There are 3 ways to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LDH - BNE
5h 31m$265–825Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane LDH - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
7h 20m$206–674Fly to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, bus
- Fly from Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB)plane LDH - WTB
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
20h 13m$631–1,858
Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane is to fly and train which costs $200 - $700 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $260 - $850.
The distance between Lord Howe Island and Brisbane is 752 km.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 30 min behind Lord Howe Island. It is currently 10:47 AM in Lord Howe Island and 10:17 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2528+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Skytrans, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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