There are 10 ways to get from Gold Coast to Clunes by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Stationtrain
7h 45m$136–496Bus via Cabramatta
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Liverpool to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Butcher Shop/Service Stbus
32h 1m$200–272Train via Sydney
- Take the train from Helensvale 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 Clunes Stationtrain
32h 8m$173–498Drive 1,674.6 km
- Drive from Gold Coast to Clunescar 1,674.6 km
20h 3m$303–438Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Stationtrain
9h 21m$185–413Fly Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Clunes Stationtrain
8h 47m$140–570Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Ballina Service Centerbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNK - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Stationtrain
10h 19m$203–524Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Clunes Stationtrain
10h 28m$149–537Bus
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Butcher Shop/Service Stbus
33h 1m$273–549Train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Clunes Stationtrain
2d 9h$2,608–3,708
Gold Coast to Clunes by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Clunes is to fly and train which costs $130 - $500 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Clunes is to fly and train which takes 7h 45m and costs $130 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Gold Coast to Clunes. However, there are services departing from Surfers Paradise and arriving at Butcher Shop/Service St via Liverpool and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Gold Coast station to Clunes station. However, there are services departing from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 and arriving at Clunes Station via Helensvale station, platform 2, Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 8m.
The distance between Gold Coast and Clunes is 1506 km. The road distance is 1674.6 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Clunes without a car is to bus via Cabramatta which takes 32h 1m and costs $200 - $280.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Gold Coast to Clunes, including transfers.
Gold Coast to Clunes bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Surfers Paradise station.
Gold Coast to Clunes train services, operated by Translink, depart from Helensvale station, platform 2.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Clunes is to bus via Cabramatta which takes 32h 1m and costs $200 - $280. Alternatively, you can train via Sydney, which costs $170 - $500 and takes 32h 8m.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Clunes, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Surfers Paradise to Butcher Shop/Service St via Central Station, Central Station, Liverpool Station, Liverpool, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 32h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 to Clunes Station via Helensvale station, platform 4, Helensvale station, platform 2, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Southern Cross Station in around 32h 8m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–420
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Deer Park Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Sunshine Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Deer Park Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Clunes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Liverpool to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Butcher Shop/Service St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Butcher Shop/Service St
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Ballina Service Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- 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 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Flexible
- $170–330
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Booking & Getting There
Gold Coast to Clunes bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Central Station.
Clunes is 1h ahead of Gold Coast. It is currently 9:29 AM in Gold Coast and 10:29 AM in Clunes.
Gold Coast to Clunes train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gold Coast to Clunes is 1675 km. It takes approximately 20h 3m to drive from Gold Coast to Clunes.
There are 37+ hotels available in Clunes.


























