There are 7 ways to get from Mackay to Burnie by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Mackay to Devonport Airport, bus
best- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane MKY - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
9h 1m$345–928Fly Mackay to Launceston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Launceston (LST)plane MKY - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
9h 51m$253–754Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Mackay to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus 708
3d 8h$2,774–7,422Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mackay to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelongcar
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Burniecar
39h 2m$478–791Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Devonport Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mackay to Proserpinetrain
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane PPP - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
10h 5m$460–1,940Fly Mackay to Burnie
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Burnie (BWT)plane MKY - BWT
9h 7m$317–889Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Mackay to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus 708
3d 12h$2,820–4,150
Mackay to Burnie by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mackay to Burnie is to fly and bus which costs $250 - $800 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Mackay to Burnie is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs $340 - $950.
The distance between Mackay and Burnie is 2297 km.
The best way to get from Mackay to Burnie without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs $2,700 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Mackay to Burnie, including transfers.
There are 83+ hotels available in Burnie.
What companies run services between Mackay, QLD, Australia and Burnie, TAS, Australia?
Qantas, Regional Express, and Virgin Australia fly from Mackay (MKY) to Burnie (BWT) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mackay to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Mackay to Devonport Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Mackay to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Mackay to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Launceston via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Mackay to Launceston via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Devonport Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mackay to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Mackay to Launceston via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mackay to Burnie via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Mackay to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–3,519
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $100–140
- AChoice
- $170–230
- Gold Class
- $2,810
- Heritage Class
- $3,519
Train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–453
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $24–45
- AChoice
- $22–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- [email protected]
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Mackay to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 634 906
- [email protected]
- Website
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–179
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $179
- Vehicle
- $300–490
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–179
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $179
- Vehicle
- $300–490
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–179
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $179
- Vehicle
- $300–490
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