There are 9 ways to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane BNE - DRW
8h 30m$254–720Bus, train via Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Darwinbus
3d 17h$921–5,435Bus, train
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
4d 3h$3,365–7,479Drive 3,458.5 km
- Drive from Mooloolaba to Darwincar 3,458.5 km
35h 3m$613–885Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MCY - DRW
10h 9m$326–1,046Bus to Hervey Bay, fly
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane HVB - DRW
12h 38m$539–1,024Train, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Robina station, platform 1train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane OOL - DRW
13h 45m$290–950Train via Melbourne
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Broadmeadowstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
4d 22h$5,626–6,976Train
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Central station, platform 5train
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
6d 9h$6,086–20,896
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin is to train and fly which costs $250 - $750 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin is to train and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Mooloolaba and Darwin is 2973 km. The road distance is 3458.5 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin without a car is to bus and train via Alice Springs which takes 3 days 17h and costs $900 - $5,500.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin, including transfers.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Darwin is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs $320 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can train via Melbourne, which costs $5,500 - $7,000 and takes 4 days 22h.
Darwin is 30 min behind Mooloolaba. It is currently 6:18 PM in Mooloolaba and 5:48 PM in Darwin.
Yes, the driving distance between Mooloolaba to Darwin is 3459 km. It takes approximately 35h 3m to drive from Mooloolaba to Darwin.
There are 483+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mooloolaba, River Esplanade to Darwin via Landsborough station, stop A, Landsborough station, platform 1, Brisbane, Broadmeadows Station, Southern Cross Station, Adelaide Station, and Darwin in around 4d 22h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,900
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Hervey Bay to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Bowen Hills station, platform 1 to Robina station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Landsborough station, platform 1 to Central station, platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,300
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,100–2,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,000–1,800
- PLATINUM
- $2,800–4,300
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,400–2,400
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Train from Adelaide Station to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,839
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,839
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,989
Train from Brisbane to Broadmeadows
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $27–40
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $340–500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Mooloolaba to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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