There are 7 ways to get from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Bus to Hervey Bay, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HVB - MEL
6h 27m$320–855Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinemabus 760
- Take the bus from Gympie to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
35h 54m$230–440Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Cooloola Cove to Gympie North station, platform 1taxi
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
30h 54m$337–1,387Drive 1,805 km
- Drive from Cooloola Cove to Melbournecar 1,805 km
20h 18m$325–469Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Stationbus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - MEL
7h 14m$285–593Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Stationbus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MCY - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
10h 42m$381–813Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinemabus 760
- Take the bus from Gympie to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
2d 10h$2,642–3,776
Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne is to bus which costs $230 - $450 and takes 35h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $320 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive and arriving at Melbourne via Gympie, Roma Street Station, Stand F and Sydney Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 54m.
The distance between Cooloola Cove and Melbourne is 1749 km. The road distance is 1805 km.
The best way to get from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne without a car is to taxi and train which takes 30h 54m and costs $330 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne, including transfers.
Cooloola Cove to Melbourne bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive station.
Cooloola Cove to Melbourne bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinema station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cooloola Cove to Melbourne is 1805 km. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from Cooloola Cove to Melbourne.
There are 5303+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cooloola Cove, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive to Melbourne via Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinema, Gympie, Brisbane Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Sydney Central Station in around 35h 54m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–400
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–647
- 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
- $29–50
- AChoice
- $30–45
- Gold Class
- $516
- Heritage Class
- $647
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- 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
- $210–250
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- 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
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Bus from Nautilus Drive at Queen Elizabeth Drive to Monkland Street at Sovereign Cinema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://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/
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $40–60
- Advantage
- $40–65
- Flexible
- $50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $200–240
Tin Can Bay Cabs
- Phone
- +61427 695 538
Rainbow Beach Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61411 072 349
- Website
- 131008.com
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