There are 8 ways to get from Bowral to Ballina by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, or car
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Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
best- Take the train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane SYD - BNK
5h 12m$97–302Train, bus via Casino
cheapest- Take the train from Bowral Station to Central Stationtrain 634 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Casino Stationtrain 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Casino Station, Coach Bay to Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar Stbus 165 / ...
16h 16m$73–274Bus
- Take the bus from Bowral Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus 4202 / ...
- Take the bus from Central Station to Ballinabus Brisbane
15h 25m$112–287Drive 822 km
- Drive from Bowral to Ballinacar 822 km
8h 53m$146–211Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane SYD - OOL
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Ballina CBD Tamar St Bus Interchangebus
6h 39m$145–408Train to Sydney International Airport, fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane SYD - CFS
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour Airport - Under Awning at Flight Departures to Bus Interchange – Tamar Streetbus
8h 14m$295–528Train, bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Take the train from Bowral Station to Goulburn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Goulburn Station, Coach Stop to Canberra Airport, Terminal Avbus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane CBR - BNK
8h 33m$270–796Train, bus
- Take the train from Bowral Station to Macarthur Stationtrain Shl
- Take the train from Macarthur Station to Central Stationtrain T8 / ...
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Ballina Service Centerbus
16h 54m$112–199
Bowral to Ballina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bowral to Ballina is to train and bus via Casino which costs $70 - $280 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bowral to Ballina is to train and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $95 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bowral station to Ballina. However, there are services departing from Bowral Station, Coach Stop and arriving at Ballina via Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Bowral and Ballina is 732 km. The road distance is 822 km.
The best way to get from Bowral to Ballina without a car is to bus which takes 15h 25m and costs $110 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Bowral to Ballina, including transfers.
Bowral to Ballina bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Bowral Station, Coach Stop.
Bowral to Ballina bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1.
Yes, the driving distance between Bowral to Ballina is 822 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Bowral to Ballina.
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What companies run services between Bowral, NSW, Australia and Ballina, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Bowral Station, Coach Stop to Ballina via Central Station in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Goulburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Bowral Station to Macarthur Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $17–25
- First Class
- $23–35
Train from Bowral Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $21–35
- First Class
- $29–45
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $17–25
- First Class
- $23–35
Train from Bowral Station to Campbelltown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $17–25
- First Class
- $23–35
Train from Bowral Station to Goulburn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $18–27
- First Class
- $24–40
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Central Station to Casino Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $65–90
- First
- $95–130
- Sleeper
- $200–230
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydney Trains
Train from Macarthur Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Sydney Trains
- Adult one-way
- $5–9
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Bowral Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Casino Station, Coach Bay to Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Goulburn Station, Coach Stop to Canberra Airport, Terminal Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Ballina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–270
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Central Station to Ballina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- Byron Easybus
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Ballina CBD Tamar St Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Byron Easybus
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Coffs Harbour Airport - Under Awning at Flight Departures to Bus Interchange – Tamar Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Ballina Service Center
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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