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How to get fromFraser Island to Forbesby car ferry, plane, bus, taxi or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Fraser Island to Forbes by car ferry, plane, bus, taxi, or train

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  1. Car ferry, fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)planeHVB - DBO
    3. Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Forbes Station, Coach Stopbus
    9h 59m
    $334–1,314

  2. Car ferry, fly to Sydney International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)planeHVB - SYD
    3. Take the train from Central Station to Parkes Stationtrain
    12h 56m
    $249–761

  3. Car ferry, taxi, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry
    2. Take the taxi from River Heads to Maryborough Westtaxi
    3. Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain
    4. Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Stationtrain32
    5. Take the train from Strathfield Station to Parkes Stationtrain445
    29h 46m
    $294–1,540

  4. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry
    2. Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Central Station to Orangebus
    5. Take the bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Forbes Station, Coach Stopbus519 / ...
    35h 3m
    $364–626

  5. Car ferry, fly to Orange Airport, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Orange Airport (OAG)planeHVB - OAG
    3. Take the bus from Orange Station, Coach Bay 1 to Forbes Station, Coach Stopbus
    11h 22m
    $521–936

  6. Car ferry, fly to Parkes

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Parkes (PKE)planeHVB - PKE
    20h 1m
    $306–1,202

  7. Car ferry, bus via Orange

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry
    2. Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Central Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Central Station to Lucknowbus
    5. Take the bus from Mitchell Hwy Opp Wentworth Main Mine to Forbes Station, Coach Stopbus571
    35h 53m
    $340–550

Hervey Bay (HVB) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration6h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$224Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Fraser Island, QLD, Australia and Forbes, NSW, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Fraser Island to Forbes. However, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO), take the taxi to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1, then take the bus to Forbes Station, Coach Stop. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Maryborough West, take the train to Roma Street, walk to Roma Street Station, take the train to Strathfield Station, take the train to Parkes Station, walk to Parkes Station, Coach Stop, then take the line 520 bus to Forbes Station, Coach Stop.

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