There are 8 ways to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus
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Fly from Gold Coast Airport
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane OOL - ASP
7h 41m$400–1,466Bus
- Take the bus from Tweed Heads to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Alburybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
2d 13h$420–985Train via Sydney
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
3d$2,570–6,944Drive 2,608.7 km
- Drive from Tweed Heads to Alice Springscar 2,608.7 km
38h 22m$475–685Train to Brisbane Airport, fly
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane BNE - ASP
7h 33m$570–1,294Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tweed Mall, Wharf St to Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar Stbus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane BNK - ASP
21h 51m$544–1,496Train, bus
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
4d 23h$3,422–18,552Train
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
5d 5h$5,300–20,100
Tweed Heads to Alice Springs by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs is to drive which costs $470 - $700 and takes 38h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs is to train and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $550 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs. However, there are services departing from Tweed Heads and arriving at Alice Springs via Central Station, Albury Station/Hume Hwy and Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Tweed Heads station to Alice Springs. However, there are services departing from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 and arriving at Alice Springs via Roma Street Station, Central Station and Adelaide Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Tweed Heads and Alice Springs is 2036 km. The road distance is 2608.7 km.
The best way to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $420 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs, including transfers.
Tweed Heads to Alice Springs bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Tweed Heads station.
Tweed Heads to Alice Springs train services, operated by Translink, depart from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2.
The best way to get from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $400 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 13h, you could also train via Sydney, which costs $2,500 - $7,000 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia and Alice Springs, NT, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs via Central Station, Albury, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, and Adelaide in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Alice Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,093
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,893
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- 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
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
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Tweed Heads to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Flexible
- $110–190
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Tweed Mall, Wharf St to Ballina Bus Interchange, Tamar St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
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Booking & Getting There
Tweed Heads to Alice Springs bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Central Station.
Alice Springs is 1h 30m behind Tweed Heads. It is currently 12:40 PM in Tweed Heads and 11:10 AM in Alice Springs.
Tweed Heads to Alice Springs train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tweed Heads to Alice Springs is 2609 km. It takes approximately 38h 22m to drive from Tweed Heads to Alice Springs.
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