There are 3 ways to get from Launceston to Caloundra by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)LST - MCY
6h 40m$286–592Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)LST - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
6h 13m$253–536Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Launceston to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Caloundra
32h 37m$412–645
Launceston (LST) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Launceston to Caloundra is to fly which costs $280 - $600 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Launceston to Caloundra is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs $250 - $550.
The distance between Launceston and Caloundra is 1792 km.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Launceston to Caloundra, including transfers.
Caloundra is 1h behind Launceston. It is currently 7:16 AM in Launceston and 6:16 AM in Caloundra.
There are 1426+ hotels available in Caloundra.
What companies run services between Launceston, TAS, Australia and Caloundra, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Qantas, and Jetstar fly from Launceston (LST) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Launceston to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
Flights from Launceston to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–120
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $85–120
- Vehicle
- $280–340
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