt · Keelung · Kununurra · Kuta, Badung · Lautoka · Manila

Also from Sydney (Mascot)

Abu Dhabi · Adelaide · Alice Springs · Armidale · Auckland · Avarua · Ballina · Bangkok · Beijing · Brisbane · Broken Hill · Broome · Burnt Pine · Cairns

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Darwin–Sydney (Mascot) crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.