There are 3 ways to get from Broome to Charters Towers by plane, car, bus, 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, drive
best- Fly from Broome (BME) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BME - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Charters Towerscar
21h 21m$726–1,342Drive 3,608.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Broome to Charters Towerscar 3,608.2 km
36h 26m$653–943Bus, train
- Take the bus from Broome to Katherinebus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centrebus
6d 19h$5,633–13,999
Broome (BME) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Broome to Charters Towers is to drive which costs $650 - $950 and takes 36h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Broome to Charters Towers is to fly and drive which takes 21h 21m and costs $700 - $1,400.
The distance between Broome and Charters Towers is 2727 km. The road distance is 3608.2 km.
The best way to get from Broome to Charters Towers without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 19h and costs $5,500 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 21h 21m to get from Broome to Charters Towers, including transfers.
Charters Towers is 2h ahead of Broome. It is currently 7:56 PM in Broome and 9:56 PM in Charters Towers.
Yes, the driving distance between Broome to Charters Towers is 3608 km. It takes approximately 36h 26m to drive from Broome to Charters Towers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Charters Towers.
What companies run services between Broome, WA, Australia and Charters Towers, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Broome to Charters Towers. However, you can take the bus to Boulevard Shops, walk to Broome (BME) airport, fly to Townsville Airport (TSV), then drive to Charters Towers. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broome to Blue Care Community Centre via Katherine, Katherine, Adelaide Station, Adelaide, Central station, platform 5, Roma Street, Townsville, and Townsville station in around 6d 19h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Kununurra, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Broome to Townsville Airport via Kununurra, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,999
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,999
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $3,157
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–4,904
- 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
- $85–350
- AChoice
- $65–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Broome to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–320
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–550
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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