There are 6 ways to get from Tindal to Townsville by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Katherine
best- Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane KTR - TSV
15h 34m$1,035–3,242Drive 2,172.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Tindal to Townsvillecar 2,172.3 km
21h 19m$397–574Train, bus via Alice Springs
- Take the train from Katherine to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
4d 17h$4,681–20,679Bus, train
- Take the bus from Katherine to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Townsvillebus
4d 22h$2,730–14,327Bus to Darwin International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Katherine to Palmerstonbus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane DRW - TSV
9h 33m$505–1,357Train, bus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Townsvillebus
6d 1h$5,621–16,619
Katherine (KTR) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tindal to Townsville is to drive which costs $390 - $600 and takes 21h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tindal to Townsville is to bus and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Tindal and Townsville is 1633 km. The road distance is 2172.3 km.
The best way to get from Tindal to Townsville without a car is to train and bus via Alice Springs which takes 4 days 17h and costs $4,600 - $21,000.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Tindal to Townsville, including transfers.
Townsville is 30 min ahead of Tindal. It is currently 9:21 AM in Tindal and 9:51 AM in Townsville.
Yes, the driving distance between Tindal to Townsville is 2172 km. It takes approximately 21h 19m to drive from Tindal to Townsville.
There are 593+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Tindal, NT, Australia and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
Airnorth and Qantas fly from Katherine (KTR) to Townsville Airport (TSV) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Katherine to Townsville Airport via Darwin International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Katherine to Townsville Airport via Darwin International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Katherine to Townsville Airport via Darwin International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Katherine to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,180
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,971
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,180
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,276
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,957
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,276
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Katherine to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–420
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Katherine to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Flexible
- $75–110
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