There are 9 ways to get from Perth to Rainbow Beach by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hervey Bay, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane PER - HVB
- Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Rainbow Beachbus
10h 34m$459–879Fly to Brisbane Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane PER - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rainbow Beachbus
10h 53m$276–641Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rainbow Beachbus
4d 11hDrive 4,256 km
- Drive from Perth to Rainbow Beachcar 4,256 km
45h 25m$759–1,096Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane PER - MCY
- Take the bus from Sunshine Coast Airport to Noosa Junction station, stop Abus
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction Station to Rainbow Beachbus
12h 4mFly to Bundaberg, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane PER - BDB
- Take the bus from Bundaberg Airport to Rainbow Beachbus
12h 16m$589–1,403Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane PER - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rainbow Beachbus
12h 34mTrain, bus via Brisbane
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Rainbow Beachbus
4d 12h$1,043–11,060Train, bus via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Rainbow Beachbus
5d 13h$2,738–21,950
Perth to Rainbow Beach by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Rainbow Beach is to fly and bus which costs $270 - $650 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Rainbow Beach is to fly and bus which takes 10h 34m and costs $450 - $900.
The distance between Perth and Rainbow Beach is 3808 km. The road distance is 4256 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Rainbow Beach without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Perth to Rainbow Beach, including transfers.
Rainbow Beach is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 8:15 PM in Perth and 10:15 PM in Rainbow Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Rainbow Beach is 4256 km. It takes approximately 45h 25m to drive from Perth to Rainbow Beach.
There are 180+ hotels available in Rainbow Beach.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Rainbow Beach, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Rainbow Beach. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Hervey Bay (HVB), take the taxi to Hervey Bay, then take the bus to Rainbow Beach. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Rainbow Beach via Central Station, Roma Street Station, and Brisbane Coach Terminal in around 4d 11h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Canberra, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Adelaide, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Melbourne, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Canberra, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–470
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–470
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–370
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–370
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Hervey Bay via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Brisbane Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–11,000
- 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
- $3,300–6,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,000–5,500
- PLATINUM
- $7,000–11,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,000–7,000
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
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- transportnsw.info
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- jp.translink.com.au
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
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Hervey Bay to Rainbow Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Rainbow Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Noosa Junction Station to Rainbow Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Bundaberg Airport to Rainbow Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Sunshine Coast Airport to Noosa Junction station, stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jp.translink.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–310
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Rainbow Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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