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Regional flying in South Australia

Flying to Adelaide - How to get to South Australia

Adelaide is easily accessed by air from all Australian capital cities and many international gateways. Adelaide Airport is only eight kilometres from the centre of the city, which is about a 15 minute drive. A taxi costs approximately AUD$30 from Adelaide airport to the city centre.

Thinking of avoiding the airport and travelling to South Australia a different way? Adelaide is also well connected to the rest of Australia by road, rail and coach.

Frequently asked questions

Please refer to the airline’s website for the most up-to-date routes and for any changes to these services. 

  • Air New Zealand fly direct to Adelaide from Auckland. Find flights now.
  • Jetstar offer direct flights to Adelaide from Denpasar. Find flights now.
  • Qatar Airlines offer direct flights to Adelaide from Auckland. Find flights now.
  • Qatar Airlines direct flights to Adelaide from Doha. Find flights now.
  • Emirates Airlines will recommence direct flights to Adelaide from October 28, 2024. Find flights now.
  • Malaysia Airlines direct flights to Adelaide from Kuala Lumpur (connections from UK and Europe). Find flights now.
  • Singapore Airlines direct flights to Adelaide from Singapore. Connections from UK / Europe. Find flights now.
  • Fiji Airlines direct flights to Adelaide from Fiji. Find flights now.

There are also many other international carriers that travel to Australia. WebJet can assist in showing you the various flight paths and routes on offer to Adelaide from all over the world. 

 

  • Qantas offers direct flights to Adelaide from Alice Springs, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Townsville, Albury, Hobart and Sydney. Find flights now.
  • Virgin Australia offers direct flights to Adelaide from Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Gold Coast, Launceston, Hobart, Cairns and Alice Springs. Find flights now.
  • Jetstar offers direct flights to Adelaide from Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Melbourne,  Perth, Sunshine Coast and Sydney. Find flights now

You can see so much of South Australia by road - with iconic road trips to Kangaroo Island, the Eyre Peninsula and Flinders Ranges all must-do's. Our road trip hub contains all your need to know information about our six hero road trips, including maps, as well as van and car hire. You can also use our tool Trip Planner to curate your own itinerary. 

Don't have much time? Take to the skies and shorten the commute. There are two airlines that travel within South Australia commercially, Rex and Qantas. 

Below are the flight paths that regional airline REX offer to some of South Australia's major regional centres.

Please note, flight routes and availability are subject to change. For up-to-date flight information please consult the Rex website. Book a flight with Rex now

Rex Flight Paths South Australia (July 2022)
Rex Flight Paths South Australia (July 2022)

 

Below is a map of Australia, showing the regional flight paths offered by Qantas. Please refer to the state of South Australia on this map to see the major regional centres Qantas fly to, including Kangaroo Island.

Please note, flight routes and availability are subject to change. For up-to-date flight information please consult the Qantas website. Book a flight with Qantas now

Qantas regional flight path (July 2022)
Qantas regional flight path (July 2022)

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Other ways of getting to South Australia Not planning to fly?

While flying to Adelaide is the quickest way to get to South Australia, there are plenty of other convenient ways to get to Adelaide.

  • By Car
  • By Rail
  • By Coach
  • By Ship

By Car

From Melbourne drive to Adelaide in just under eight hours, or take the scenic route along the Great Ocean Road into South Australia.

From Sydney, a trip is about 14 hours drive time, or spend a bit more time to driving through some of Australia's most interesting regional towns like Gundagai, Albury–Wodonga, Mildura or Renmark.

The drive from Perth is nearly 30 hours drive time and passes through the famous Nullarbor plain, home to the worlds longest straight road and the incredible cliffs of the Great Australian Bight.

Adelaide is around a 30 hour drive from Darwin and travels along the Explorer's Way. This drive is one of the best ways to experience outback Australia, travelling past sites like Uluru and Alice Springs and with detours past Wilpena Pound and the Flinders Ranges. 

From Brisbane, the drive to Adelaide is around 22 hours, and crosses some of the most arid parts of Australia and well known regional towns like Broken Hill and Bourke.

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