There are 8 ways to get from Traralgon to Bowen by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane MEL - PPP
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Bowenbus
9h 29m$311–914Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Townsville Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MEL - TSV
- Take the bus from Townsville to Bowenbus
10h 51m$253–561Train
- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Bowentrain
46h 44m$282–4,734Bus
- Take the bus from Traralgon Station/Princes St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Bowenbus
2d 1h$407–910Drive 2,533.2 km
- Drive from Traralgon to Bowencar 2,533.2 km
29h 34m$455–657Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, bus
- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MEL - HTI
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bowenbus
11h 12m$363–939Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, bus
- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane AVV - PPP
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Bowenbus
13h 59m$427–1,404Train, bus
- Take the train from Traralgon Station to Bairnsdale Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bairnsdale to Orient Stbus
- Take the bus from Batemans Bay to Central Stationbus Pm1
- Take the bus from Chatswood to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Bowenbus
2d 9h$338–535
Traralgon to Bowen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Traralgon to Bowen is to train and fly and bus which costs $250 - $600 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Traralgon to Bowen is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 29m and costs $310 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Traralgon station to Bowen. However, there are services departing from Traralgon Station/Princes St and arriving at Bowen via Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station and Brisbane Coach Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Traralgon station to Bowen. However, there are services departing from Traralgon Station and arriving at Bowen via Southern Cross, Central Station and Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 44m.
The distance between Traralgon and Bowen is 2242 km. The road distance is 2533.2 km.
The best way to get from Traralgon to Bowen without a car is to train which takes 46h 44m and costs $280 - $4,800.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Traralgon to Bowen, including transfers.
Traralgon to Bowen bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Traralgon Station/Princes St.
Traralgon to Bowen train services, operated by V/Line, depart from Traralgon Station.
The best way to get from Traralgon to Bowen is to train which takes 46h 44m and costs $280 - $4,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $950 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Traralgon, VIC, Australia and Bowen, QLD, Australia?
You can take a train from Traralgon Station to Bowen via Southern Cross, Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, and Bowen in around 46h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Traralgon Station/Princes St to Bowen via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Central Station, Brisbane, and Brisbane Coach Terminal in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–430
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–430
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Traralgon Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Traralgon Station to Bairnsdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–4,199
- 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
- $120–160
- AChoice
- $210–270
- Gold Class
- $3,352
- Heritage Class
- $4,199
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Proserpine to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Proserpine to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Traralgon Station/Princes St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Bairnsdale to Orient St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $200–290
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Advantage
- $160–250
- Flexible
- $210–300
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Batemans Bay to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Chatswood to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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More Questions & Answers
Traralgon to Bowen bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Traralgon to Bowen train services, operated by V/Line, arrive at Southern Cross Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Traralgon to Bowen is 2533 km. It takes approximately 29h 34m to drive from Traralgon to Bowen.
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