There are 10 ways to get from Byron Bay to Rye by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or car ferry
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Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
best- Take the bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Drbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNK - MEL
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus
7h 57m$175–421Bus, train via Sydney
cheapest- Take the bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Casino Station, Coach Baybus 168 / ...
- Take the train from Casino Station to Central Stationtrain 34 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Broadmeadows Stationtrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Lyons St/Point Nepean Rdbus 788
28h 22m$142–496Bus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
- Take the bus from Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr to Frankstonbus
- Take the bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus 788
31h 41m$295–569Drive 1,681.2 km
- Drive from Byron Bay to Ryecar 1,681.2 km
18h 5m$301–435Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus
7h 47m$188–444Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Byron Bay to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
- Drive from Avalon-Airport-AVV to Queenscliffcar
- Take the carferry from Queenscliff to Sorrentocarferry
6h 49m$188–682Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Drbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNK - AVV
- Drive from Avalon-Airport-AVV to Queenscliffcar
- Take the carferry from Queenscliff to Sorrentocarferry
9h 4m$165–459Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Internationalbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - MEL
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus
9h 8m$238–428Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Internationalbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
- Drive from Avalon-Airport-AVV to Queenscliffcar
- Take the carferry from Queenscliff to Sorrentocarferry
8h 10m$208–596Bus, train
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Broadmeadowstrain
- Take the bus from Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd to Frankstonbus 901
- Take the bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus 788
2d 8h$2,666–3,775
Byron Bay to Rye by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Byron Bay to Rye is to bus and fly and drive and car ferry which costs $160 - $460 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Byron Bay to Rye is to bus and fly and drive and car ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs $180 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Byron Bay to Rye. However, there are services departing from Byron Bay and arriving at Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd via Sydney Central Station, Skybus Coach Terminal, Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr and Frankston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 41m.
The distance between Byron Bay and Rye is 1423 km. The road distance is 1681.2 km.
The best way to get from Byron Bay to Rye without a car is to bus and train via Sydney which takes 28h 22m and costs $140 - $500.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Byron Bay to Rye, including transfers.
Byron Bay to Rye bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Byron Bay station.
Byron Bay to Rye bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Byron Bay to Rye is 1681 km. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Byron Bay to Rye.
There are 1653+ hotels available in Rye.
What companies run services between Byron Bay, NSW, Australia and Rye, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Byron Bay to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd via Central Station, Sydney Central Station, Melbourne, Skybus Coach Terminal, Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, and Frankston in around 31h 41m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–380
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney, Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–370
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–270
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Casino Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $65–90
- First
- $95–130
- Sleeper
- $200–230
Train from Central Station to Broadmeadows Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- 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
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Broadmeadows
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6686 2144
- [email protected]
- Website
- blanchs.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.blanchs.com.au/
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.blanchs.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand A to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Lyons St/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Elgan Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $0
- 2 hour ticket
- $0
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Casino Station, Coach Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $190–280
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- [email protected]
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +61 (0)418 364 364
- [email protected]
- Website
- byronbayexpress.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- byronbayexpress.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- byronbayexpress.com.au
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- brisbane2byron.com
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $65–80
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $65–80
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $60–70
- Phone
- +61 3 5257 4500
- [email protected]
- Website
- searoad.com.au
Car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $20
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $108
Car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $20
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $108
Car ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- searoad.com.au
- Adult
- $20
- Vehicle Incl. Driver
- $108
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