There are 9 ways to get from Mount Gambier to Emerald by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Mount Gambier Airport to Emerald Airport
best- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Emerald Airport (EMD)plane MGB - EMD
7h 27m$538–1,746Bus, train via Sydney
cheapest- 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 train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Emeraldtrain
2d 1h$242–3,941Bus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rockhamptonbus
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Emeraldbus
2d 2h$484–998Drive 2,135.5 km
- Drive from Mount Gambier to Emeraldcar 2,135.5 km
24h$385–555Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Emerald Airport
- 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 Emerald Airport (EMD)plane MEL - EMD
12h 47m$370–763Fly Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane MGB - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Emeraldcar
10h 9m$495–1,379Bus, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Emerald Airport
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the train from Warrnambool Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Emerald Airport (EMD)plane AVV - EMD
14h 17m$306–1,065Bus, bus to Adelaide Airport, fly to Emerald Airport
- Take the bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West sidebus
- Take the bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Emerald Airport (EMD)plane ADL - EMD
13h 43m$318–1,038Bus, 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 Roma Street to Emeraldtrain
3d 9h$2,201–16,520
Mount Gambier to Emerald by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Gambier to Emerald is to bus and train via Sydney which costs $240 - $4,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Mount Gambier to Emerald is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $500 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Mount Gambier to Emerald. However, there are services departing from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East and arriving at Emerald via Ballarat, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane Coach Terminal and Rockhampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Mount Gambier and Emerald is 1744 km. The road distance is 2135.5 km.
The best way to get from Mount Gambier to Emerald without a car is to bus and train via Sydney which takes 2 days 1h and costs $240 - $4,000.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Mount Gambier to Emerald, including transfers.
Mount Gambier to Emerald 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 Emerald is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $500 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
Mount Gambier to Emerald bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Emerald is 30 min ahead of Mount Gambier. It is currently 10:04 PM in Mount Gambier and 10:34 PM in Emerald.
What companies run services between Mount Gambier, SA, Australia and Emerald, QLD, Australia?
Regional Express and Qantas fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Emerald Airport (EMD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Emerald via Ballarat, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Coach Terminal, Rockhampton, and Rockhampton in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Emerald Airport via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne Airport, Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne Airport, Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–460
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–460
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–460
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Emerald Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Warrnambool Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–14
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Emerald
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–3,336
- 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
- $95–140
- AChoice
- $160–220
- Gold Class
- $2,663
- Heritage Class
- $3,336
Train from Roma Street to Emerald
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–3,336
- 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
- $95–140
- AChoice
- $160–220
- Gold Class
- $2,663
- Heritage Class
- $3,336
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
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
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $200–290
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Advantage
- $160–250
- Flexible
- $210–300
Bus from Rockhampton to Emerald
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
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
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
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