There are 10 ways to get from Charters Towers to Taree by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, fly to Port Macquarie
best- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)plane TSV - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie to Tareebus
10h 40m$481–998Train
cheapest- Take the train from Charters Towers station to Townsville stationtrain
- Take the train from Townsville to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Taree Stationtrain 32
32h 50m$117–5,636Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charters Towers All Souls School to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Taree Stationtrain 32
35h 41m$256–517Drive 1,746.9 km
- Drive from Charters Towers to Tareecar 1,746.9 km
20h 31m$319–461Bus, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane TSV - NTL
- Take the train from Broadmeadow Station to Taree Stationtrain
12h 2m$269–638Bus, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TSV - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Taree Stationtrain
12h 10m$217–638Bus, fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)plane TSV - CFS
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Taree Stationtrain
13h 53m$509–1,080Bus, fly to Armidale, train
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Armidale (ARM)plane TSV - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Stationbus
- Take the train from Urunga Station to Taree Stationtrain
14h 38m$620–1,050Bus
- Take the bus from Charters Towers All Souls School to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Taree Station, Coach Stopbus
35h 55m$256–372Bus via Taree (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Charters Towers All Souls School to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Tareebus
40h 32m$352–828
Charters Towers to Taree by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charters Towers to Taree is to bus which costs $250 - $380 and takes 35h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Charters Towers to Taree is to bus and fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $480 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Charters Towers to Taree station. However, there are services departing from Charters Towers All Souls School and arriving at Taree Station, Coach Stop via Townsville and Roma Street Station, Stand F. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Charters Towers station to Taree station. However, there are services departing from Charters Towers station and arriving at Taree Station via Townsville and Roma Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
The distance between Charters Towers and Taree is 1721 km. The road distance is 1746.9 km.
The best way to get from Charters Towers to Taree without a car is to train which takes 32h 50m and costs $110 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Charters Towers to Taree, including transfers.
Charters Towers to Taree bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Charters Towers All Souls School station.
Charters Towers to Taree train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Charters Towers station.
The best way to get from Charters Towers to Taree is to train which takes 32h 50m and costs $110 - $6,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $380 and takes 35h 55m.
What companies run services between Charters Towers, QLD, Australia and Taree, NSW, Australia?
You can take a train from Charters Towers station to Taree Station via Townsville station, Townsville, Roma Street, and Roma Street Station in around 32h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Charters Towers All Souls School to Taree Station, Coach Stop via Townsville, Brisbane Roma Street, and Roma Street Station, Stand F in around 35h 55m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Mackay, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Mount Isa, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Port Macquarie via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Mackay, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Mount Isa, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Townsville Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–400
Flights from Townsville Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Brisbane, Coffs Harbour Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–850
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Townsville Airport to Armidale via Brisbane, Coffs Harbour Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–290
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Charters Towers station to Townsville station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–526
- 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
- $85–180
- AChoice
- $7–35
- Gold Class
- $420
- Heritage Class
- $526
Train from Townsville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $55–75
- First
- $75–100
- Sleeper
- $180–210
Train from Broadmeadow Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $29–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Central Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–180
Train from Urunga Station to Taree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $35–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airport
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Port Macquarie to Taree
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $24–35
- Advantage
- $23–35
- Flexible
- $18–29
Bus from Charters Towers All Souls School to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–320
- Advantage
- $270–410
- Flexible
- $350–550
Bus from Brisbane to Taree
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $100–150
- Advantage
- $120–180
- Flexible
- $140–230
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Port Macquarie to Taree
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- admin@dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Armidale Airport to Urunga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Taree Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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More Questions & Answers
Charters Towers to Taree bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Townsville station.
Taree is 1h ahead of Charters Towers. It is currently 6:31 PM in Charters Towers and 7:31 PM in Taree.
Charters Towers to Taree train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Townsville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charters Towers to Taree is 1747 km. It takes approximately 20h 31m to drive from Charters Towers to Taree.
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