There are 3 ways to get from Kangaroo Island to Brisbane by plane, car, ferry, or train
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Fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Kingscote (KGC) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane KGC - BNE
6h 46m$552–767Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kingscote (KGC) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane KGC - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
8h 59m$197–644Drive, ferry
- Drive from Kangaroo Island to Penneshaw Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to Cape Jervis Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal to Brisbanecar
24h 20m$379–575
Kingscote (KGC) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Brisbane is to fly and train which costs $190 - $650 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Brisbane is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $550 - $800.
The distance between Kangaroo Island and Brisbane is 1777 km.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Kangaroo Island to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 30 min ahead of Kangaroo Island. It is currently 2:07 PM in Kangaroo Island and 2:37 PM in Brisbane.
There are 2504+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Qantas flies from Kingscote (KGC) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kingscote to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Kingscote to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Kingscote to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kingscote to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Ferry from Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
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