There are 9 ways to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
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Fly Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PPP - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
6h 37m$304–840Train via Sydney
cheapest- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
45h 44m$265–4,527Bus
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tcebus
2d 2h$391–721Drive 2,426.4 km
- Drive from Airlie Beach to Geelongcar 2,426.4 km
28h 41m$435–629Fly Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HTI - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
7h 9m$404–1,008Fly Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PPP - AVV
8h 21m$418–1,368Fly Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HTI - AVV
9h 18m$458–1,386Train
- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
2d 22h$2,723–7,720Bus, train
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Stationtrain
3d 1h$2,810–4,159
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong is to fly and shuttle which costs $300 - $850 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 37m and costs $300 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Airlie Beach to Geelong station. However, there are services departing from Airlie Beach and arriving at Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Roma Street Station, Stand F, Sydney Central Station and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Airlie Beach to Geelong station. However, there are services departing from Proserpine and arriving at Geelong Station via Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 44m.
The distance between Airlie Beach and Geelong is 2067 km. The road distance is 2426.4 km.
The best way to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 45h 44m and costs $260 - $4,600.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong, including transfers.
Airlie Beach to Geelong bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Airlie Beach station.
Airlie Beach to Geelong train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Proserpine station.
The best way to get from Airlie Beach to Geelong is to train via Sydney which takes 45h 44m and costs $260 - $4,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $750 and takes 2 days 2h, you could also fly, which costs $410 - $1,400 and takes 8h 21m.
What companies run services between Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia and Geelong, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Coral Sea Marina to Geelong Station via Proserpine station, Proserpine, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Southern Cross Station in around 45h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Airlie Beach to Geelong Station/Railway Tce via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Sydney Central Station, Melbourne, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- 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
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- 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
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- [email protected]
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Geelong Station/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- 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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–280
- Advantage
- $240–360
- Flexible
- $310–450
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More Questions & Answers
Airlie Beach to Geelong bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Airlie Beach to Geelong train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Airlie Beach to Geelong is 2426 km. It takes approximately 28h 41m to drive from Airlie Beach to Geelong.
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