There are 9 ways to get from Adelaide to Richmond by bus (Greyhound), train, car, plane, or bus
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Bus
best- 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, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand Fbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Cloncurrybus
- Take the bus from Cloncurry to Richmondbus
2d 20h$418–1,117Fly to Richmond Airport
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Richmond Airport (RCM)plane ADL - RCM
2d 20h$236–768Train
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
- Take the train from Townsville station to Richmond stationtrain
3d 15h$2,391–19,791Drive 2,048 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Richmondcar 2,048 km
28h 15m$367–530Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Richmondbus
3d 17h$2,450–13,420Fly to Hughenden Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Hughenden Airport (HGD)plane ADL - HGD
- Take the bus from Hughenden to Richmondbus
21h 46m$259–824Fly to Townsville Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane ADL - TSV
- Take the bus from Townsville to Richmondbus
14h 57m$366–826Fly to Mount Isa Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane ADL - ISA
- Take the bus from Mount Isa to Richmondbus
13h 14m$519–1,374Fly to Julia Creek Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Julia Creek Airport (JCK)plane ADL - JCK
- Take the bus from Julia Creek to Richmondbus
21h 56m$296–885
Adelaide to Richmond by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Richmond is to fly and bus which costs $360 - $850 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Richmond is to fly and bus which takes 13h 14m and costs $500 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide to Richmond. However, there are services departing from 85 Franklin St and arriving at Richmond via Albury Station, Coach Bay 1, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Brisbane and Cloncurry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Adelaide to Richmond station. However, there are services departing from Adelaide and arriving at Richmond station via Central station, platform 5, Roma Street and Townsville station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 15h.
The distance between Adelaide and Richmond is 4506 km. The road distance is 2048 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Richmond without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $410 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 2 days 20h to get from Adelaide to Richmond, including transfers.
Adelaide to Richmond bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from 85 Franklin St station.
Adelaide to Richmond train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, depart from Adelaide station.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Richmond is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $410 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,300 - $20,000 and takes 3 days 15h, you could also fly, which costs $230 - $800 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Richmond, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Richmond via Albury Station, Coach Bay 1, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Brisbane, and Cloncurry in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Adelaide to Richmond station via Central station, platform 5, Roma Street, Townsville, and Townsville station in around 3d 15h.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Richmond Airport via Brisbane, Townsville Airport, Hughenden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Richmond Airport via Cairns, Townsville Airport, Hughenden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Richmond Airport via Melbourne, Townsville Airport, Hughenden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Richmond Airport via Sydney, Townsville Airport, Hughenden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hughenden Airport via Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hughenden Airport via Cairns, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hughenden Airport via Melbourne, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hughenden Airport via Sydney, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Julia Creek Airport via Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Julia Creek Airport via Cairns, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Julia Creek Airport via Sydney, Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Julia Creek Airport via Avalon, Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Julia Creek Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- 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
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 Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- 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
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
Train from Townsville station to Richmond station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–1,879
- 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
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $90–120
- Gold Class
- $1,500
- Heritage Class
- $1,879
- 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
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
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 Brisbane to Cloncurry
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $250–360
- Advantage
- $320–470
- Flexible
- $400–600
Bus from Cloncurry to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–80
- Advantage
- $55–90
- Flexible
- $70–100
Bus from Townsville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Hughenden to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $29–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Townsville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Mount Isa to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $70–100
- Advantage
- $80–120
- Flexible
- $95–140
Bus from Julia Creek to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $35–60
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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More Questions & Answers
Adelaide to Richmond bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Albury Station/Hume Hwy.
Richmond is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 4:07 AM in Adelaide and 4:37 AM in Richmond.
Adelaide to Richmond train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, arrive at Brisbane station.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Richmond is 2048 km. It takes approximately 28h 15m to drive from Adelaide to Richmond.
There are one+ hotels available in Richmond.




















