This post gives people who want to travel from Sydney to Coffs Harbour a quick overview of their travel options.

I’ll go over the various ways to get to Coffs Harbour from Sydney – by car, bus, coach via the Pacific Highway; by plane with Virgin Blue or Qantas flights; or by train with Countrylink.

Personally, I prefer flying. It’s quick and you can get good deals on air tickets if you keep an eye out for sales, that seem to be on almost all the time. I subscribe to both Virgin Blue V-mail and Qantas Red email newsletters that alert me when there’s a sale on.

UPDATED: All prices are as found online on 30 October 2010 and may vary. They apply when pre-purchased, and are for one-way travel.

By air: Sydney to Coffs Harbour flights

• Airline: Virgin Blue
  Price: Currently starting from $88 economy (can drop to as low as $55 when on sale) + $10 for check-in baggage if pre-purchased or $20 at the airport
  Duration: 1 hour 5 min
  Frequency: 2 flights per day
• Airline: Qantaslink (Qantas)
  Price: Currently starting from $118 economy (sometimes down to $69 when on sale) including check-in baggage
• Duration: 1 hour 5 min
  Frequency: 5 flights per day (3 on Saturday)

By rail: Sydney to Coffs Harbour trains

• Rail service: Countrylink
  Price: Currently $80 economy / $112 first class
  Duration: 8 hours 40 min / 8 hours 55 min
  Frequency: 3 trains per day

By bus: Sydney to Coffs Harbour coaches

• Coach service: Greyhound
  Price: Currently available: $60, $70, $75 and $98 
  Duration: from 7 hours 25 min (night) to 10 hours 5 min
  Frequency: 4 coaches per day
• Coach service: Premier Motor Service
  Price: Currently $66
  Duration: 7 hours 50 min (night) / 8 hours 35 min
  Frequency: 2 coaches per day

By car: Sydney to Coffs Harbour via the Pacific Highway

• Vehicle: Your own or hired car
• Price: Whatever petrol you use
• Distance: 535 km (from Central Station, Sydney)
• Duration: 6 hours 45 mins according to Google maps – depending on traffic!

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If you know of another good way to travel from Sydney to Coffs Harbour that I haven’t mentioned above, please let me know and I may include it.