There are 12 ways to get from Melbourne to Moreton Bay by plane, unknown, train, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport, travel
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MEL - BNE
- Walk from Brisbane-Airport-BNE to Moreton Bayunknown
4h 6mTrain, bus, ferry, travel via Casino
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Casino Stationtrain 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Casino Station, Coach Bay to Beenleigh Station, Stand Bbus 175
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
28h 58mBus, travel via Gold Coast Airport (OOL)
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Bilingabus
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Internationalbus
- Walk from Brisbane International to Moreton Bayunknown
29h 56mDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Melbourne to Redland Baycar
- Take the carferry from Redland Bay to Lamb Island Ferrycarferry
- Walk from Lamb Island Ferry to Moreton Bayunknown
20h 33mFly Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane MEL - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Beenleigh station, platform 2train
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
9h 7mTrain to Avalon Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, travel
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane AVV - BNE
- Walk from Brisbane-Airport-BNE to Moreton Bayunknown
5h 44mTrain to Avalon Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane AVV - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Beenleigh station, platform 2train
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
10h 40mFly Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane MEL - MCY
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
12h 4mFly Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane MEL - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand Bbus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
11h 41mFly Melbourne Airport to Hervey Bay, taxi, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane MEL - HVB
- Take the taxi from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Howardtaxi
- Take the train from Howard to Roma Streettrain
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
13h 17mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane Airportbus
- Walk from Brisbane Airport to Moreton Bayunknown
30h 31mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Surfers Paradisebus
- Take the ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Islandferry
- Walk from Lamb Island to Moreton Bayunknown
30h 44m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Melbourne and Moreton Bay is 1422 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Moreton Bay without a car is to bus and travel via Gold Coast Airport (OOL) which takes 29h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Melbourne to Moreton Bay, including transfers.
Moreton Bay is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:35 AM in Melbourne and 9:35 AM in Moreton Bay.
There are 520+ hotels available in Moreton Bay.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Moreton Bay, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Moreton Bay. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Brisbane Airport (BNE), then travel to Moreton Bay. Alternatively, you can take a train from Southern Cross to Moreton Bay via Central Station, Casino Station, Casino Station, Coach Bay, Beenleigh Station, Stand B, Redland Bay Marina, platform 4, and Lamb Island in around 28h 58m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
Train from Central Station to Casino Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $70–95
- First
- $100–120
- Sleeper
- $200–230
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Beenleigh station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Beenleigh station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Howard to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–1,056
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $40–65
- AChoice
- $50–70
- Gold Class
- $843
- Heritage Class
- $1,056
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Casino Station, Coach Bay to Beenleigh Station, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Flexible
- $160–300
Bus from Central Station to Bilinga
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $170–320
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Central Station to Bilinga
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- Byron Easybus
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Byron Easybus
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6686 2144
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDC NSW Blanch's Bus Company
Bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- CDC NSW Blanch's Bus Company
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6685 7447
- [email protected]
- Website
- brisbane2byron.com
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $45–95
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Ferry from Redland Bay Marina, platform 4 to Lamb Island
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Car ferry from Redland Bay to Lamb Island Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Book at
- sealink.com.au
- Standard Car (up to 5.4m long and under 2.0m wide)
- $90
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Geelong Taxi Network
- Phone
- +61 131008
- Website
- geelongtaxis.com.au
Torquay Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 3 5218 5935
- Website
- torquaytaxi.com.au
Surfcoast Taxis
- Phone
- +61 3 5261 2600
- Website
- surfcoasttaxi.com.au
Hervey Bay Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 7 4125 4000
- Website
- hbaytaxi.com.au
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