There are 10 ways to get from Brisbane to Mataranka by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Katherine, bus
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine (KTR)plane BNE - KTR
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
16h 54m$629–2,416Fly Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River, drive
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mac Arthur River (MCV)plane BNE - MCV
- Drive from Mac Arthur River (MCV) to Matarankacar
16h 31m$364–1,156Train, 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 Matarankabus
4d 4h$3,280–5,040Drive 2,999.9 km
- Drive from Brisbane to Matarankacar 2,999.9 km
30h 22m$544–786Fly Brisbane Airport 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
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
14h 29m$424–1,086Bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly to Katherine, bus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Katherine (KTR)plane WTB - KTR
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
22h 32m$1,157–4,427Fly Brisbane Airport to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kununurra (KNX)plane BNE - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
20h 25m$849–1,674Train, 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 Matarankabus
4d 10h$5,153–6,583Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Matarankabus
5d 11h$3,670–18,420Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Matarankabus
5d 17h$5,557–19,980
Brisbane to Mataranka by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Mataranka is to drive which costs $500 - $800 and takes 30h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Mataranka is to fly and bus which takes 14h 29m and costs $420 - $1,100.
The distance between Brisbane and Mataranka is 2713 km. The road distance is 2999.9 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Mataranka without a car is to train and bus via Adelaide which takes 4 days 4h and costs $3,200 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 16h 54m to get from Brisbane to Mataranka, including transfers.
Mataranka is 30 min behind Brisbane. It is currently 11:04 PM in Brisbane and 10:34 PM in Mataranka.
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane to Mataranka is 3000 km. It takes approximately 30h 22m to drive from Brisbane to Mataranka.
There are two+ hotels available in Mataranka.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Mataranka, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Brisbane to Mataranka. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Katherine (KTR), take the taxi to Katherine, then take the bus to Mataranka. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brisbane to Mataranka via Southern Cross, Southern Cross Station, Adelaide Station, Adelaide, and Alice Springs in around 4d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Cairns, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,200
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,500
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Katherine via Brisbane Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Townsville, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mac Arthur River via Cairns, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- 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
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- 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
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Katherine to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $35–50
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $160–230
- Flexible
- $200–380
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
- Flexible
- $75–110
Bus from Katherine to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $35–50
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Katherine to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $35–50
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
- Flexible
- $110–180
Bus from Katherine to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $35–50
Bus from Alice Springs to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $160–230
- Flexible
- $200–380
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $160–230
- Flexible
- $200–380
Bus from Alice Springs to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $160–230
- Flexible
- $200–380
- 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
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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