There are 9 ways to get from Richmond to Emerald by train, bus (Greyhound), car, plane, or bus
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Train via Sydney
best- Take the train from Richmond station to Townsville stationtrain
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 621 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
2d 11h$349–7,290Fly from Richmond Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Richmond Airport (RCM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RCM - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
2d 10h$231–703Bus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Cloncurrybus
- Take the bus from Cloncurry 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 Broadmeadows Station, Railway Cresbus
- Take the bus from Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd to Cleeland St/Clow Stbus 901
2d 17h$441–897Drive 2,357.4 km
- Drive from Richmond to Emeraldcar 2,357.4 km
26h 27m$419–605Train
- Take the train from Richmond station to Townsville stationtrain
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
3d 13h$2,815–10,491Bus, train
- Take the bus from Richmond to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
3d 14h$2,876–4,141Train to Hughenden Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Richmond station to Hughenden stationtrain
- Fly from Hughenden Airport (HGD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HGD - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
13h 1m$257–1,086Bus to Cloncurry Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Richmond to Cloncurrybus
- Fly from Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CNJ - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
14h 8m$867–1,369Train to Townsville Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Richmond station to Townsville stationtrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TSV - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Stationtrain
18h 26m$284–2,380
Richmond to Emerald by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Emerald is to fly and train which costs $230 - $750 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Emerald is to train and fly which takes 13h 1m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Richmond to Emerald. However, there are services departing from Richmond and arriving at Emerald Village/Belgrave-Gembrook Rd via Cloncurry, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd and Dandenong Market/Cleeland St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Richmond station to Emerald station. However, there are services departing from Richmond station and arriving at Belgrave Station via Townsville, Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Richmond and Emerald is 3797 km. The road distance is 2357.4 km.
The best way to get from Richmond to Emerald without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 2 days 11h and costs $340 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 2 days 11h to get from Richmond to Emerald, including transfers.
Richmond to Emerald bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Richmond station.
Richmond to Emerald train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from Richmond to Emerald is to train via Sydney which takes 2 days 11h and costs $340 - $7,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $900 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Richmond, QLD, Australia and Emerald, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from Richmond station to Emerald Village/Belgrave-Gembrook Rd via Townsville station, Townsville, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, Southern Cross, Southern Cross Station, Belgrave Station, and Belgrave Station/Belgrave-Gembrook Rd in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Richmond to Emerald Village/Belgrave-Gembrook Rd via Cloncurry, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Broadmeadows Station, Railway Cres, Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd, Cleeland St/Clow St, and Dandenong Market/Cleeland St in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Richmond Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hughenden Airport, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hughenden Airport to Melbourne Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Hughenden Airport to Melbourne Airport via Townsville Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Cloncurry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Richmond Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hughenden Airport, Townsville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Richmond Airport to Melbourne Airport via Julia Creek, Mount Isa, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Hughenden Airport to Melbourne Airport via Townsville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Richmond Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hughenden Airport, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hughenden Airport to Melbourne Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Richmond station to Townsville station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–1,879
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $90–120
- Gold Class
- $1,500
- Heritage Class
- $1,879
Train from Townsville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
Train from Richmond station to Townsville station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–1,879
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $90–120
- Gold Class
- $1,500
- Heritage Class
- $1,879
Train from Townsville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
Train from Richmond station to Hughenden station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $20–426
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $23–45
- AChoice
- $21–27
- Gold Class
- $340
- Heritage Class
- $426
Train from Richmond station to Townsville station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–1,879
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $60–90
- AChoice
- $90–120
- Gold Class
- $1,500
- Heritage Class
- $1,879
- 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 48m
- 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 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Southern Cross Station to Belgrave Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- 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
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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Richmond to Cloncurry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $50–80
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $70–100
Bus from Cloncurry to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $250–360
- Advantage
- $320–470
- Flexible
- $400–600
Bus from Richmond to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Richmond to Cloncurry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $50–80
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $70–100
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Broadmeadows Station, Railway Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd to Cleeland St/Clow St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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More Questions & Answers
Richmond to Emerald bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Cloncurry station.
Richmond to Emerald train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Townsville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Emerald is 2357 km. It takes approximately 26h 27m to drive from Richmond to Emerald.
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