There are 8 ways to get from Adelaide to Tara by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB)plane ADL - WTB
- Take the bus from Oakey to Tarabus
11h 16m$465–1,150Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane ADL - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane City to Tarabus
11h 16m$197–532Bus, train
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide Stbus 584
- Take the train from Broken Hill Station to Parkes Stationtrain 446
- Take the bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1bus 791
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus 513
- Take the bus from Lightning Ridge to St Georgebus
- Take the bus from St George to Tarabus
29h 56m$223–352Train, bus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain Great Southern Rail
- Take the bus from Brisbane City to Tarabus
2d 14h$2,251–13,076Drive 1,677.7 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Taracar 1,677.7 km
18h 30m$302–436Fly to Brisbane Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ADL - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane City to Tarabus
9h 43m$242–535Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane ADL - MCY
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane City to Tarabus
12h 54m$288–742Bus
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide Stbus 584
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1bus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus 513
- Take the bus from Lightning Ridge to St Georgebus
- Take the bus from St George to Tarabus
30h 20m$211–314
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Tara is to bus which costs $210 - $320 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Tara is to fly and bus which takes 9h 43m and costs $240 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Adelaide station to Tara. However, there are services departing from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St and arriving at Tara via Blende St After Bromide St, Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3, Lightning Ridge and St George. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 20m.
The distance between Adelaide and Tara is 1674 km. The road distance is 1677.7 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Tara without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 56m and costs $220 - $360.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Adelaide to Tara, including transfers.
Adelaide to Tara bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St.
Adelaide to Tara bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Blende St After Bromide St station.
Tara is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 2:59 PM in Adelaide and 3:29 PM in Tara.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Tara is 1678 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Adelaide to Tara.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Tara, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Tara via Blende St After Bromide St, Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3, Lightning Ridge, and St George in around 30h 20m.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Broken Hill Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $65–100
- First Class
- $95–140
- 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
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–307
- 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
- $20–40
- AChoice
- $15–20
- Gold Class
- $245
- Heritage Class
- $307
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Oakey to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Lightning Ridge to St George
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from St George to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Lightning Ridge to St George
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from St George to Tara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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