There are 6 ways to get from Mareeba to Brisbane by bus, plane, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the bus from Mareeba to Smithfieldbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane CNS - BNE
6h 12m$150–507Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Mareeba to Cairns Central Stationbus Atherton / ...
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Roma Streettrain Spirit of Queensland
27h 50m$109–6,534Bus
- Take the bus from Mareeba to Cairns Central Stationbus Atherton / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Brisbane Roma Streetbus Pm19
31h 35m$244–354Drive 1,714.7 km
- Drive from Mareeba to Brisbanecar 1,714.7 km
20h 20m$324–467Bus, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Take the bus from Mareeba to Smithfieldbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane CNS - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
7h 59m$145–534Bus via Cairns
- Take the bus from Mareeba to Cairns Central Stationbus Atherton / ...
- Take the bus from Cairns to Brisbanebus Brisbane
32h 40m$284–684
Mareeba to Brisbane by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mareeba to Brisbane is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $550 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Mareeba to Brisbane is to bus and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $150 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Mareeba to Brisbane. However, there are services departing from Mareeba and arriving at Brisbane Roma Street via Cairns Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
The distance between Mareeba and Brisbane is 1481 km. The road distance is 1714.7 km.
The best way to get from Mareeba to Brisbane without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 50m and costs $100 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Mareeba to Brisbane, including transfers.
Mareeba to Brisbane bus services, operated by Trans North Bus & Coach, depart from Mareeba station.
Mareeba to Brisbane bus services, operated by Trans North Bus & Coach, arrive at Cairns Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mareeba to Brisbane is 1715 km. It takes approximately 20h 20m to drive from Mareeba to Brisbane.
There are 2330+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Mareeba, QLD, Australia and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Mareeba to Brisbane Roma Street via Cairns Central Station in around 31h 35m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Cairns to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–480
- 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
- $85–6,171
- 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
- $85–390
- AChoice
- $85–390
- Gold Class
- $4,927
- Heritage Class
- $6,171
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Mareeba to Smithfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Mareeba to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $260–370
- Advantage
- $330–480
- Flexible
- $420–650
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