There are 7 ways to get from Palmerston to Queensland by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Cairns
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cairns (CNS)plane DRW - CNS
5h 53m$370–900Fly to Brisbane Airport
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane DRW - BNE
7h 9m$349–1,026Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
4d 2h$2,536–14,067Drive 3,402.6 km
- Drive from Palmerston to Brisbanecar 3,402.6 km
34h 18m$722–1,042Fly to Mackay
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mackay (MKY)plane DRW - MKY
9h 27m$460–1,300Fly to Townsville Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane DRW - TSV
6h 17m$411–1,101Train, bus
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
4d 5h$4,721–15,957
Palmerston to Queensland by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palmerston to Queensland is to fly which costs $340 - $1,100 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Palmerston to Queensland is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $370 - $900.
The distance between Palmerston and Queensland is 1705 km. The road distance is 3402.6 km.
The best way to get from Palmerston to Queensland without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 2h and costs $2,500 - $15,000.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Palmerston to Queensland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmerston to Queensland is 3403 km. It takes approximately 34h 18m to drive from Palmerston to Queensland.
There are 2580+ hotels available in Queensland.
What companies run services between Palmerston, NT, Australia and Queensland, Australia?
Qantas and Airnorth fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cairns via Gove
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mackay via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mackay via Cairns, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cairns via Gove
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- 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 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,367
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,140
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,367
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Palmerston to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $210–310
- Flexible
- $260–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
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