There are 6 ways to get from Calen to Charters Towers by taxi, plane, car, train, or bus
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Taxi, fly, drive
best- Take the taxi from Calen to Mackay-Airport-MKYtaxi
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MKY - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Charters Towerscar
3h 20m$405–708Drive 408.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Calen to Charters Towerscar 408.6 km
4h 40m$74–107Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Calen to Proserpinetaxi
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centrebus
6h 53m$259–1,228Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Calen to Proserpinetaxi
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls Schoolbus
8h 27m$261–385Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Calen to Proserpinetaxi
- Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain
- Take the train from Townsville station to Charters Towers stationtrain
7h 48m$248–1,723Taxi, bus via Bowen
- Take the taxi from Calen to Proserpinetaxi
- Take the bus from Proserpine to Bowenbus
- Take the bus from Bowen to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls Schoolbus
9h 27m$275–360
Mackay (MKY) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calen to Charters Towers is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Calen to Charters Towers is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 3h 20m and costs $400 - $750.
The distance between Calen and Charters Towers is 527 km. The road distance is 408.6 km.
The best way to get from Calen to Charters Towers without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 6h 53m and costs $250 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Calen to Charters Towers, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Calen to Charters Towers is 409 km. It takes approximately 4h 40m to drive from Calen to Charters Towers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Charters Towers.
What companies run services between Calen, QLD, Australia and Charters Towers, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Calen to Charters Towers. However, you can take the taxi to Mackay-Airport-MKY airport, fly to Townsville Airport (TSV), then drive to Charters Towers. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Proserpine, take the train to Townsville, walk to Townsville station, then take the bus to Blue Care Community Centre.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mackay to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- 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
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Train from Townsville station to Charters Towers station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–526
- 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
- $26–45
- AChoice
- $26–35
- Gold Class
- $420
- Heritage Class
- $526
- 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/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–85
- Advantage
- $60–95
- Flexible
- $75–110
Bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls School
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $35–55
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Proserpine to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Proserpine to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Bowen to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $150–230
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