There are 6 ways to get from India to Townsville by plane or train
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Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Townsville Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane CCU - TSV
18h$653–1,914Fly Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MAA - TSV
17h 22m$501–1,301Fly Kempegowda International Airport to Townsville Airport
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BLR - TSV
19h 2m$601–1,704Fly Hyderabad to Townsville Airport
- Fly from Hyderabad (HYD) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane HYD - TSV
18h 22m$652–1,904Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport
- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BOM - TSV
17h 54m$501–1,201Fly Chennai International Airport to Cairns, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAA - CNS
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
23h 53m$506–2,401
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from India to Townsville is to fly and train which costs $500 - $2,400 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from India to Townsville is to fly which takes 17h 22m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between India and Townsville is 7876 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from India to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 4h 30m ahead of India. It is currently 2:00 AM in India and 6:30 AM in Townsville.
There are 570+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between India and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
IndiGo Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Townsville Airport (TSV) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Hyderabad to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Hyderabad to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Hyderabad to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Hyderabad to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Hyderabad to Townsville Airport via Colombo, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
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