There are 5 ways to get from Karumba to Perth by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Mount Isa Airport, fly
best- Drive from Karumba to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)car
- Fly from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Perth Airport (PER)plane ISA - PER
15h$747–1,541Bus to Normanton, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Karumba to Normantonbus
- Fly from Normanton (NTN) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NTN - PER
13h 15m$439–941Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karumba to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
5d 7h$1,248–15,971Drive 4,344.6 km
- Drive from Karumba to Perthcar 4,344.6 km
2d 2h$789–1,139Bus, train via Adelaide
- Take the bus from Karumba to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
7d 4h$3,718–12,621
Karumba to Perth by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karumba to Perth is to bus and fly which costs $430 - $950 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Karumba to Perth is to bus and fly which takes 13h 15m and costs $430 - $950.
The distance between Karumba and Perth is 3178 km. The road distance is 4344.6 km.
The best way to get from Karumba to Perth without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 7h and costs $1,200 - $16,000.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Karumba to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 2h behind Karumba. It is currently 1:14 AM in Karumba and 11:14 PM in Perth.
Yes, the driving distance between Karumba to Perth is 4345 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Karumba to Perth.
There are 1499+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Karumba, QLD, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Karumba to Perth. However, you can drive to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karumba to Perth via Cairns Central Station, Cairns Central Station, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Sydney Central Station in around 5d 7h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mount Isa Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Normanton to Perth Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mount Isa Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–6,171
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $170–230
- AChoice
- $310–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- 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
Train from Sydney Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,700–4,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,500–4,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,800
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,000–5,000
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Karumba to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Karumba to Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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