Rail journey · New South Wales to Western Australia
Indian Pacific
The continent crossing: Sydney to Perth by rail across the Blue Mountains, through Broken Hill, over the Adelaide plains and across the Nullarbor — 4,352 kilometres of the longest straight stretch of railway in the world.
Indian Pacific · Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
The ride
What you'll see
The route
Station by station
- Sydney Central
- Broken Hill
- Adelaide
- Kalgoorlie
- Perth
Before you go
Good to know
Platinum and gold classes include off-train excursions at Broken Hill and the Nullarbor.
The full crossing is three nights — a shorter Adelaide–Perth leg also exists.
Book months ahead for peak seasons.
Typical times and distances are for guidance only — check the operator's timetable before you travel.
Photography credits
- Indian Pacific — Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
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