There are 7 ways to get from Darwin to Lismore by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane DRW - OOL
- Take the bus from Tweed Mall, Wharf St to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth Stbus
13h 7m$394–870Fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane DRW - BNK
12h 9m$357–1,312Bus, train
- Take the bus from Darwin to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth Stbus
4d 7h$2,558–14,101Drive 3,563.5 km
- Drive from Darwin to Lismorecar 3,563.5 km
36h 18m$650–939Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane DRW - BNE
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Casino Stationtrain
12h 7m$371–1,036Train, bus via Alice Springs
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Casino Stationtrain
4d 10h$4,763–16,129Train, bus
- Take the train from Darwin to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Central Station to Lismorebus
6d 3h$3,996–11,164
Darwin to Lismore by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Lismore is to fly and bus which costs $390 - $900 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Lismore is to fly and train which takes 12h 7m and costs $370 - $1,100.
The distance between Darwin and Lismore is 3085 km. The road distance is 3563.5 km.
The best way to get from Darwin to Lismore without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 7h and costs $2,500 - $15,000.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Darwin to Lismore, including transfers.
Lismore is 1h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 3:53 AM in Darwin and 5:23 AM in Lismore.
Yes, the driving distance between Darwin to Lismore is 3564 km. It takes approximately 36h 18m to drive from Darwin to Lismore.
There are 87+ hotels available in Lismore.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Lismore, NSW, Australia?
Jetstar and Qantas fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Tweed Mall, Wharf St to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
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