There are 10 ways to get from Quilpie to Melbourne by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), bus, or car
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Fly Quilpie to Avalon Airport, train
best- Fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ULP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
27h 3m$258–829Fly Quilpie to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ULP - MEL
10h 45m$201–608Railbus, bus
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Take the bus from Charleville to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer Stbus
45h 55m$273–480Railbus, train via Sydney
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Take the train from Charleville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
2d$253–3,440Drive 1,509.4 km
- Drive from Quilpie to Melbournecar 1,509.4 km
16h 39m$267–385Railbus to Charleville Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Fly from Charleville Airport (CTL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTL - MEL
10h 1m$271–818Railbus to Charleville Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Fly from Charleville Airport (CTL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CTL - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
12h 29m$347–1,158Railbus, bus to Longreach, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Take the bus from Charleville to Longreachbus
- Fly from Longreach (LRE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LRE - MEL
17h 33m$709–1,364Railbus, bus to Roma, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Take the bus from Charleville to Romabus
- Fly from Roma (RMA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RMA - MEL
13h 6m$390–1,137Railbus, train
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Take the train from Charleville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
3d 1h$2,719–6,641
Quilpie to Melbourne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne is to Railbus and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $270 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Quilpie to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Quilpie and arriving at Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St via Charleville, Roma Street Station, Stand F and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
The distance between Quilpie and Melbourne is 1344 km. The road distance is 1509.4 km.
The best way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne without a car is to Railbus and bus which takes 45h 55m and costs $270 - $480.
It takes approximately 27h 3m to get from Quilpie to Melbourne, including transfers.
Quilpie to Melbourne bus services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Quilpie station.
The best way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne is to Railbus and bus which takes 45h 55m and costs $270 - $480. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $650 and takes 10h 45m.
Quilpie to Melbourne bus services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Charleville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quilpie to Melbourne is 1509 km. It takes approximately 16h 39m to drive from Quilpie to Melbourne.
What companies run services between Quilpie, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Quilpie to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St via Charleville station, Charleville, Roma Street Station, Stand F, and Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 in around 45h 55m. Alternatively, Regional Express, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Longreach to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Longreach to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Quilpie to Melbourne Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Quilpie to Melbourne Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- 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
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 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Charleville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–2,900
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $85–120
- AChoice
- $140–190
- Gold Class
- $2,315
- Heritage Class
- $2,900
Train from Charleville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–2,900
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $85–120
- AChoice
- $140–190
- Gold Class
- $2,315
- Heritage Class
- $2,900
- 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 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
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Charleville to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $110–170
- Advantage
- $130–210
- Flexible
- $170–250
Bus from Charleville to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Charleville to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–95
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
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