There are 10 ways to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Katherine
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine (KTR)plane OOL - KTR
15h 53m$939–2,562Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane BNE - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
14h 36m$386–1,040Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Katherine (KTR)plane BNE - KTR
16h 36m$1,556–2,874Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
4d 8h$3,181–5,037Drive 3,183.4 km
- Drive from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherinecar 3,183.4 km
32h 7m$564–815Fly Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane OOL - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
13h 43m$450–2,004Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Kununurra, bus
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kununurra (KNX)plane BNE - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
20h 31m$970–2,028Train, bus via Melbourne
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
4d 15h$4,900–6,470Train, bus
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
5d 15h$3,592–18,902Train
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
- Take the train from Darwin to Katherinetrain
6d 14h$7,256–22,056
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine is to train and fly and bus which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine is to fly and bus which takes 13h 43m and costs $450 - $2,000.
No, there is no direct train from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) station to Katherine. However, there are services departing from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 and arriving at Katherine via Brisbane, Adelaide Station and Darwin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 14h.
The distance between Gold Coast Airport (OOL) and Katherine is 2670 km. The road distance is 3183.4 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 8h and costs $3,100 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine, including transfers.
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine train services, operated by Translink, depart from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2.
The best way to get from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $900 - $2,600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $7,000 - $23,000 and takes 6 days 14h.
Katherine is 30 min behind Gold Coast Airport (OOL). It is currently 7:51 AM in Gold Coast Airport (OOL) and 7:21 AM in Katherine.
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Central station, platform 3.
What companies run services between Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
Qantas, Airnorth, and two other airlines fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Katherine (KTR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gold Coast Airport to Katherine via Varsity Lakes station, stop A, Varsity Lakes station, platform 2, Brisbane, Adelaide, Stop D North Tce - North side, Stop 2 Goodwood Rd - East side, Adelaide Station, and Darwin in around 6d 14h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Cairns, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- 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
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
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
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,839
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,839
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,989
Train from Darwin to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,211
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,211
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,275
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- Byron Easybus
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Byron Easybus
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
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