There are 5 ways to get from Perth to Karumba by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Normanton, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Normanton (NTN)plane PER - NTN
- Take the bus from Normanton to Karumbabus
15h 4m$409–1,440Fly to Karumba
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Karumba (KRB)plane PER - KRB
20h 32m$319–1,050Train, 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 2h$3,073–22,445Drive 4,344.7 km
- Drive from Perth to Karumbacar 4,344.7 km
2d 2h$779–1,125Fly 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 4m$694–1,445
Perth to Karumba by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Karumba is to fly which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Karumba is to fly and bus which takes 15h 4m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Perth and Karumba is 3063 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 2h and costs $3,000 - $23,000.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Perth to Karumba, including transfers.
Karumba is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 3:14 AM in Perth and 5:14 AM 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 two+ hotels available in Karumba.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Karumba, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Karumba (KRB) 5 times a week.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Normanton via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Adelaide, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Karumba via Darwin, Cairns, Normanton
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
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 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.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/
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/
- 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/
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