There are 6 ways to get from Adelaide to Bluff by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly to Emerald Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Emerald Airport (EMD)plane ADL - EMD
- Take the bus from Emerald to Bluffbus
8h 32m$338–968Fly to Rockhampton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane ADL - ROK
- Take the bus from Rockhampton Grammar to Bluffbus
11h 8m$311–511Bus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rockhamptonbus
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Bluffbus
2d 4h$328–807Train
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain Great Southern Rail
- Take the train from Roma Street to Blufftrain Spirit of the Outback
2d 23h$2,281–15,991Drive 2,037.4 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Bluffcar 2,037.4 km
22h 36m$367–530Fly to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane ADL - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Bluffcar
10h 12m$455–1,270
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Emerald Airport (EMD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Bluff is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $550 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Bluff is to fly and bus which takes 8h 32m and costs $330 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Bluff. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Bluff via Albury Station, Coach Bay 1, Central Station, Brisbane Coach Terminal and Rockhampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide to Bluff. However, there are services departing from Adelaide and arriving at Bluff via Central station, platform 5 and Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Adelaide and Bluff is 1678 km. The road distance is 2037.4 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Bluff without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $320 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Adelaide to Bluff, including transfers.
Adelaide to Bluff bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Bluff train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, depart from Adelaide station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Bluff is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $320 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,200 - $16,000 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Bluff, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Bluff via Albury Station, Coach Bay 1, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Coach Terminal, Rockhampton, and Rockhampton in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide to Bluff via Central station, platform 5 and Roma Street in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Bluff
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–2,981
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $90–130
- AChoice
- $150–190
- Gold Class
- $2,380
- Heritage Class
- $2,981
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Emerald to Bluff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $25–40
- Flexible
- $27–40
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $130–190
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Advantage
- $160–250
- Flexible
- $210–300
Bus from Rockhampton to Bluff
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $40–60
- Flexible
- $45–70
Bus from Rockhampton Grammar to Bluff
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $40–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to Bluff bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Bluff is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 3:20 AM in Adelaide and 3:50 AM in Bluff.
Adelaide to Bluff train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, arrive at Brisbane station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Bluff is 2037 km. It takes approximately 22h 36m to drive from Adelaide to Bluff.
There are eight+ hotels available in Bluff.


















