Adelaide: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Adelaide is a city of 1.5 million people in Australia (South Australia), 59 m (194 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including North Haven railway station. Our booking partner lists 490 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Adelaide runs from about 9 h 51 min a day in late June to 14 h 33 min in late December (computed for -34.93° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Adelaide is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 10,171-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Adelaide: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include North Haven railway station. Trains to Adelaide
Buses to Adelaide · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 490 places to stay in Adelaide. Of the 360 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (182), and 37 are five-star. Across 198 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 283,609 reviews in total.
Hotels in Adelaide: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 7 hostels in Adelaide, out of 490 places to stay of every kind — 1.4% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 6 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.4 out of 10, 1.0 below the 8.4 its hotels average. Guests have left 7,025 reviews across them.
Hostels in Adelaide: the full picture, and book
Twin towns and sister cities: Rio de Janeiro, Christchurch, Himeji, George Town, Ferrol, Dalian, Zapopan.
Common questions
Which airport serves Adelaide?
Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre.
How big is Adelaide?
About 1.5 million people live in Adelaide, across 1,295 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Adelaide in?
Australia/Adelaide, currently UTC+9:30.
What currency is used in Adelaide?
The Dollar (AUD). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Adelaide?
7 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Adelaide.
How many hotels are there in Adelaide?
Our booking partner lists 490 places to stay in Adelaide, bookable on this site.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.