There are 10 ways to get from Townsville to Forbes by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Orange Airport, bus
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane TSV - OAG
- Take the bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Victoria Park, Harold Stbus
11h 4m$620–815Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TSV - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Parkes Stationtrain
11h 56m$207–511Train
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Parkes Stationtrain 445
42h 58m$248–5,234Bus via Lightning Ridge
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane City 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 Victoria Park, Harold Stbus 792
44h 49m$413–629Drive 1,903.9 km
- Drive from Townsville to Forbescar 1,903.9 km
21h 18m$343–495Fly to Parkes
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Parkes (PKE)plane TSV - PKE
7h 28m$408–1,163Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)plane TSV - DBO
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Parkes Station, Coach Stopbus
10h 52m$535–1,091Fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane TSV - CBR
- Take the bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Victoria Park, Harold Stbus
11h 51m$322–624Fly to Wagga Wagga, train, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Wagga Wagga (WGA)plane TSV - WGA
- Take the train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Victoria Park, Harold Stbus
12h 14m$522–1,247Bus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Lucknowbus
- Take the bus from Mitchell Hwy Opp Wentworth Main Mine to Victoria Park, Harold Stbus 571
2d 2h$398–682
Townsville to Forbes by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Forbes is to fly and train which costs $200 - $550 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Forbes is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $400 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Townsville to Forbes. However, there are services departing from Townsville and arriving at Victoria Park, Harold St via Brisbane City, Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Townsville to Forbes station. However, there are services departing from Townsville and arriving at Parkes Station via Roma Street Station and Strathfield Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 58m.
The distance between Townsville and Forbes is 1751 km. The road distance is 1903.9 km.
The best way to get from Townsville to Forbes without a car is to train which takes 42h 58m and costs $240 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Townsville to Forbes, including transfers.
Townsville to Forbes bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Townsville station.
Townsville to Forbes train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Townsville station.
The best way to get from Townsville to Forbes is to train which takes 42h 58m and costs $240 - $5,500. Alternatively, you can bus via Lightning Ridge, which costs $410 - $650 and takes 44h 49m, you could also fly, which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 7h 28m.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Forbes, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Townsville to Victoria Park, Harold St via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Strathfield Station, Parkes Station, and Parkes Station, Coach Stop in around 42h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Townsville to Victoria Park, Harold St via Brisbane Coach Terminal, Brisbane City, Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office, and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 in around 44h 49m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Mackay, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Townsville Airport to Wagga Wagga via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Wagga Wagga via Brisbane, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Wagga Wagga via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Orange Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Townsville Airport to Parkes via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Parkes via Brisbane, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Parkes via Sydney International Airport, Orange Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Canberra International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–4,904
- 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
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Wagga Wagga Station to Cootamundra Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $20–26
- First
- $29–40
- Sleeper
- $120–140
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Strathfield Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $45–70
- First Class
- $65–100
Train from Central Station to Parkes Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $45–70
- First Class
- $65–100
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Victoria Park, Harold St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Victoria Park, Harold St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Parkes Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Alinga St After Marcus Clarke St to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Victoria Park, Harold St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2 to Victoria Park, Harold St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Mitchell Hwy Opp Wentworth Main Mine to Victoria Park, Harold St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Lightning Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $150–210
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–330
- Phone
- 02 9516 1300
- [email protected]
- Website
- austwidecoaches.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- austwidecoaches.com.au
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More Questions & Answers
Townsville to Forbes bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Brisbane Coach Terminal station.
Townsville to Forbes train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Townsville to Forbes is 1904 km. It takes approximately 21h 18m to drive from Townsville to Forbes.
There are 10+ hotels available in Forbes.




















