There are 7 ways to get from Cobar to Kempsey by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Port Macquarie, bus
best- Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)CAZ - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie Airport to Belgrave St At John St
5h 44m$627–1,534Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1590
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stop361
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Wauchope Station, Coach Stop374 / ...
- Take the bus from Wauchope Station, Coach Stop to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop153
15h 45m$80–121Bus, train
- Take the bus from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1590
- Take the train from Dubbo Station to Strathfield Station428
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Kempsey Station33 / ...
18h 50m$94–404Drive 854.3 km
- Drive from Cobar to Kempsey854.3 km
9h 58m$166–240Fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)CAZ - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Kempsey Station
10h 11m$429–988Fly to Coffs Harbour Airport, train
- Fly from Cobar Airport (CAZ) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)CAZ - CFS
- Take the train from Coffs Harbour Station to Kempsey Station
7h 52m$442–1,476Bus via Urunga
- Take the bus from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1590
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Tamworth Station, Coach Stop361
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station to Urunga Station
- Take the bus from Winifred St At Cooper St to Kempsey West Public School, Marsh St
17h 53m$167–238
Cobar to Kempsey by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobar to Kempsey is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cobar to Kempsey is to fly and bus which takes 5h 44m and costs $600 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cobar to Kempsey station. However, there are services departing from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy 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 15h 45m.
The distance between Cobar and Kempsey is 725 km. The road distance is 854.3 km.
The best way to get from Cobar to Kempsey without a car is to bus which takes 15h 45m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Cobar to Kempsey, including transfers.
Cobar to Kempsey bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy station.
Cobar to Kempsey bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1.
Yes, the driving distance between Cobar to Kempsey is 854 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Cobar to Kempsey.
There are 173+ hotels available in Kempsey.
What companies run services between Cobar, NSW, Australia and Kempsey, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy to Kempsey Station, Coach Stop via Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4, Tamworth Station, Coach Stop, and Wauchope Station, Coach Stop in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cobar Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cobar Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cobar Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Cobar Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cobar Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cobar Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Dubbo Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- 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 Central Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Coffs Harbour Station to Kempsey Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–140
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $21–28
- First
- $30–40
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.busways.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Linsley St At Barrier Hwy to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Winifred St At Cooper St to Kempsey West Public School, Marsh St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
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