There are 6 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)plane PER - KRB
44h 32m$289–1,050Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cairns Central Station to Karumbabus
7d 1h$3,273–14,945Drive 4,344.7 km
- Drive from Perth to Karumbacar 4,344.7 km
2d 2h$826–1,192Fly to Normanton, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Normanton (NTN)plane PER - NTN
- Take the bus from Normanton to Karumbabus
15h 4m$379–1,440Fly to Cloncurry Airport, drive
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ)plane PER - CNJ
- Drive from Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) to Karumbacar
15h 48m$579–2,035Fly to Mount Isa Airport, drive
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane PER - ISA
- Drive from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Karumbacar
15h 24m$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 $280 - $1,100 and takes 44h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Karumba is to fly and bus which takes 15h 4m and costs $370 - $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 7 days 1h and costs $3,200 - $15,000.
It takes approximately 44h 32m to get from Perth to Karumba, including transfers.
Karumba is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 4:17 PM in Perth and 6:17 PM in Karumba.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Karumba is 4345 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h 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 three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Karumba (KRB) once daily.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Adelaide, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Darwin, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Alice Springs, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Brisbane, Mount Isa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Cloncurry Airport via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–9,000
- 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
- $2,200–4,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,000–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,700–5,000
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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