There are 6 ways to get from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO)plane PER - DBO
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus
15h 25m$644–1,015Fly to Moree Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Moree Airport (MRZ)plane PER - MRZ
- Take the bus from Moree to Goondiwindibus
- Take the bus from Goondiwindi to Lightning Ridgebus
19h 54m$556–1,333Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Dubbo Stationtrain 427
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus 513
4d 7h$920–12,241Drive 3,552.2 km
- Drive from Merriwa to Lightning Ridgecar 3,552.2 km
37h 22m$640–924Fly to Tamworth, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Tamworth (TMW)plane PER - TMW
- Take the bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4bus
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Officebus
20h 16m$746–992Train, bus via Brisbane
- Take the train from Butler Stn Platform 1 to Perth Underground Stn Platform 2train
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane City to Lightning Ridgebus
4d 22h$1,078–12,471
Merriwa to Lightning Ridge by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $1,000 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge is to fly and bus which takes 15h 25m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Merriwa and Lightning Ridge is 3475 km. The road distance is 3552.2 km.
The best way to get from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 7h and costs $900 - $13,000.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge, including transfers.
Lightning Ridge is 2h ahead of Merriwa. It is currently 8:50 AM in Merriwa and 10:50 AM in Lightning Ridge.
Yes, the driving distance between Merriwa to Lightning Ridge is 3552 km. It takes approximately 37h 22m to drive from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge.
There are 13+ hotels available in Lightning Ridge.
What companies run services between Merriwa, WA, Australia and Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Merriwa to Lightning Ridge. However, you can take the line 483 bus to Clarkson Stn Stand 3, walk to Clarkson Stn Platform 1, take the train to Perth Underground Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Stn Platform 8, take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO), walk to Dubbo Airport, Arthur Butler Dr, take the line 570 bus to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1, then take the bus to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Baltimore Pde Before Tenby Cl to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office via Clarkson Stn Stand 3, Clarkson Stn Platform 1, Perth Underground Stn Platform 2, Perth, Central Station, Dubbo Station, and Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 in around 4d 7h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Moree Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Moree Airport via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Moree Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Moree Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Tamworth via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Tamworth via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Tamworth via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Tamworth via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Tamworth via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- 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
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- 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
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Dubbo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–60
- First
- $60–85
- Sleeper
- $160–190
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- 13 62 13
- Website
- transperth.wa.gov.au
Train from Butler Stn Platform 1 to Perth Underground Stn Platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Timetables
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Tamworth Station, Coach Stop to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 4
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3 to Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- reservations@crisps.com.au
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Moree to Goondiwindi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–80
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Goondiwindi to Lightning Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane City to Lightning Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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