There are 8 ways to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport
best- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane MGB - MCY
7h 49m$251–948Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane MEL - MCY
12h 29m$192–587Bus, train via Sydney
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
35h 27m$222–597Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
2d 19h$2,107–13,121Drive 2,034.9 km
- Drive from Mount Gambier to Caloundracar 2,034.9 km
23h 37m$437–632Fly Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MGB - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
8h 7m$210–774Fly Mount Gambier Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane MGB - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
10h 31m$193–777Bus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mooloolababus
36h 22m$282–596
Mount Gambier to Caloundra by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra is to bus and train and fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $250 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Mount Gambier to Caloundra station. However, there are services departing from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East and arriving at Caloundra station via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Brisbane Roma Street and Brisbane Rd at Mooloolaba Bowls Club. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 22m.
The distance between Mount Gambier and Caloundra is 1737 km. The road distance is 2034.9 km.
The best way to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra without a car is to bus and train via Sydney which takes 35h 27m and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra, including transfers.
Mount Gambier to Caloundra bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East station.
The best way to get from Mount Gambier to Caloundra is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $250 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $600 and takes 36h 22m.
Mount Gambier to Caloundra bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Caloundra is 30 min behind Mount Gambier. It is currently 9:34 AM in Mount Gambier and 9:04 AM in Caloundra.
What companies run services between Mount Gambier, SA, Australia and Caloundra, QLD, Australia?
Regional Express, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Caloundra station via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, and Brisbane Rd at Mooloolaba Bowls Club in around 36h 22m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
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 Mount Gambier Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
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 Mount Gambier Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
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 Mount Gambier Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- 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, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
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
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $170–320
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $170–320
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
- 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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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Yes, the driving distance between Mount Gambier to Caloundra is 2035 km. It takes approximately 23h 37m to drive from Mount Gambier to Caloundra.
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