There are 7 ways to get from Gold Coast to Port Stephens by tram, plane, unknown, bus, or train
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Tram to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, travel
best- Take the tram from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 to Broadbeach South station, platform 1tram
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane OOL - NTL
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephensunknown
4h 6mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Karuahbus Pm11
- Walk from Karuah to Port Stephensunknown
13h 59mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Broadmeadow Stationtrain 32
- Walk from Broadmeadow Station to Port Stephensunknown
15h 37mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, travel
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane BNE - NTL
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephensunknown
5h 42mFly Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane OOL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Avbus
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephensunknown
7h 49mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train, bus, travel
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BNE - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Avbus
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephensunknown
9h 30mBus, travel via Bulahdelah
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Bulahdelahbus
- Take the bus from Bulahdelah Central School, Meade St to Somerset Av At Kempsey Avbus
- Walk from Somerset Av At Kempsey Av to Port Stephensunknown
14h 3m
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Gold Coast and Port Stephens is 595 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Port Stephens without a car is to bus and travel which takes 13h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Gold Coast to Port Stephens, including transfers.
There are 607+ hotels available in Port Stephens.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Port Stephens, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Gold Coast to Port Stephens. However, you can take the vehicle to Broadbeach South station, platform 1, walk to Broadbeach South station, stop B, take the line 777 bus to Gold Coast Airport, walk to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) airport, fly to Newcastle Airport (NTL), walk to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown Dr, take the line 130 bus to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av, then travel to Port Stephens. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Surfers Paradise to Port Stephens via Karuah in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Tram from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 to Broadbeach South station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Broadmeadow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $70–90
- First
- $95–130
- Sleeper
- $200–230
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Karuah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- +61 0(2) 4982 2940
- [email protected]
- Website
- Port Stephens Coaches
Bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Port Stephens Coaches
Bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Port Stephens Coaches
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Bulahdelah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $100–150
- Advantage
- $120–190
- Flexible
- $150–230
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- Busways
Bus from Bulahdelah Central School, Meade St to Somerset Av At Kempsey Av
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