There are 9 ways to get from Rainbow Beach to Springwood by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Hervey Bay, fly, train
best- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HVB - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Springwood Stationtrain
6h 35m$179–570Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Stationbus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MCY - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Springwood Stationtrain
7h 27m$104–368Bus, train via Brisbane
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Springwood Stationtrain Bmt
20h 7m$106–315Bus
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Strathfield Station, Everton Rd, Stand Abus
- Take the bus from Westfield Parramatta, Argyle St to Springwood Station, Station Stbus
22h 50m$107–167Drive 1,152.9 km
- Drive from Rainbow Beach to Springwoodcar 1,152.9 km
13h 17m$206–297Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BNE - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Springwood Stationtrain
8h 53m$154–473Bus, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane OOL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Springwood Stationtrain
10h 24m$119–370Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Springwood Stationtrain Bmt
21h 27m$125–357Bus, train via Sydney
- Take the bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Central Station to Springwood Stationtrain Bmt
25h 35m$200–399
Rainbow Beach to Springwood by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rainbow Beach to Springwood is to bus which costs $100 - $170 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rainbow Beach to Springwood is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Rainbow Beach to Springwood station. However, there are services departing from Rainbow Beach and arriving at Springwood Station, Station St via Roma Street Station, Stand F, Strathfield Station, Albert Rd, Stand G and Westfield Parramatta, Argyle St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
The distance between Rainbow Beach and Springwood is 1198 km. The road distance is 1152.9 km.
The best way to get from Rainbow Beach to Springwood without a car is to bus and train via Brisbane which takes 20h 7m and costs $100 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Rainbow Beach to Springwood, including transfers.
Rainbow Beach to Springwood bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Rainbow Beach station.
Rainbow Beach to Springwood bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rainbow Beach to Springwood is 1153 km. It takes approximately 13h 17m to drive from Rainbow Beach to Springwood.
There are 480+ hotels available in Springwood.
What companies run services between Rainbow Beach, QLD, Australia and Springwood, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Rainbow Beach to Springwood Station, Station St via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Strathfield Station, Everton Rd, Stand A, Strathfield Station, Albert Rd, Stand G, Parramatta Station, Stand B2, and Westfield Parramatta, Argyle St in around 22h 50m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Hervey Bay to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Springwood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Noosa Junction Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Strathfield Station, Everton Rd, Stand A
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport for NSW
Bus from Westfield Parramatta, Argyle St to Springwood Station, Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Transport for NSW
- Schedules at
- Transport for NSW
- Phone
- 131 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Westfield Parramatta, Argyle St to Springwood Station, Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- CDC NSW Blue Mountains Transit
Bus from Noosa Junction station, stop B to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–210
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–330
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Rainbow Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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