Sydney, Australia

Country guide · Oceania

Australia

24 places across 8 regions, how to get there, the entry rules for your passport, and day-by-day plans priced in your currency.

Sydney
  • Trip from ₹2,27,724 per person · 5 days from Delhi in Nov, visa included, for two at mid-range ·
  • Visa before you fly on an Indian passport, up to 90 days · ₹16,350 fee (other passports below)
  • Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov · month by month
Plan 5 days in Australia

Flying in

Flights from India

  • Sydney (SYD) · from 8 Indian cities, from ₹38,000 one way
  • Melbourne (MEL) · from 7 Indian cities, from ₹38,000 one way
  • Brisbane (BNE) · from 6 Indian cities, from ₹40,000 one way
  • Perth & Rottnest Island (PER) · from 7 Indian cities, from ₹34,000 one way
  • Adelaide & the Barossa (ADL) · from 5 Indian cities, from ₹40,000 one way

Entry rules

Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹16,350

Apply for a Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, online in ImmiAccount (immi.homeaffairs.gov.au) at least 6-8 weeks before you fly. The fee is AUD 250 (about ₹16,350) and is not refunded if the visa is refused.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

🐹 Perth & Western Australia

Perth's beaches and Kings Park, the quokkas of Rottnest Island, and the wineries, caves and surf of Margaret River. Five hours' flying from Sydney, and the closest Australian city to India.

🍷 Adelaide & South Australia

Adelaide's markets, festivals and parklands, the Barossa and McLaren Vale wine valleys, and Kangaroo Island's sea lions and wildlife, 45 minutes by ferry. The Ghan and the Indian Pacific both call at Adelaide.

🏔️ Tasmania

The island state across Bass Strait: Hobart's harbour, Salamanca Market and MONA, the Port Arthur convict site, and the alpine lakes and wombats of Cradle Mountain. Reached by air or on the overnight Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Geelong; there are no passenger trains, so most visitors hire a car.

☕ Melbourne & Victoria

Melbourne's laneways, food and sport, the little penguins of Phillip Island, the Great Ocean Road west to the Twelve Apostles, and the sandstone ranges and rock art of the Grampians. Air India flies to Melbourne non-stop from Delhi; the Spirit of Tasmania sails from Geelong.

🌉 Sydney, New South Wales & the ACT

Sydney's harbour and beaches, where the non-stop flights from India land; the sandstone cliffs of the Blue Mountains two hours west; the Hunter Valley vineyards to the north; Byron Bay's surf on the far north coast; and Canberra, the national capital, with its free national museums and galleries.

🏄 Brisbane & South-East Queensland

Warm all year: Brisbane on its river, the Gold Coast's surf beaches and theme parks, Noosa's national-park headland on the Sunshine Coast, and K'gari (Fraser Island), the world's largest sand island, by 4WD. Driest and most pleasant from April to November.

🐠 Tropical North Queensland & the Reef

The Great Barrier Reef from Cairns and Port Douglas, the Daintree rainforest, and the 74 Whitsunday Islands with Whitehaven Beach. Best from May to October; the wet season (December to March) brings heat, heavy rain and cyclones, and box jellyfish are in the sea from November to May.

🪨 Northern Territory: the Red Centre & the Top End

Uluru and Kata Tjuta in the desert at the heart of the continent, and in the tropical Top End, Darwin's markets and Kakadu's wetlands and rock art. The two are 1,500 km apart and joined by air. Visit from April or May to September: the Centre is scorching in summer, and the Top End's wet season closes Kakadu's roads.

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