There are 9 ways to get from Colac to Toowoomba by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
best- Take the train from Colac Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB)plane AVV - WTB
11h 41m$385–1,403Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colac Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane AVV - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
9h 14m$159–453Train, bus
- Take the train from Colac Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
31h 55m$171–562Bus
- Take the bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand Fbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
33h 26m$189–334Drive 1,660.6 km
- Drive from Colac to Toowoombacar 1,660.6 km
18h 31m$295–425Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colac Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MEL - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
9h 19m$201–415Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colac Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane MEL - OOL
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
11h 1m$209–440Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colac Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane AVV - OOL
- Take the bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
10h 56m$192–728Train, bus via Melbourne
- Take the train from Colac Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
35h 32m$251–532
Colac to Toowoomba by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colac to Toowoomba is to bus which costs $180 - $340 and takes 33h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Colac to Toowoomba is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 14m and costs $150 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Colac station to Toowoomba. However, there are services departing from Colac Station/Gellibrand St and arriving at Toowoomba via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Brisbane. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 26m.
The distance between Colac and Toowoomba is 1474 km. The road distance is 1660.6 km.
The best way to get from Colac to Toowoomba without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 55m and costs $170 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Colac to Toowoomba, including transfers.
Colac to Toowoomba bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Colac Station/Gellibrand St.
Colac to Toowoomba bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colac to Toowoomba is 1661 km. It takes approximately 18h 31m to drive from Colac to Toowoomba.
There are 151+ hotels available in Toowoomba.
What companies run services between Colac, VIC, Australia and Toowoomba, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Toowoomba via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Brisbane in around 33h 26m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Avalon Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Colac Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Colac Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 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 Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $200–290
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Colac Station/Gellibrand St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Roma Street Station, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Gold Coast Airport to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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