There are 9 ways to get from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane OOL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
10h 28m$514–1,188Fly Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museumbus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
12h 20m$184–546Bus
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Canberrabus
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
2d$318–745Train, bus, car ferry via Melbourne
- 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 Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West sidebus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
3d$2,796–4,188Drive 2,040.7 km
- Drive from Gold Coast to Lucky Baycar 2,040.7 km
22h 50m$366–528Fly Gold Coast Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane OOL - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
11h 10m$278–868Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane BNE - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
10h 35m$344–964Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane BNE - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
12h 12m$656–944Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museumbus
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
4d 8h$3,250–18,100
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs $180 - $550 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay is to fly and bus which takes 10h 28m and costs $500 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay. However, there are services departing from Surfers Paradise and arriving at Cowell via Central Station, Canberra, Albury Station/Hume Hwy and Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Gold Coast and Lucky Bay is 1767 km. The road distance is 2040.7 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $310 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay, including transfers.
Gold Coast to Lucky Bay bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Surfers Paradise station.
Gold Coast to Lucky Bay bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Lucky Bay is 30 min behind Gold Coast. It is currently 1:30 AM in Gold Coast and 1:00 AM in Lucky Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Gold Coast to Lucky Bay is 2041 km. It takes approximately 22h 50m to drive from Gold Coast to Lucky Bay.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Lucky Bay, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Surfers Paradise to Lucky Bay via Central Station, Canberra, Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, Adelaide, and Cowell in around 2d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- 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
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–310
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $60–85
- Advantage
- $65–100
- Flexible
- $80–120
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Central Station to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- [email protected]
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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