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

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There are 6 ways to get from Fraser Island to Lightning Ridge by car ferry, taxi, train, bus, or plane

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  1. Car ferry, taxi, train, bus

    best
    1. Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from River Heads to Maryborough Westtaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain train
    4. Take the bus from Brisbane City to Lightning Ridgebus bus
    18h 22m
    $315–1,504

  2. Car ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Brisbane Roma Streetbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane City to Lightning Ridgebus bus
    20h 46m
    $260–494

  3. Car ferry to Hervey Bay, fly to Moree Airport, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Moree Airport (MRZ)plane plane HVB - MRZ
    3. Take the bus from Moree to Goondiwindibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Goondiwindi to Lightning Ridgebus bus
    16h 32m
    $370–1,359

  4. Car ferry, bus via Goondiwindi

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Brisbanebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Goondiwindibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Goondiwindi to Lightning Ridgebus bus
    21h 41m
    $290–758

  5. Car ferry to Hervey Bay, fly to Tamworth, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Tamworth (TMW)plane plane HVB - TMW
    3. Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus bus
    16h 9m
    $570–1,268

  6. Car ferry, taxi, train, bus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly to St. George Airport, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Fraser Island Kingfisher Bay to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from River Heads to Maryborough Westtaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain train
    4. Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus bus
    5. Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to St. George Airport (SGO)plane plane WTB - SGO
    6. Take the bus from St George to Lightning Ridgebus bus
    15h 25m
    $447–1,928

Hervey Bay (HVB) to Moree Airport (MRZ) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration7h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket$210Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Fraser Island to Lightning Ridge. However, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Maryborough West, take the train to Roma Street, walk to Brisbane City, then take the bus to Lightning Ridge. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Moree Airport (MRZ), take the taxi to Moree, take the bus to Goondiwindi, then take the bus to Lightning Ridge.

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