There are 3 ways to get from Brisbane to Cocos Islands by train, plane, 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.
Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Christmas Island (XCH)plane OOL - XCH
26h 26m$311–1,019Fly from Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Christmas Island (XCH)plane BNE - XCH
14h 49m$433–1,518Bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Christmas Island (XCH)plane WTB - XCH
29h 47m$814–2,796
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Christmas Island (XCH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Cocos Islands is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Cocos Islands is to fly which takes 14h 49m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Brisbane and Cocos Islands is 5464 km.
It takes approximately 26h 26m to get from Brisbane to Cocos Islands, including transfers.
Cocos Islands is 3h 30m behind Brisbane. It is currently 8:34 AM in Brisbane and 5:04 AM in Cocos Islands.
There are eight+ hotels available in Cocos Islands.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Cocos Islands?
Qantas flies from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Christmas Island (XCH) 3 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christmas Island via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christmas Island via Melbourne, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christmas Island via Sydney, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christmas Island via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Christmas Island via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Christmas Island via Sydney, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Christmas Island via Brisbane Airport, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- $18–26
- 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
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $24–35
- Flexible
- $30–40
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