There are 9 ways to get from Perth to Gladstone by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Gladstone Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Gladstone Airport (GLT)plane PER - GLT
9h 59m$446–1,107Train
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Gladstonetrain
4d 15h$992–13,740Drive 4,275.5 km
- Drive from Perth to Gladstonecar 4,275.5 km
45h 58m$770–1,111Fly to Rockhampton, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane PER - ROK
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Gladstonebus
11h 34m$473–651Fly to Hervey Bay, taxi, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane PER - HVB
- Take the taxi from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Howardtaxi
- Take the train from Howard to Gladstonetrain
11h 43m$539–1,835Fly to Bundaberg, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane PER - BDB
- Take the train from Bundaberg to Gladstonetrain
12h 37m$634–1,657Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Gladstonebus
4d 21h$1,087–11,880Train, bus via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Gladstonebus
4d 22h$881–10,315Train via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Gladstonetrain
5d 15h$2,764–24,596
Perth to Gladstone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Gladstone is to fly and bus which costs $470 - $650 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Gladstone is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $440 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Gladstone. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Gladstone via Central Station and Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 15h.
The distance between Perth and Gladstone is 3586 km. The road distance is 4275.5 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Gladstone without a car is to train which takes 4 days 15h and costs $950 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Perth to Gladstone, including transfers.
Perth to Gladstone train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Gladstone is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $440 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $950 - $14,000 and takes 4 days 15h.
Gladstone is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 1:37 PM in Perth and 3:37 PM in Gladstone.
Perth to Gladstone train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Central Station.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Gladstone, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Gladstone Airport (GLT) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Gladstone via Central Station, Roma Street Station, and Roma Street in around 4d 15h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Gladstone Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Gladstone Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Gladstone Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Gladstone Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Gladstone Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Rockhampton via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–750
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–10,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–5,500
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–10,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–5,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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 Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–1,923
- 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
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $95–130
- Gold Class
- $1,535
- Heritage Class
- $1,923
Train from Howard to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–867
- 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
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $40–55
- Gold Class
- $692
- Heritage Class
- $867
Train from Bundaberg to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–649
- 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
- $29–50
- AChoice
- $30–45
- Gold Class
- $519
- Heritage Class
- $649
Train from Roma Street to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–1,923
- 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
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $95–130
- Gold Class
- $1,535
- Heritage Class
- $1,923
- 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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Rockhampton to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $28–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $130–190
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
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Gladstone
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Geelong Taxi Network
- Phone
- 131008
- Website
- geelongtaxis.com.au
Torquay Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 3 5277 9000
- Website
- 131008.com
Hervey Bay Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 7 5561 2670
- Website
- 131008.com
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