There are 3 ways to get from Kununurra to Townsville by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Kununurra (KNX) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane KNX - TSV
10h 39m$666–2,118Drive 2,697.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Kununurra to Townsvillecar 2,697.3 km
26h 1m$482–696Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
6d 2h$5,337–21,088
Kununurra (KNX) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kununurra to Townsville is to drive which costs $480 - $700 and takes 26h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kununurra to Townsville is to fly which takes 10h 39m and costs $650 - $2,200.
The distance between Kununurra and Townsville is 1957 km. The road distance is 2697.3 km.
The best way to get from Kununurra to Townsville without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 2h and costs $5,000 - $22,000.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Kununurra to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 2h ahead of Kununurra. It is currently 10:22 AM in Kununurra and 12:22 PM in Townsville.
Yes, the driving distance between Kununurra to Townsville is 2697 km. It takes approximately 26h 1m to drive from Kununurra to Townsville.
There are 610+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Kununurra, WA, Australia and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
Airnorth and Qantas fly from Kununurra (KNX) to Townsville Airport (TSV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kununurra to Townsville Airport via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Kununurra to Townsville Airport via Darwin, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Kununurra to Townsville Airport via Darwin, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Kununurra to Townsville Airport via Darwin, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Kununurra to Townsville Airport via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,999
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,999
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $3,157
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
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