There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Quilpie by bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or plane
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Bus, Railbus
best- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Charlevillebus
- Take the bus from Charleville station to Quilpiebus
45h 30m$364–640Fly Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport, Railbus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Charleville Airport (CTL)plane MEL - CTL
- Take the bus from Charleville station to Quilpiebus
10h 34m$238–718Train, Railbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Charlevilletrain
- Take the bus from Charleville station to Quilpiebus
47h 18m$252–3,433Drive 1,509.1 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Quilpiecar 1,509.1 km
16h 45m$277–400Fly Melbourne Airport to Quilpie
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quilpie (ULP)plane MEL - ULP
30h 4m$268–728Bus, train, Railbus
- Take the bus from Campbellfield to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Charlevilletrain
- Take the bus from Charleville station to Quilpiebus
2d 1h$362–3,360Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Quilpie
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Quilpie (ULP)plane AVV - ULP
41h 52m$274–967Fly Melbourne Airport to Blackall Airport, bus, Railbus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Blackall Airport (BKQ)plane MEL - BKQ
- Take the bus from Blackall to Charlevillebus
- Take the bus from Charleville station to Quilpiebus
14h 46m$545–1,404
Melbourne to Quilpie by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Quilpie is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Quilpie is to fly and Railbus which takes 10h 34m and costs $230 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Quilpie. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and arriving at Quilpie via Central Station, Brisbane and Charleville station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between Melbourne and Quilpie is 2861 km. The road distance is 1509.1 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Quilpie without a car is to bus and Railbus which takes 45h 30m and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 45h 30m to get from Melbourne to Quilpie, including transfers.
Melbourne to Quilpie bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Quilpie is to bus and Railbus which takes 45h 30m and costs $360 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $260 - $750 and takes 30h 4m.
Melbourne to Quilpie bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Quilpie is 1509 km. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Melbourne to Quilpie.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Quilpie, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Quilpie via Central Station, Brisbane, Charleville, and Charleville station in around 45h 30m. Alternatively, Virgin Australia and Regional Express fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quilpie (ULP) twice a week.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quilpie via Brisbane, Charleville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quilpie via Brisbane, Roma, Charleville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Quilpie via Brisbane, Charleville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Avalon Airport to Quilpie via Sydney, Brisbane, Charleville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Avalon Airport to Quilpie via Brisbane, Roma, Charleville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport via Brisbane, Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charleville Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Blackall Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Blackall Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Charleville
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–2,900
- 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
- $85–120
- AChoice
- $140–190
- Gold Class
- $2,315
- Heritage Class
- $2,900
Train from Roma Street to Charleville
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–2,900
- 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
- $85–120
- AChoice
- $140–190
- Gold Class
- $2,315
- Heritage Class
- $2,900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Charleville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $110–170
- Advantage
- $130–210
- Flexible
- $170–250
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–310
Bus from Blackall to Charleville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Bus from Charleville station to Quilpie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
Bus from Charleville station to Quilpie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
Bus from Charleville station to Quilpie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
Bus from Charleville station to Quilpie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
Bus from Charleville station to Quilpie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Campbellfield to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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