There are 9 ways to get from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Mount Gambier Airport
best- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane MGB - ROK
7h 10m$279–796Bus, 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 Rockhamptontrain
42h 15m$245–2,925Bus
- 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
45h 38m$367–885Drive 2,158.6 km
- Drive from Mount Gambier to Rockhamptoncar 2,158.6 km
25h 29m$391–564Bus, train to Melbourne Airport, fly
- 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 Rockhampton (ROK)plane MEL - ROK
12h 35m$270–515Bus, train to Avalon Airport, fly
- 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 Rockhampton (ROK)plane AVV - ROK
15h 51m$485–835Bus, bus to Adelaide Airport, fly
- 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 Rockhampton (ROK)plane ADL - ROK
13h 31m$300–666Bus, 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 Rockhamptontrain
3d 1h$2,176–15,520Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Jubillee Hwy East - North East side to Adelaide Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Rockhampton George Streetbus
3d 6h$2,215–13,279
Mount Gambier to Rockhampton by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton is to bus and train and fly which costs $270 - $550 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $270 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton. However, there are services departing from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East and arriving at Rockhampton via Ballarat, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station and Brisbane Coach Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 38m.
The distance between Mount Gambier and Rockhampton is 1857 km. The road distance is 2158.6 km.
The best way to get from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton without a car is to bus and train via Sydney which takes 42h 15m and costs $240 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Mount Gambier to Rockhampton, including transfers.
Mount Gambier to Rockhampton 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 Rockhampton is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $270 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $900 and takes 45h 38m.
Mount Gambier to Rockhampton bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Rockhampton is 30 min behind Mount Gambier. It is currently 8:42 PM in Mount Gambier and 8:12 PM in Rockhampton.
What companies run services between Mount Gambier, SA, Australia and Rockhampton, QLD, Australia?
Regional Express, Qantas, and Virgin Australia fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Rockhampton (ROK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Rockhampton via Ballarat, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane, and Brisbane Coach Terminal in around 45h 38m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne Airport, Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane, Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne Airport, Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne Airport, Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–460
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–460
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–460
Flights from Avalon Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Rockhampton via Adelaide Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–500
- 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
Train from Warrnambool Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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 to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–2,324
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $70–110
- AChoice
- $110–150
- Gold Class
- $1,856
- Heritage Class
- $2,324
Train from Roma Street to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–2,324
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $70–110
- AChoice
- $110–150
- Gold Class
- $1,856
- Heritage Class
- $2,324
- 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
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 Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- 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 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
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
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
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side to Adelaide Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- 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
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 Princes Hwy / Watson St - West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
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
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- 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
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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Rockhampton George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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