There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Lismore by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane DRW - BNK
12h 27m$367–1,412Bus, 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$645–931Fly 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 26m$371–1,086Fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane DRW - OOL
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Byron Baybus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth Stbus
13h 19m$444–962Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane DRW - CFS
- Take the train from Coffs Harbour Station to Casino Stationtrain
15h 42m$544–1,685Train, 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 train which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Lismore is to fly and train which takes 12h 26m and costs $370 - $1,100.
The distance between Darwin and Lismore is 3032 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 12h 27m to get from Darwin to Lismore, including transfers.
Lismore is 1h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 10:23 AM in Darwin and 11:53 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 91+ hotels available in Lismore.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Lismore, NSW, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
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
- $750–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- 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 XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Casino Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $26–35
- First
- $40–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Coffs Harbour Station to Casino Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–160
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $27–40
- First
- $45–55
- Sleeper
- $140–160
Train from Roma Street Station to Casino Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $26–35
- First
- $40–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,367
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,140
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,367
Train from Darwin to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,463
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $3,126
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,463
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–7,500
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,900–3,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,500–3,000
- PLATINUM
- $4,500–7,500
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–4,000
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $210–310
- Flexible
- $260–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
- Phone
- 131 500
- 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
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- +61 (0)418 364 364
- [email protected]
- Website
- byronbayexpress.com.au
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- byronbayexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 02 6686 3666
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buslines Group
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Buslines Group
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6686 2144
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDC NSW Blanch's Bus Company
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Lismore Transit Centre, Molesworth St
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- CDC NSW Blanch's Bus Company
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Central Station to Lismore
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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