There are 9 ways to get from Tennant Creek to Longreach by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Tennant Creek to Barcaldine Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Barcaldine Airport (BCI)plane TCA - BCI
- Take the bus from Barcaldine to Longreachbus
22h 38m$2,295–6,901Drive 1,307.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Tennant Creek to Longreachcar 1,307.5 km
13h 6m$235–339Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Longreachtrain
4d 15h$2,546–18,673Fly Tennant Creek to Blackall Airport, bus
- Fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Blackall Airport (BKQ)plane TCA - BKQ
- Take the bus from Blackall to Longreachbus
2d 1h$2,105–6,279Bus to Alice Springs Airport, fly to Barcaldine Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springsbus
- Fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Barcaldine Airport (BCI)plane ASP - BCI
- Take the bus from Barcaldine to Longreachbus
29h 32m$1,547–4,862Fly Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport, bus
- Fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Emerald Airport (EMD)plane TCA - EMD
- Take the bus from Emerald to Longreachbus
25h 16m$1,172–2,877Fly Tennant Creek to Longreach
- Fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Longreach (LRE)plane TCA - LRE
24h 30m$2,000–6,500Fly Tennant Creek to Winton Airport, bus
- Fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Winton Airport (WIN)plane TCA - WIN
- Take the bus from Winton to Longreachbus
28h 4m$1,558–4,523Bus, train via Adelaide
- Take the bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springsbus
- Take the train from Alice Springs to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Longreachtrain
5d 9h$4,404–20,200
Tennant Creek to Longreach by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tennant Creek to Longreach is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tennant Creek to Longreach is to drive which takes 13h 6m and costs $230 - $340.
The distance between Tennant Creek and Longreach is 1339 km. The road distance is 1307.5 km.
The best way to get from Tennant Creek to Longreach without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 15h and costs $2,500 - $19,000.
It takes approximately 22h 38m to get from Tennant Creek to Longreach, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Tennant Creek Airport to Longreach Airport. The quickest flight takes 30h 30m and has three stopovers.
Longreach is 30 min ahead of Tennant Creek. It is currently 7:29 PM in Tennant Creek and 7:59 PM in Longreach.
Yes, the driving distance between Tennant Creek to Longreach is 1307 km. It takes approximately 13h 6m to drive from Tennant Creek to Longreach.
Airnorth and Qantas offer flights from Tennant Creek Airport to Longreach Airport.
There are 14+ hotels available in Longreach.
What companies run services between Tennant Creek, NT, Australia and Longreach, QLD, Australia?
Airnorth and Qantas fly from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Longreach (LRE) once a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tennant Creek to Barcaldine Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Tennant Creek to Barcaldine Airport via Katherine, Darwin, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–8,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Barcaldine Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,000
Flights from Tennant Creek to Blackall Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Blackall Airport via Katherine, Darwin, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Tennant Creek to Blackall Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Barcaldine Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Barcaldine Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Barcaldine Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Barcaldine Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Barcaldine Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport via Katherine, Darwin, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Tennant Creek to Longreach via Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane, Barcaldine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Tennant Creek to Winton Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Tennant Creek to Emerald Airport via Alice Springs Airport, Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/great-southern/
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,907
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,918
- Heritage Class
- $4,907
Train from Roma Street to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,907
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $140–190
- AChoice
- $240–310
- Gold Class
- $3,918
- Heritage Class
- $4,907
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Alice Springs to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Barcaldine to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $27–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
Bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Blackall to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $45–65
- Advantage
- $45–70
- Flexible
- $50–80
Bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Barcaldine to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $27–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
Bus from Emerald to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $70–100
- Advantage
- $80–120
- Flexible
- $100–150
Bus from Winton to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $40–60
- Advantage
- $40–60
- Flexible
- $45–70
- Phone
- +61 8 8953 0127
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- centrebushbus.com.au
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