There are 8 ways to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury by plane, train, bus, car, tram, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport, train, line 179 bus
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)OOL - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Telarah Station
- Take the bus from New England Hwy At John St to Hanwood Estate, Wine Country Dr
6h 32m$124–462Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise Coach Transit Centre, Beach Rd to Casino Station, Coach Bay164 / ...
- Take the train from Casino Station to Maitland Station34 / ...
14h 37m$64–239Bus
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to HexhamPm11
15h 31m$106–149Drive 710.1 km
- Drive from Gold Coast to North Rothbury710.1 km
7h 51m$135–195Tram, train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train, line 179 bus
- Take the tram from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 to Helensvale station, platform 4
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)BNE - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Telarah Station
- Take the bus from New England Hwy At John St to Hanwood Estate, Wine Country Dr
8h 7m$118–380Fly Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport, train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)OOL - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Maitland Station
9h 16m$124–592Train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma StreetVlbr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Maitland Station32
15h 41m$78–260Bus via Newcastle (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to NewcastleSydney
16h$126–271
Gold Coast to North Rothbury by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury is to bus and train which costs $60 - $240 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury is to fly and train and line 179 bus which takes 6h 32m and costs $120 - $470.
The distance between Gold Coast and North Rothbury is 653 km. The road distance is 710.1 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 37m and costs $60 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury, including transfers.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to North Rothbury is to bus which takes 15h 31m and costs $100 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $75 - $260 and takes 15h 41m.
North Rothbury is 1h ahead of Gold Coast. It is currently 6:07 AM in Gold Coast and 7:07 AM in North Rothbury.
Yes, the driving distance between Gold Coast to North Rothbury is 710 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Gold Coast to North Rothbury.
There are 599+ hotels available in North Rothbury.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and North Rothbury, NSW, Australia?
Premier Motor Service operates a bus from Surfers Paradise to Hexham once daily. Tickets cost $95–140 and the journey takes 13h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 to North Rothbury via Helensvale station, platform 4, Helensvale station, platform 2, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Maitland Station, and Greta Station in around 15h 41m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Newcastle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Telarah Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Casino Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $55–75
- First
- $75–100
- Sleeper
- $180–210
Train from Central Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $27–35
- First
- $35–50
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Roma Street Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $65–90
- First
- $95–130
- Sleeper
- $200–230
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Tram from Cypress Avenue station, platform 1 to Helensvale station, platform 4
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Maitland Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $27–40
- First Class
- $35–55
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 9890 0000
- customer.service@cdcbus.com.au
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from New England Hwy At John St to Hanwood Estate, Wine Country Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Website
- cdcbus.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Surfers Paradise Coach Transit Centre, Beach Rd to Casino Station, Coach Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Hexham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $110–160
- Advantage
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $160–260
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