How long is the flight from Canberra to Adelaide?

A direct flight from Canberra to Adelaide takes 1h50m. The problem is that there are only two direct Canberra to Adelaide flights a day.

There are some Australian cities that are enjoyable to drive between. The coastal route from Melbourne to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road is lovely. The West Coast road trip from Perth to Broome has a sense of epic. And the drive from Brisbane to Noosa or Brisbane to Byron Bay is short enough to not be arduous.

But the drive from Adelaide to Canberra or vice versa is not up there with the great road trips. In fact, it’s pretty awful. There’s much to see on the way barring the Yanga Homestead and Woolshed in the Yanga National Park, and the driving time is over 12 hours.

Direct Canberra to Adelaide flights

Unsurprisingly, most people travelling between the two cities will take a flight from Canberra to Adelaide. The problem with flying from Canberra to Adelaide is that there aren’t many domestic flights that go direct from the Australian capital to South Australia.

Pick your perfect Adelaide day trips

Barossa Valley tours: 1. Wine-tasting with lunch 🍷. 2. Food and wine tour. 3. Small group wine tour with exclusive VIP tastings.
Kangaroo Island in a day – including sea lions 🦭, koalas 🐨and national parks.
Adelaide Hills tours: 1. Sights plus Murray River lunch cruise combo. 2. Small group cheese, chocolate & wine tour with Hahndorf German village.
McLaren Vale tours: 1. Small group wine tour with lunch. 2. Hop-on hop-off wineries tour 🍷. 3. Food and wine indulgence tour, including the gloriously weird d’Arenberg Cube.
Victor Harbor and southern highlights tour – including the Granite Island horse-drawn tram.

There are usually just two direct Canberra to Adelaide flights per day – one run by Virgin Australia, one by Qantas. If you want flexibility on departure time, you’ll need to take an indirect flight, which takes longer and costs more.

A direct flight from Canberra to Adelaide costs from $145, one way.

The top Canberra accommodation picks

There is a large selection of Canberra accommodation options. But these are particularly good choices…

The one with the highest guest rating: A By Adina Canberra.
For something cool and stylish: East Hotel and Apartments.
The one where the VIPs stay: Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
For high quality apartments: Quest Canberra City Walk.
For something much cheaper and family-focused: Alivio Tourist Park.

What is the Canberra to Adelaide flight time?

The Canberra to Adelaide flight time is scheduled to be one hour and 50 minutes with both Qantas and Virgin Australia.

**15 fabulous Adelaide experiences to supercharge your visit**

DOLPHINS 🐬: Swim with wild dolphins, kayak with the resident bottlenose pod or watch them on a dolphin cruise.
FOOD AND WINE 🍷: Indulge on Adelaide food tour including Adelaide Central Market. Or try a wine discovery tour with tastings at the National Wine Centre. Or the ultimate Penfolds Magill Estate experience with full estate tour & Grange tasting.
WILDLIFE 🐨: Spot koalas on a guided Morialta nature hike. Or walk from Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty with entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park.
CRUISES ⛵: Watch the sun set on a twilight coastal cruise, get to know the city on a Torrens River cruise or take a high tea cruise aboard the Popeye.
SPORT 🏏: Dare to take on the Adelaide Oval Roofclimb or enter the fabled scoreboard on the behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
ACTION 🚵‍♂️: Descend Mount Lofty on a downhill mountain bike tour or kayak along the Torrens River.

Things to do in Adelaide

Another advantage of flying to Adelaide from Canberra is that the airport is close to the centre of the South Australian capital. It only takes about 10 minutes in a taxi to get to Adelaide CBD.