There are 10 ways to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Katherine
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine (KTR)plane BNE - KTR
13h 3m$1,472–2,749Fly to Maningrida Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Maningrida Airport (MNG)plane BNE - MNG
- Drive from Maningrida Airport (MNG) to Katherinecar
15h 57m$343–897Train, bus via Adelaide
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
4d 7h$3,167–5,022Drive 3,119.7 km
- Drive from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherinecar 3,119.7 km
31h 30m$553–798Fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane BNE - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
11h 3m$371–993Fly to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kununurra (KNX)plane BNE - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
16h 59m$955–1,948Fly to Mac Arthur River, drive
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mac Arthur River (MCV)plane BNE - MCV
- Drive from Mac Arthur River (MCV) to Katherinecar
15h 39m$371–953Train, bus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
4d 13h$4,916–6,492Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
5d 14h$3,608–18,924Train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
- Take the train from Darwin to Katherinetrain
6d 11h$7,282–22,091
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine is to fly and drive which costs $340 - $900 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine is to fly and bus which takes 11h 3m and costs $370 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Brisbane Airport (BNE) station to Katherine. However, there are services departing from International Airport Station and arriving at Katherine via Brisbane, Adelaide Station and Darwin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 11h.
The distance between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and Katherine is 2593 km. The road distance is 3119.7 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine without a car is to train and bus via Adelaide which takes 4 days 7h and costs $3,100 - $5,000.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine, including transfers.
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, depart from Brisbane station.
The best way to get from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $1,400 - $2,800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $7,000 - $23,000 and takes 6 days 11h.
Katherine is 30 min behind Brisbane Airport (BNE). It is currently 3:47 AM in Brisbane Airport (BNE) and 3:17 AM in Katherine.
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Great Southern, arrive at Adelaide station.
What companies run services between Brisbane Airport (BNE), Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
Jetstar, Airnorth, and Qantas fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine (KTR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from International Airport Station to Katherine via Brisbane, Adelaide, Adelaide Station, and Darwin in around 6d 11h.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Townsville, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Cairns, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Maningrida Airport via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Maningrida Airport via Darwin International Airport, Millingimbi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Maningrida Airport via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Maningrida Airport via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Cairns, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,839
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,839
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,989
Train from Darwin to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,211
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,211
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,275
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine is 3120 km. It takes approximately 31h 30m to drive from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine.
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