There are 7 ways to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MCY - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bendbus
9h 9m$256–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Shell Roadhouse/North Tcebus
41h 49m$142–456Train
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Broadmeadowstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
2d 14h$2,742–4,058Drive 1,941.6 km
- Drive from Caloundra to Tailem Bendcar 1,941.6 km
22h 33m$349–504Train to Brisbane Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNE - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bendbus
9h 58m$214–496Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bendbus
12h 15m$168–494Train, bus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bendbus
4d 4h$3,232–18,046
Caloundra to Tailem Bend by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend is to train and fly and bus which costs $160 - $500 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend is to fly and bus which takes 9h 9m and costs $250 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Caloundra station to Tailem Bend. However, there are services departing from Caloundra station and arriving at Shell Roadhouse/North Tce via Mooloolaba, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Albury Station/Hume Hwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Caloundra station to Tailem Bend station. However, there are services departing from Landsborough station, platform 2 and arriving at Murray Bridge Station via Brisbane, Broadmeadows Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Caloundra and Tailem Bend is 1809 km. The road distance is 1941.6 km.
The best way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend without a car is to bus which takes 41h 49m and costs $140 - $460.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend, including transfers.
Caloundra to Tailem Bend bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Mooloolaba station.
Caloundra to Tailem Bend train services, operated by Translink, depart from Landsborough station, platform 2.
The best way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend is to bus which takes 41h 49m and costs $140 - $460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,700 - $4,100 and takes 2 days 14h.
What companies run services between Caloundra, QLD, Australia and Tailem Bend, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Caloundra station to Shell Roadhouse/North Tce via Mooloolaba, River Esplanade, Mooloolaba, Brisbane, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Albury Station/Hume Hwy in around 41h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bowman Rd near First Ave to Tailem Bend via Landsborough station, stop A, Landsborough station, platform 2, Brisbane, Broadmeadows Station, Southern Cross Station, Murray Bridge Station, and Murray Bridge Information Centre in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–300
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Broadmeadows
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 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
- 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
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–150
- Red Standard Everyday
- $170–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $230–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $280–340
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $27–40
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $130–190
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Albury Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Shell Roadhouse/North Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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More Questions & Answers
Caloundra to Tailem Bend bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Brisbane station.
Tailem Bend is 30 min behind Caloundra. It is currently 11:27 PM in Caloundra and 10:57 PM in Tailem Bend.
Caloundra to Tailem Bend train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Central station, platform 5.
Yes, the driving distance between Caloundra to Tailem Bend is 1942 km. It takes approximately 22h 33m to drive from Caloundra to Tailem Bend.
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