There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to Chatham Island by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chatham Island (CHT)plane BNE - CHT
10h$274–1,132Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Chatham Island (CHT)plane OOL - CHT
12h 33m$272–1,236Bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Chatham Island (CHT)plane WTB - CHT
23h 4m$589–2,175Train, Railbus to Hervey Bay, fly
- Take the train from Roma Street to Maryborough Westtrain
- Take the bus from Maryborough West station to Pialba-Hervey Bay Transit Centrebus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Chatham Island (CHT)plane HVB - CHT
26h 39m$484–2,867
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chatham Island (CHT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Chatham Island is to fly which costs $270 - $1,200 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Chatham Island is to fly which takes 10h and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Brisbane and Chatham Island is 3285 km.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Brisbane to Chatham Island, including transfers.
Chatham Island is 3h 45m ahead of Brisbane. It is currently 1:49 AM in Brisbane and 5:34 AM in Chatham Island.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Chatham Island, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, Air Chathams, and two other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chatham Island (CHT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chatham Island via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chatham Island via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Chatham Island via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Chatham Island via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Chatham Island via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,900
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Chatham Island via Brisbane Airport, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,800
Flights from Hervey Bay to Chatham Island via Brisbane Airport, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Hervey Bay to Chatham Island via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–3,200
Flights from Hervey Bay to Chatham Island via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Hervey Bay to Chatham Island via Brisbane Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Hervey Bay to Chatham Island via Brisbane Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Maryborough West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–1,195
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–75
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $955
- Heritage Class
- $1,195
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $40–65
- Flexible
- $50–65
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Maryborough West station to Pialba-Hervey Bay Transit Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
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