There are 10 ways to get from Brisbane to Essendon West by plane, bus, train, night train or car
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Recommended option
Fly Brisbane to Melbourne • 5h 12m
Cheapest option
8 alternative options
Fly Brisbane to Avalon, train • 6h 33m
Bus to Gold Coast, fly to Avalon • 7h 27m
Train, night train • 26h 1m
Train • 26h 3m
Bus • 27h 16m
Bus, night train • 29h 34m
Drive • 18h 24m
Brisbane to Essendon West by train, night train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Essendon West is to fly which costs $140 - $430 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Essendon West is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $140 - $430.
The distance between Brisbane and Essendon West is 1410 km. The road distance is 1747 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Essendon West without a car is to train and night train which takes 26h 1m and costs $170 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Brisbane to Essendon West, including transfers.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Essendon West is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $140 - $430. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $390 and takes 26h 3m, you could also bus, which costs $200 - $600 and takes 27h 16m.
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane to Essendon West is 1747 km. It takes approximately 18h 24m to drive from Brisbane to Essendon West.
There are 3490+ hotels available in Essendon West. Prices start at $99 AUD per night.
- Distance: 1409.6 km
- Duration: 5h 12m
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Essendon West, VIC, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas and two other airlines fly from Brisbane to Essendon West hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brisbane to Essendon West via Central Station, Broadmeadows, Essendon, and Essendon Station/Rose St in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $750
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
Flights from Brisbane to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from Brisbane to Avalon via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from Gold Coast to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from Gold Coast to Avalon via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $650
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $650
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $650
Flights from Brisbane to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from Brisbane to Avalon via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Maroochydore to Melbourne via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Gold Coast to Avalon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from Gold Coast to Avalon via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Brisbane to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $650
Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Werribee to North Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
- Daily
- $9
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Fortitude Valley station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $95 - $140
- First Class
- $130 - $200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Night train from Sydney Central Railway Station to Broadmeadows Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $240
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75 - $100
- First
- $100 - $140
- Sleeper
- $210 - $240
Train from Central Station to Broadmeadows Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $240
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75 - $100
- First
- $100 - $140
- Sleeper
- $210 - $240
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $55
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
Greyhound Australia is the country’s only long-distance bus operator running services in all states and territories. Greyhound Australia has been operating for 110 years and is the leading bus company in Australia. The extensive network now covers most of the Australian mainland, although service is limited in Western Australia with just a single route to Broome. Buses are equipped for long journeys, with free WiFi, air-conditioning, full disability access, USB chargers, reclining seats and an onboard bathroom.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130 - $310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130 - $190
- Advantage
- $160 - $240
- Flexible
- $200 - $310
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120 - $180
- Advantage
- $150 - $220
- Flexible
- $180 - $290
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $150
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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