There are 7 ways to get from Childers to Darwin by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Hervey Bay, fly
best- Take the bus from Childers to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane HVB - DRW
8h 17m$574–955Train, train to Brisbane Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Howard to Caboolturetrain
- Take the train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane BNE - DRW
11h 21m$288–1,738Train
- Take the train from Howard to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
4d 3h$3,205–4,887Drive 3,242.3 km
- Drive from Childers to Darwincar 3,242.3 km
33h 18m$582–840Bus to Bundaberg, fly
- Take the bus from Childers to Bundaberg Sugarlandbus
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane BDB - DRW
9h 39mBus, train via Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Childers to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Darwinbus
4d 19h$3,260–5,240Bus, train
- Take the bus from Childers to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
6d 15h$6,143–20,977
Hervey Bay (HVB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Childers to Darwin is to train and fly which costs $280 - $1,800 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Childers to Darwin is to bus and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $550 - $1,000.
The distance between Childers and Darwin is 2804 km. The road distance is 3242.3 km.
The best way to get from Childers to Darwin without a car is to train which takes 4 days 3h and costs $3,200 - $4,900.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Childers to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 30 min behind Childers. It is currently 9:46 PM in Childers and 9:16 PM in Darwin.
Yes, the driving distance between Childers to Darwin is 3242 km. It takes approximately 33h 18m to drive from Childers to Darwin.
There are 479+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Childers, QLD, Australia and Darwin, NT, Australia?
You can take a bus from Childers to Darwin via Howard, Howard, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, Southern Cross Station, Adelaide Station, and Darwin in around 4d 3h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,200
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,600
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Bundaberg to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Bundaberg to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Bundaberg to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Bundaberg to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Bundaberg to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Howard to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–1,056
- 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
- $40–65
- AChoice
- $50–70
- Gold Class
- $843
- Heritage Class
- $1,056
Train from Howard to Caboolture
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–869
- 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
- $40–55
- Gold Class
- $694
- Heritage Class
- $869
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,839
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,839
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,989
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Caboolture station, platform 3 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Childers to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $24–35
- Advantage
- $20–30
- Flexible
- $21–30
Bus from Childers to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $75–110
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–160
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $340–500
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Childers to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Childers to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 696 272
- admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au
- Website
- northburnett.qld.gov.au
Bus from Childers to Bundaberg Sugarland
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/north-burnett-transport/
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