There are 3 ways to get from Townsville to Broome 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
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Broome (BME)plane TSV - BME
14h 52m$600–1,600Train, bus
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
- Take the bus from Darwin to Broomebus
8d 3h$6,755–26,761Drive 3,740.8 km
- Drive from Townsville to Broomecar 3,740.8 km
37h$797–1,151
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Broome (BME) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Broome is to fly which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 14h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Broome is to fly which takes 14h 52m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Townsville and Broome is 2591 km. The road distance is 3740.8 km.
The best way to get from Townsville to Broome without a car is to train and bus which takes 8 days 3h and costs $6,500 - $27,000.
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Townsville to Broome, including transfers.
Broome is 2h behind Townsville. It is currently 3:20 AM in Townsville and 1:20 AM in Broome.
Yes, the driving distance between Townsville to Broome is 3741 km. It takes approximately 37h to drive from Townsville to Broome.
There are 58+ hotels available in Broome.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Broome, WA, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Broome (BME) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Broome via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Broome via Brisbane, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Broome via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Broome via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Broome via Brisbane, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
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
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,089
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,789
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,089
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Darwin to Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $270–390
- Flexible
- $330–700
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