There are 11 ways to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Mount Gambier Airport
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane OOL - MGB
6h 34m$217–852Fly Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
11h 47m$140–525Bus, train
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Liverpool to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
35h 40m$208–289Train, bus 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 Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
36h 10m$177–527Drive 1,964.2 km
- Drive from Gold Coast to Mount Gambiercar 1,964.2 km
23h 20m$356–514Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane BNE - MGB
8h 20m$296–829Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Ballina Service Centerbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane BNK - MGB
11h 8m$234–890Fly Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Jubillee Hwy East - North East sidebus
13h 21m$181–772Fly Gold Coast Airport to Avalon Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OOL - AVV
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
13h 14m$143–593Bus
- 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 Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
37h 21m$276–576Train, bus
- 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 Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
2d 13h$2,612–3,737
Gold Coast to Mount Gambier by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier is to fly and train and bus which costs $140 - $550 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $210 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier. However, there are services departing from Surfers Paradise and arriving at Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East via Sydney Central Station, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and Ballarat Station/Lydiard St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 21m.
The distance between Gold Coast and Mount Gambier is 1627 km. The road distance is 1964.2 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 40m and costs $200 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier, including transfers.
Gold Coast to Mount Gambier bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Surfers Paradise station.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Mount Gambier is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $210 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $600 and takes 37h 21m.
Gold Coast to Mount Gambier bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Mount Gambier is 30 min ahead of Gold Coast. It is currently 11:16 PM in Gold Coast and 11:46 PM in Mount Gambier.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Mount Gambier, SA, Australia?
Jetstar, Regional Express, and two other airlines fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Surfers Paradise to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East via Central Station, Sydney Central Station, Melbourne, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, and Ballarat Station/Lydiard St in around 37h 21m.
- 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 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
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
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Newcastle, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Wagga Wagga, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Canberra, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
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
- 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 Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 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 Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- 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 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Jubillee Hwy East - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Jubillee Hwy East - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
- 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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