There are 3 ways to get from Broome to Townsville by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Broome (BME) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BME - TSV
11h 32m$550–2,100Bus, train
- Take the bus from Broome to Katherinebus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
6d 16h$5,765–21,760Drive 3,740.8 km
- Drive from Broome to Townsvillecar 3,740.8 km
37h 51m$797–1,151
Broome (BME) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Broome to Townsville is to drive which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 37h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Broome to Townsville is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between Broome and Townsville is 2591 km. The road distance is 3740.8 km.
The best way to get from Broome to Townsville without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 16h and costs $5,500 - $22,000.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Broome to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 2h ahead of Broome. It is currently 5:20 PM in Broome and 7:20 PM in Townsville.
Yes, the driving distance between Broome to Townsville is 3741 km. It takes approximately 37h 51m to drive from Broome to Townsville.
There are 566+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Broome, WA, Australia and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Broome (BME) to Townsville Airport (TSV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Perth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Perth, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Perth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,276
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,957
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,276
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Broome to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $230–330
- Flexible
- $280–600
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