There are 7 ways to get from Bourke to Kempsey by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Cobar Airport, fly to Port Macquarie, bus
best- Drive from Bourke to Cobar Airport (CAZ)car
- Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane CAZ - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John Stbus
7h 24m$687–2,153Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus 512 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stopbus 361
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Wauchope Station, Coach Stopbus 374 / ...
- Take the bus from Wauchope Station, Coach Stop to Kempsey Station, Coach Stopbus 153
16h 45m$85–128Bus, train
- Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus 512 / ...
- Take the train from Dubbo Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 428
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Kempsey Stationtrain 33 / ...
19h 47m$99–411Drive 843.3 km
- Drive from Bourke to Kempseycar 843.3 km
9h 39m$160–232Fly Bourke to Port Macquarie, bus
- Fly from Bourke (BRK) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane BRK - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John Stbus
21h 20m$105–610Drive to Cobar Airport, fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Drive from Bourke to Cobar Airport (CAZ)car
- Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane CAZ - CFS
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Stationtrain
9h 20m$764–2,411Bus via Urunga
- Take the bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2bus 512 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stopbus 361
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Stationbus
- Take the bus from Urunga to Kempseybus
17h 43m$187–266
Bourke to Kempsey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bourke to Kempsey is to bus which costs $85 - $130 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bourke to Kempsey is to drive and fly and bus which takes 7h 24m and costs $650 - $2,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bourke to Kempsey station. However, there are services departing from Central Park, Oxley St and arriving at Kempsey Station, Coach Stop via Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4, Tamworth Station, Coach Stop and Wauchope Station, Coach Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Bourke and Kempsey is 885 km. The road distance is 843.3 km.
The best way to get from Bourke to Kempsey without a car is to bus which takes 16h 45m and costs $85 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Bourke to Kempsey, including transfers.
Bourke to Kempsey bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Central Park, Oxley St station.
Bourke to Kempsey bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2.
Yes, the driving distance between Bourke to Kempsey is 843 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Bourke to Kempsey.
There are 176+ hotels available in Kempsey.
What companies run services between Bourke, NSW, Australia and Kempsey, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop via Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4, Tamworth Station, Coach Stop, and Wauchope Station, Coach Stop in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cobar Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Cobar Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Bourke to Port Macquarie via Dubbo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cobar Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Bourke to Port Macquarie via Dubbo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cobar Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Dubbo Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–60
- First
- $60–80
- Sleeper
- $160–180
Train from Strathfield Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–85
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Urunga Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $19–26
- First
- $27–35
- Sleeper
- $120–140
- Phone
- 1300 692 929
- Website
- busways.com.au
Bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/plan-your-trip/route-timetables
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Park, Oxley St to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Wauchope Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Wauchope Station, Coach Stop to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- admin@dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Urunga to Kempsey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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