There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Mooloolaba by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane PER - MCY
9h 30m$375–1,206Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane PER - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
9h 30m$284–932Train, bus via Brisbane
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mooloolababus
4d 9h$1,018–11,850Drive 4,182 km
- Drive from Perth to Mooloolabacar 4,182 km
44h 38m$757–1,093Fly to Hervey Bay, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane PER - HVB
- Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Mooloolababus
12h 55m$767–1,499Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane PER - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
11h 46m$327–835Train, 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 Mooloolababus
4d 13h$1,005–11,720Train
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
5d 10h$2,705–22,597
Perth to Mooloolaba by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Mooloolaba is to fly and train which costs $320 - $850 and takes 11h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Mooloolaba is to fly and train which takes 9h 30m and costs $280 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Mooloolaba station. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Landsborough station, platform 1 via Adelaide and Central station, platform 6. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Perth and Mooloolaba is 3659 km. The road distance is 4182 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Mooloolaba without a car is to train and bus via Brisbane which takes 4 days 9h and costs $1,000 - $12,000.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Perth to Mooloolaba, including transfers.
Perth to Mooloolaba train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Mooloolaba is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $370 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,700 - $23,000 and takes 5 days 10h.
Mooloolaba is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 8:56 PM in Perth and 10:56 PM in Mooloolaba.
Perth to Mooloolaba train services, operated by Journey Beyond - Indian Pacific, arrive at Adelaide Parklands station.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Walan St near Bahlaka St via Adelaide Parklands, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - North West side, Stop Y2 King William St - West side, Adelaide, Brisbane, Central station, platform 6, Landsborough station, platform 1, and Landsborough station, stop A in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Canberra, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Adelaide, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–470
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–470
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- 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 Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Hervey Bay to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Mooloolaba is 4182 km. It takes approximately 44h 38m to drive from Perth to Mooloolaba.
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