There are 5 ways to get from Perth to Karumba by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Karumba
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Karumba (KRB)PER - KRB
38h 32m$309–1,150Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Karumba
6d$3,273–13,845Drive 4,344.7 km
- Drive from Perth to Karumba4,344.7 km
2d 1h$823–1,188Fly to Normanton, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Normanton (NTN)PER - NTN
- Take the bus from Normanton to Karumba
14h 54m$369–1,440Fly to Mount Isa Airport, drive
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)PER - ISA
- Drive from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Karumba
15h 22m$999–1,955
Perth to Karumba by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Karumba is to fly which costs $300 - $1,200 and takes 38h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Karumba is to fly and bus which takes 14h 54m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Perth and Karumba is 2994 km. The road distance is 4344.7 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Karumba without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 0h and costs $3,200 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 38h 32m to get from Perth to Karumba, including transfers.
Karumba is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 10:09 AM in Perth and 12:09 PM in Karumba.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Karumba is 4345 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Perth to Karumba.
There are three+ hotels available in Karumba.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Karumba, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar, Regional Express, and Qantas fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Karumba (KRB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Brisbane, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Melbourne, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Adelaide, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,200–3,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,900–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,600–4,600
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns Central Station to Karumba
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Normanton to Karumba
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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