There are 8 ways to get from Bunbury to Mackay by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Perth Airport, fly to Mackay
best- Take the bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mackay (MKY)plane PER - MKY
10h 30m$485–834Bus to Busselton Airport, fly to Mackay
cheapest- Take the bus from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbeybus
- Fly from Busselton Airport (BQB) to Mackay (MKY)plane BQB - MKY
19h 3m$471–1,351Train
- Take the train from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Kwinana Stn Kwinana Station Transwatrain
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Mackaytrain
5d 1h$1,041–15,927Drive 4,537.7 km
- Drive from Bunbury to Mackaycar 4,537.7 km
2d 2h$817–1,180Bus to Busselton Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbeybus
- Fly from Busselton Airport (BQB) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BQB - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
22h 43m$802–2,661Bus to Perth Airport, fly to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane PER - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Mackaycar
12h 59m$605–1,784Bus to Perth Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane PER - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Mackaytrain
13h 10m$516–1,394Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bunbury to Perth Elizabeth Quay Busportbus
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Mackaybus
5d 5h$1,099–12,551
Bunbury to Mackay by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bunbury to Mackay is to bus and fly which costs $480 - $850 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bunbury to Mackay is to bus and fly which takes 10h 30m and costs $480 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Bunbury to Mackay. However, there are services departing from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal and arriving at Mackay via Kwinana Stn Platform 1, Perth, Central Station and Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between Bunbury and Mackay is 3671 km. The road distance is 4537.7 km.
The best way to get from Bunbury to Mackay without a car is to train which takes 5 days 1h and costs $1,000 - $16,000.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Bunbury to Mackay, including transfers.
Bunbury to Mackay train services, operated by Transwa, depart from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal station.
Mackay is 2h ahead of Bunbury. It is currently 5:45 PM in Bunbury and 7:45 PM in Mackay.
Bunbury to Mackay train services, operated by Transwa, arrive at Kwinana Stn Kwinana Station Transwa.
Yes, the driving distance between Bunbury to Mackay is 4538 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Bunbury to Mackay.
What companies run services between Bunbury, WA, Australia and Mackay, QLD, Australia?
You can take a train from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Mackay via Kwinana Stn Kwinana Station Transwa, Kwinana Stn Platform 1, Perth Underground Stn Platform 1, Perth, Central Station, Roma Street Station, and Roma Street in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Busselton Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Busselton Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Busselton Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Busselton Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Busselton Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–800
Flights from Busselton Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–800
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Train from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Kwinana Stn Kwinana Station Transwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–3,519
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $100–140
- AChoice
- $170–230
- Gold Class
- $2,810
- Heritage Class
- $3,519
Train from Proserpine to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
Train from Proserpine to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- Phone
- +61 (0)8 9753 7700
- [email protected]
- Website
- southwestcoachlines.com.au
Bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/express-coach-travel/routes/
- Book at
- https://apps.customlinc.com.au/southwesttransitgroup/BookingExpress/ExFromTo/?
Bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/express-coach-travel/routes/
- Book at
- https://apps.customlinc.com.au/southwesttransitgroup/BookingExpress/ExFromTo/?
Bus from Bunbury to Perth Airport International Terminal T1 T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/express-coach-travel/routes/
- Book at
- https://apps.customlinc.com.au/southwesttransitgroup/BookingExpress/ExFromTo/?
Bus from Bunbury to Perth Elizabeth Quay Busport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://southwestcoachlines.com.au/express-coach-travel/routes/
- Book at
- https://apps.customlinc.com.au/southwesttransitgroup/BookingExpress/ExFromTo/?
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Bus from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbey
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Bus from Bunbury Rail Stn Transwa Bunbury Passenger Terminal to Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbey
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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