There are 9 ways to get from Mission Beach to Melbourne by taxi, shuttle, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi, shuttle to Cairns, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the taxi from Mission Beach to Mission Beachtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Mission Beach to Cairns Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CNS - MEL
8h 23m$350–792Train via Sydney
- Take the train from Tully to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
2d 2h$428–6,657Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mission Beach to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowarytaxi
- Take the bus from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
2d 11h$568–940Drive 2,673.9 km
- Drive from Mission Beach to Melbournecar 2,673.9 km
31h 6m$475–685Taxi, bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the taxi from Mission Beach to Mission Beachtaxi
- Take the bus from Mission Beach to Townsvillebus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TSV - MEL
9h 31m$362–714Taxi, shuttle to Cairns, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Mission Beach to Mission Beachtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Mission Beach to Cairns Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CNS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
12h 26m$586–1,032Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Tully to Proserpinetrain
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PPP - MEL
11h 48m$496–2,735Train
- Take the train from Tully to Roma Streettrain Spirit of Queensland
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
3d 3h$2,894–9,858Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Mission Beach to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowarytaxi
- Take the bus from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
3d 8h$2,918–4,130
Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mission Beach to Melbourne is to taxi and bus and fly which costs $360 - $750 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Mission Beach to Melbourne is to taxi and shuttle and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $350 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Mission Beach to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Tully and arriving at Southern Cross via Roma Street Station and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Mission Beach and Melbourne is 2533 km. The road distance is 2673.9 km.
The best way to get from Mission Beach to Melbourne without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 2 days 2h and costs $420 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Mission Beach to Melbourne, including transfers.
Mission Beach to Melbourne train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Tully station.
Mission Beach to Melbourne train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mission Beach to Melbourne is 2674 km. It takes approximately 31h 6m to drive from Mission Beach to Melbourne.
There are 5301+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Mission Beach, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a vehicle from Mission Beach to Southern Cross via Tully, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Townsville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Maroochydore, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Maroochydore, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–440
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–440
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–440
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–430
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Tully to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,665
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $160–210
- AChoice
- $280–360
- Gold Class
- $4,523
- Heritage Class
- $5,665
Train from Tully to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–1,694
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $55–85
- AChoice
- $85–110
- Gold Class
- $1,353
- Heritage Class
- $1,694
Train from Tully to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,665
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $160–210
- AChoice
- $280–360
- Gold Class
- $4,523
- Heritage Class
- $5,665
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 0407 337 661
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cassowary Coaster
Shuttle from Mission Beach to Cairns Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- Cassowary Coaster
- Website
- Cassowary Coaster
Shuttle from Mission Beach to Cairns Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- Cassowary Coaster
- Website
- Cassowary Coaster
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Mission Beach to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–210
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–330
Bus from Mission Beach to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $45–70
- Advantage
- $50–75
- Flexible
- $55–85
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Mission Beach & Cardwell Taxi
- Phone
- +61 7 4068 9629
Mission Beach & Cardwell Taxi
- Phone
- +61 7 4068 9629
Mission Beach & Cardwell Taxi
- Phone
- +61 7 4068 9629
Mission Beach & Cardwell Taxi
- Phone
- +61 7 4068 9629
Mission Beach & Cardwell Taxi
- Phone
- +61 7 4068 9629
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