There are 6 ways to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridgebus
- Take the bus from Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3bus 516 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Blende St After Bromide Stbus 589
25h 40m$208–299Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Broken Hill Stationtrain 445
31h 2m$177–412Train, bus
- Take the train from Toowoomba to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Central Station to Broken Hill Stationtrain 445
38h 10m$248–1,062Drive 1,287.9 km
- Drive from Toowoomba to Broken Hillcar 1,287.9 km
14h 8m$233–337Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Broken Hill (BHQ)plane WTB - BHQ
19h 6m$838–2,705Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Broken Hill (BHQ)plane BNE - BHQ
8h 18m$763–1,299
Toowoomba to Broken Hill by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill is to bus and train which costs $170 - $420 and takes 31h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill is to bus and fly which takes 8h 18m and costs $750 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Toowoomba to Broken Hill. However, there are services departing from Toowoomba and arriving at Blende St After Bromide St via Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 40m.
The distance between Toowoomba and Broken Hill is 1772 km. The road distance is 1287.9 km.
The best way to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill without a car is to bus which takes 25h 40m and costs $200 - $300.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill, including transfers.
Toowoomba to Broken Hill bus services, operated by Murrays Coaches, depart from Toowoomba station.
The best way to get from Toowoomba to Broken Hill is to bus which takes 25h 40m and costs $200 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 19h 6m.
Toowoomba to Broken Hill bus services, operated by Murrays Coaches, arrive at Lightning Ridge station.
Broken Hill is 30 min ahead of Toowoomba. It is currently 9:13 PM in Toowoomba and 9:43 PM in Broken Hill.
What companies run services between Toowoomba, QLD, Australia and Broken Hill, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Toowoomba to Blende St After Bromide St via Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 in around 25h 40m. Alternatively, Qantas and Regional Express fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Broken Hill (BHQ) once daily.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Broken Hill via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Broken Hill via Sydney, Dubbo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Broken Hill via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Broken Hill via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Broken Hill via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Broken Hill via Brisbane Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Broken Hill via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Train from Strathfield Station to Broken Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $100–160
Train from Central Station to Broken Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Economy
- $70–110
- First Class
- $100–160
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Toowoomba to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–602
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $28–50
- AChoice
- $30–40
- Gold Class
- $481
- Heritage Class
- $602
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–350
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
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Yes, the driving distance between Toowoomba to Broken Hill is 1288 km. It takes approximately 14h 8m to drive from Toowoomba to Broken Hill.
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