There are 11 ways to get from Mackay to Mudgee by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Mackay to Sydney International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)MKY - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
11h 39m$257–787Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mackay to Roma Street
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station32
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow StationBmt
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop539 / ...
35h 4m$139–3,941Train, bus via Dorrigo
- Take the train from Mackay to Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station
- Take the bus from Bus Interchange Stand D – Butler Street to Bus Shelter Cudgery Street
- Take the bus from Cudgery St Dorrigo to Tamworth StationDt9
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy362
- Take the bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop540 / ...
35h 21m$249–3,929Drive 1,504.8 km
- Drive from Mackay to Mudgee1,504.8 km
17h 9m$288–416Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Orange Airport, drive
- Take the train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Orange Airport (OAG)PPP - OAG
- Drive from Orange-Airport-OAG to Mudgee
10h 10m$343–1,742Fly Mackay to Tamworth, bus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Tamworth (TMW)MKY - TMW
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Take the bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
11h 11m$544–1,028Fly Mackay to Dubbo City Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)MKY - DBO
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Take the bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
11h 19m$330–941Fly Mackay to Newcastle Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)MKY - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
14h 7m$275–689Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)PPP - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
12h 29m$288–1,447Fly Mackay to Armidale, bus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Armidale (ARM)MKY - ARM
- Take the bus from Armidale Airport to Tamworth Station
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Take the bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
13h 35m$605–786Bus
- Take the bus from Mackay to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Take the bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop539 / ...
42h 19m$305–562
Mackay to Mudgee by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mackay to Mudgee is to fly and train and bus which costs $270 - $700 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Mackay to Mudgee is to train and fly and drive which takes 10h 10m and costs $340 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Mackay to Mudgee station. However, there are services departing from Mackay and arriving at Mudgee Station, Coach Stop via Brisbane, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 and Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 19m.
The distance between Mackay and Mudgee is 1757 km. The road distance is 1504.8 km.
The best way to get from Mackay to Mudgee without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 4m and costs $130 - $4,000.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Mackay to Mudgee, including transfers.
Mackay to Mudgee bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Mackay station.
Mackay to Mudgee bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Brisbane Roma Street station.
Mudgee is 1h ahead of Mackay. It is currently 7:37 AM in Mackay and 8:37 AM in Mudgee.
Yes, the driving distance between Mackay to Mudgee is 1505 km. It takes approximately 17h 9m to drive from Mackay to Mudgee.
What companies run services between Mackay, QLD, Australia and Mudgee, NSW, Australia?
You can take a bus from Mackay to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop via Brisbane Roma Street, Brisbane, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, and Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 in around 42h 19m.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mackay to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Orange Airport via Brisbane, Dubbo City Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Mackay to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane, Orange Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Mackay to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Armidale via Brisbane, Coffs Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mackay to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Mackay to Sydney International Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Orange Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Tamworth via Brisbane, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Mackay to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Mackay to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Mackay to Armidale via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Mackay to Armidale via Brisbane, Coffs Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Mackay to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
Train from Roma Street Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- 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 Strathfield Station to Lithgow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $30–45
- Sleeper
- $120–150
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Mackay to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–3,519
- 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
- $85–290
- AChoice
- $45–230
- Gold Class
- $2,810
- Heritage Class
- $3,519
Train from Mackay to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–453
- 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
- $85–170
- AChoice
- $6–29
- Gold Class
- $362
- Heritage Class
- $453
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 3 to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy to Mudgee Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4 to Coonabarabran Visitors Centre, Newell Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Lithgow Station, Railway Pde, Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- brisbane2byron.com
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $60–70
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 5625 0065
- admin@dorrigotransit.com.au
- Website
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Bus Interchange Stand D – Butler Street to Bus Shelter Cudgery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–160
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Cudgery St Dorrigo to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
Bus from Armidale Airport to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- dorrigotransit.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–330
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