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How to get fromBourke to Townsvilleby bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 7 ways to get from Bourke to Townsville by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Bus to Dubbo City Regional Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Airport, Arthur Butler Drbus bus
    2. Fly from Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane plane DBO - TSV
    10h 14m
    $579–891

  2. Fly from Bourke Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bourke Airport (BRK) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane plane BRK - TSV
    18h 13m
    $204–805

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus bus 512 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus bus 513
    3. Take the bus from Lightning Ridge to Brisbane Citybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Townsvillebus bus
    46h 14m
    $427–631

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus bus 512 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dubbo Station to Strathfield Stationtrain train 428
    3. Take the train from Strathfield Station to Roma Street Stationtrain train 31
    4. Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain train
    46h 26m
    $294–5,381

  5. Drive  1,471.8 km

    1. Drive from Bourke to Townsvillecar car 1,471.8 km
    17h 33m
    $267–385

  6. Drive to Cobar Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Bourke to Cobar Airport (CAZ)car car
    2. Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane plane CAZ - TSV
    7h 51m
    $260–944

  7. Bus via Urunga

    1. Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus bus 512 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stopbus bus 361
    3. Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Urunga to Brisbanebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Brisbane to Townsvillebus bus
    2d 3h
    $466–941

Bourke to Townsville by bus and train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration46h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$294Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,817.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 14m

What companies run services between Bourke, NSW, Australia and Townsville, QLD, Australia?

You can take a bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Townsville via Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3, Lightning Ridge, Brisbane City, and Brisbane Coach Terminal in around 46h 14m. Alternatively, Air Link, Link Airways, and three other airlines fly from Bourke Airport (BRK) to Townsville Airport (TSV) twice a week.

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