There are 10 ways to get from Brisbane to Cowell by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane BNE - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
8h 14m$306–880Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
14h 42m$222–556Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
47h 18m$250–475Train, bus via Sydney
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
2d 2h$550–4,974Drive 2,005.1 km
- Drive from Brisbane to Cowellcar 2,005.1 km
21h 59m$354–511Fly Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane BNE - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
9h 51m$629–960Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane OOL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
11h 27m$480–1,158Fly Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNE - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
13h 5m$268–569Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West sidebus
- Take the carferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
2d 22h$2,886–4,179Train, bus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain Great Southern Rail
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
4d 6h$3,375–17,610
Brisbane to Cowell by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Cowell is to bus which costs $250 - $480 and takes 47h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Cowell is to fly and bus which takes 8h 14m and costs $300 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Brisbane station to Cowell. However, there are services departing from Roma Street Station, Stand F and arriving at Cowell via Central Station, Albury Station/Hume Hwy and Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 18m.
The distance between Brisbane and Cowell is 1742 km. The road distance is 2005.1 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Cowell without a car is to bus which takes 47h 18m and costs $250 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Brisbane to Cowell, including transfers.
Brisbane to Cowell bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Roma Street Station, Stand F.
Brisbane to Cowell bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1.
Cowell is 30 min behind Brisbane. It is currently 11:07 PM in Brisbane and 10:37 PM in Cowell.
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane to Cowell is 2005 km. It takes approximately 21h 59m to drive from Brisbane to Cowell.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Cowell, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Cowell via Central Station, Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, and Adelaide in around 47h 18m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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 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
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $120–190
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- [email protected]
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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