There are 12 ways to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), bus, or car
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Tamworth, train
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Tamworth (TMW)plane OOL - TMW
- Take the train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
8h 9m$453–764Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise Boulevard At Laycock St to Casino Station, Coach Baybus 164 / ...
- Take the train from Casino Station to Maitland Stationtrain 34 / ...
- Take the train from Maitland Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain 223
16h 49m$89–251Bus
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Moreebus
- Take the bus from Moree Station, Coach Stop to Willow Tree Station, Coach Stopbus
14h 13m$181–480Drive 610.5 km
- Drive from Gold Coast to Willow Treecar 610.5 km
7h 22m$112–161Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Tamworth, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tamworth (TMW)plane BNE - TMW
- Take the train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
7h 11m$362–641Fly Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane OOL - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
7h 53m$119–594Fly Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport, train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane OOL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
9h 41m$111–410Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane BNE - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
9h 30m$133–411Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Armidale, bus, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Armidale (ARM)plane BNE - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Tamworth Stationbus
- Take the train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain
9h 19m$387–661Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- 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 Willow Tree Stationtrain
11h 18m$150–477Bus, train via Urunga
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Urungabus
- Take the bus from Urunga Station to Tamworth Stationbus Dt9
- Take the train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain 224
15h 36m$186–256Train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Maitland Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Maitland Station to Willow Tree Stationtrain 223
17h 54m$89–258
Gold Coast to Willow Tree by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree is to train which costs $85 - $260 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree is to train and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $360 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Gold Coast to Willow Tree station. However, there are services departing from Surfers Paradise and arriving at Willow Tree Station, Coach Stop via Brisbane Roma Street and Moree Station, Coach Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Gold Coast station to Willow Tree station. However, there are services departing from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 and arriving at Willow Tree Station via Helensvale station, platform 2, Roma Street Station and Maitland Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between Gold Coast and Willow Tree is 525 km. The road distance is 610.5 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree without a car is to bus which takes 14h 13m and costs $180 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree, including transfers.
Gold Coast to Willow Tree bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Surfers Paradise station.
Gold Coast to Willow Tree train services, operated by Translink, depart from Helensvale station, platform 2.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Willow Tree is to bus which takes 14h 13m and costs $180 - $480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $85 - $260 and takes 17h 54m.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Willow Tree, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Surfers Paradise to Willow Tree Station, Coach Stop via Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, Moree, and Moree Station, Coach Stop in around 14h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 to Willow Tree Station via Helensvale station, platform 4, Helensvale station, platform 2, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Maitland Station in around 17h 54m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Tamworth via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Tamworth via Canberra, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport via Port Macquarie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–380
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tamworth via Armidale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–380
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Armidale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Armidale via Coffs Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–380
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tamworth via Armidale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–380
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Armidale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Armidale via Coffs Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $11–17
- First Class
- $18–28
Train from Maitland Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $17–26
- First Class
- $27–40
Train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $11–17
- First Class
- $18–28
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $19–28
- First Class
- $29–45
Train from Central Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $28–45
- First Class
- $40–65
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $19–28
- First Class
- $29–45
Train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $11–17
- First Class
- $18–28
Train from Central Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $28–45
- First Class
- $40–65
Train from Tamworth Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $11–17
- First Class
- $18–28
Train from Maitland Station to Willow Tree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $17–26
- First Class
- $27–40
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Casino Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $55–75
- First
- $85–100
- Sleeper
- $180–200
Train from Roma Street Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $70–95
- First
- $100–120
- Sleeper
- $200–230
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 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 Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Flexible
- $26–45
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- [email protected]
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Moree
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Moree Station, Coach Stop to Willow Tree Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Surfers Paradise Boulevard At Laycock St to Casino Station, Coach Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- [email protected]
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Armidale Airport to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Urunga Station to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Urunga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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Booking & Getting There
Gold Coast to Willow Tree bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Brisbane station.
Willow Tree is 1h ahead of Gold Coast. It is currently 11:24 AM in Gold Coast and 12:24 PM in Willow Tree.
Gold Coast to Willow Tree train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gold Coast to Willow Tree is 610 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Gold Coast to Willow Tree.
There are nine+ hotels available in Willow Tree.















