There are 8 ways to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BNE - MEL
5h 56m$166–352Train via Sydney
cheapest- Take the train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
28h 58m$136–500Bus, train
- Take the bus from Main St at Palmwoods station to Caboolture station, stop Abus 649
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
33h 28m$252–522Drive 1,710.6 km
- Drive from Palmwoods to Melbournecar 1,710.6 km
19h 39m$304–439Fly Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCY - MEL
6h 12m$190–460Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OOL - MEL
8h 17m$140–400Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BNE - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
7h 39m$152–512Train
- Take the train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Central station, platform 5train Gybr / ...
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
2d 6h$2,600–3,700
Palmwoods to Melbourne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $140 - $400 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $160 - $360.
No, there is no direct train from Palmwoods station to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Palmwoods station, platform 1 and arriving at Southern Cross via Roma Street Station and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 58m.
The distance between Palmwoods and Melbourne is 1496 km. The road distance is 1710.6 km.
The best way to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 28h 58m and costs $130 - $500.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne, including transfers.
Palmwoods to Melbourne train services, operated by Translink, depart from Palmwoods station, platform 1.
The best way to get from Palmwoods to Melbourne is to train via Sydney which takes 28h 58m and costs $130 - $500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $190 - $470 and takes 6h 12m.
Palmwoods to Melbourne train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmwoods to Melbourne is 1711 km. It takes approximately 19h 39m to drive from Palmwoods to Melbourne.
What companies run services between Palmwoods, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Southern Cross via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 28h 58m. Alternatively, Virgin Australia, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 2 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–290
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Palmwoods station, platform 1 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
Bus from Main St at Palmwoods station to Caboolture station, stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–350
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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