There are 8 ways to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), 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
8h 39m$276–552Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- 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
11h 26m$198–730Train
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
40h 35m$352–1,190Bus
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Shell Roadhouse/North Tcebus
43h 37m$214–486Drive 1,941.6 km
- Drive from Caloundra to Tailem Bendcar 1,941.6 km
22h 33m$351–507Train 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 23m$256–678Train, bus via Sydney
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
41h 40m$402–1,160Train, 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, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend is to bus which costs $210 - $490 and takes 43h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend is to fly and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs $270 - $550.
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, Brisbane, Central Station and Albury Station/Hume Hwy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 37m.
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 Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
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 train which takes 40h 35m and costs $350 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Caloundra to Tailem Bend, including transfers.
Caloundra to Tailem Bend bus services, operated by FlixBus 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 train which takes 40h 35m and costs $350 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $490 and takes 43h 37m.
What companies run services between Caloundra, QLD, Australia and Tailem Bend, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Bowman Rd near First Ave to Tailem Bend via Landsborough station, stop A, Landsborough station, platform 2, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, Southern Cross Station, Murray Bridge Station, and Murray Bridge Information Centre in around 40h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caloundra station to Shell Roadhouse/North Tce via Mooloolaba, River Esplanade, Mooloolaba, Brisbane, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Albury, and Albury Station/Hume Hwy in around 43h 37m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–430
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–307
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $20–40
- AChoice
- $15–20
- Gold Class
- $245
- Heritage Class
- $307
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–307
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $20–40
- AChoice
- $15–20
- Gold Class
- $245
- Heritage Class
- $307
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $180–230
- Red Premium
- $310–380
Train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $180–230
- Red Premium
- $310–380
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
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
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Flexible
- $110–190
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Shell Roadhouse/North Tce
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Booking & Getting There
Caloundra to Tailem Bend bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Tailem Bend is 30 min ahead of Caloundra. It is currently 7:55 PM in Caloundra and 8:25 PM in Tailem Bend.
Caloundra to Tailem Bend train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
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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