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 22m$1,104–1,481Fly 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 4m$232–925Fly 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
21h 13m$988–2,429
Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane is to fly and train which costs $230 - $950 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $1,100 - $1,500.
The distance between Lord Howe Island and Brisbane is 752 km.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 1h behind Lord Howe Island. It is currently 2:33 AM in Lord Howe Island and 1:33 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2604+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Skytrans, Qantas, and FlexFlight ApS fly from Lord Howe Island (LDH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Lord Howe Island to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
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