There are 10 ways to get from Quilpie to Melbourne by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Railbus to Charleville Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville stationbus
- Fly from Charleville Airport (CTL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTL - MEL
9h 56m$281–1,018Drive 1,509.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Quilpie to Melbournecar 1,509.4 km
16h 39m$273–395Railbus, 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 Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
44h$338–690Railbus, 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$283–3,430Fly Quilpie to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ULP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
32h 23m$303–1,175Fly Quilpie to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ULP - MEL
10h 15m$280–768Railbus 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 4m$395–1,552Railbus, 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$358–1,184Railbus, 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
18h 8m$1,009–1,364Railbus, 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 and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Quilpie to Melbourne is to Railbus and fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $280 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Quilpie to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Quilpie and arriving at Melbourne via Charleville, Roma Street Station, Stand F and Sydney Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h.
The distance between Quilpie and Melbourne is 1502 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 44h and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 56m 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 44h and costs $330 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $280 - $800 and takes 10h 15m.
Quilpie to Melbourne bus services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Charleville station.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Quilpie. It is currently 11:19 PM in Quilpie and 12:19 AM in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Quilpie, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Quilpie to Melbourne via Charleville station, Charleville, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Sydney Central Station in around 44h. Alternatively, Regional Express and Virgin Australia fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Longreach to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Longreach to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Quilpie to Melbourne Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Charleville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Quilpie to Avalon Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Charleville Airport to Avalon Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Roma to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- 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
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- 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
- $110–260
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $110–170
- Flexible
- $140–260
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
- Flexible
- $70–95
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
- $85–130
- Flexible
- $110–180
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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