There are 8 ways to get from Townsville to Echuca by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Melbourne Airport, bus
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TSV - MEL
- Take the bus from Melbourne Airport/Grants Rd to Echuca Station/Sturt Stbus
6h 56m$175–530Train, bus
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Benalla Stationtrain 623 / ...
- Take the bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt Stbus
46h 41m$292–5,392Bus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Benalla Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt Stbus
2d 4h$323–498Drive 2,234.7 km
- Drive from Townsville to Echucacar 2,234.7 km
25h 44m$404–583Fly to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane TSV - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Echuca Stationtrain
17h 54m$280–1,060Fly to Albury, train, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Albury (ABX)plane TSV - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Benalla Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt Stbus
10h 13m$711–1,409Bus via Albury
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Echuca Station/Sturt Stbus
2d 7h$473–901Train
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Echuca Stationtrain
3d 3h$2,748–8,611
Townsville to Echuca by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Echuca is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $550 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Echuca is to fly and bus which takes 6h 56m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Townsville to Echuca station. However, there are services departing from Townsville and arriving at Echuca Station/Sturt St via Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Benalla Station/Mackellar St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Townsville to Echuca station. However, there are services departing from Townsville and arriving at Echuca Station via Roma Street, Brisbane and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Townsville and Echuca is 2252 km. The road distance is 2234.7 km.
The best way to get from Townsville to Echuca without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 41m and costs $290 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Townsville to Echuca, including transfers.
Townsville to Echuca bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Townsville station.
Townsville to Echuca train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Townsville station.
The best way to get from Townsville to Echuca is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $320 - $500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $2,700 - $9,000 and takes 3 days 3h.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Echuca, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Townsville to Echuca Station/Sturt St via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Roma Street Station, Stand F, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Benalla Station, Coach Stop, and Benalla Station/Mackellar St in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Townsville to Echuca Station via Roma Street, Brisbane, Southern Cross, and Southern Cross Station in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bendigo Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bendigo Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bendigo Airport via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bendigo Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Albury via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Albury via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Albury via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Albury via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Albury via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–460
- 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
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
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Benalla Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $65–90
- First
- $95–120
- Sleeper
- $190–220
Train from Albury Station to Benalla Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–150
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $20–28
- First
- $36–42
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Bendigo Station to Echuca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Albury Station to Benalla Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Echuca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Melbourne Airport/Grants Rd to Echuca Station/Sturt St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Benalla Station/Mackellar St to Echuca Station/Sturt St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to Echuca Station/Sturt St
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Benalla Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
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 Sydney International Airport to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $120–220
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Booking & Getting There
Townsville to Echuca bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Echuca is 1h ahead of Townsville. It is currently 10:46 PM in Townsville and 11:46 PM in Echuca.
Townsville to Echuca train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Townsville to Echuca is 2235 km. It takes approximately 25h 44m to drive from Townsville to Echuca.
There are 135+ hotels available in Echuca.

























