There are 6 ways to get from Townsville to Sweers Island by plane, unknown, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Townsville Airport to Normanton, travel
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Normanton (NTN)plane TSV - NTN
- Walk from Normanton (NTN) to Sweers Islandunknown
7hFly Townsville Airport to Doomadgee Airport, travel
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Doomadgee Airport (DMD)plane TSV - DMD
- Walk from Doomadgee Airport (DMD) to Sweers Islandunknown
6hFly Townsville Airport to Mount Isa Airport, travel
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane TSV - ISA
- Walk from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Sweers Islandunknown
9h 51mFly Townsville Airport to Cloncurry Airport, travel
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ)plane TSV - CNJ
- Walk from Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) to Sweers Islandunknown
9h 49mFly Townsville Airport to Kowanyama Airport, travel
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Kowanyama Airport (KWM)plane TSV - KWM
- Walk from Kowanyama Airport (KWM) to Sweers Islandunknown
9h 43mTrain to Cairns, fly to Normanton, travel
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Normanton (NTN)plane CNS - NTN
- Walk from Normanton (NTN) to Sweers Islandunknown
13h 35m
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Normanton (NTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Townsville and Sweers Island is 793 km.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Townsville to Sweers Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Sweers Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Townsville to Sweers Island. However, you can fly to Normanton (NTN) then travel to Sweers Island. Alternatively, you can fly to Doomadgee Airport (DMD) then travel to Sweers Island.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Townsville Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Doomadgee Airport via Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Normanton via Mornington Island
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cloncurry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Cairns, Emerald
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- 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
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
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