There are 7 ways to get from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or ferry
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Fly Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HTI - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
5h 43m$287–970Bus, train via Proserpine
cheapest- Take the bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Streetbus 860
- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1train
19h 42m$113–4,003Bus
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus Au050-1 / ...
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Surfers Paradisebus Sydney
22h 43m$193–341Drive 1,182.1 km
- Drive from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coastcar 1,182.1 km
13h 58m$211–305Ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane PPP - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
7h 28m$282–740Ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane PPP - OOL
9h 53m$433–1,113Bus, train
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbanebus Brisbane
- Take the train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1train Bdvl / ...
23h 54m$203–453
Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast by bus, foot, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast is to bus which costs $190 - $350 and takes 22h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast is to fly and train which takes 5h 43m and costs $280 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast. However, there are services departing from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal and arriving at Surfers Paradise via Airlie Beach and Brisbane. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
The distance between Shute Harbour (Station) and Gold Coast is 1008 km. The road distance is 1182.1 km.
The best way to get from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast without a car is to bus and train via Proserpine which takes 19h 42m and costs $110 - $4,000.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast, including transfers.
Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Airlie Beach station.
Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast is 1182 km. It takes approximately 13h 58m to drive from Shute Harbour (Station) to Gold Coast.
There are 2775+ hotels available in Gold Coast.
What companies run services between Shute Harbour (Station), QLD, Australia and Gold Coast, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Surfers Paradise via Airlie Beach Central, Airlie Beach, Brisbane Coach Terminal, and Brisbane in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–420
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
Bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $26–40
- Advantage
- $22–35
- Flexible
- $23–35
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $200–280
- Advantage
- $240–360
- Flexible
- $310–450
- Phone
- 0488 022 868
- [email protected]
- Website
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
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