There are 7 ways to get from Quilpie to Alice Springs by bus, plane, train, or car
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Railbus to Charleville Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Fly from Charleville Airport (CTL) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)CTL - ASP
26h 30m$968–2,785Drive 1,640.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Quilpie to Alice Springs1,640.3 km
36h 36m$316–456Railbus, train, bus
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Take the train from Charleville to Roma Street
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
3d 23h$2,574–8,941Railbus, bus to Blackall Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Take the bus from Charleville to Blackall
- Fly from Blackall Airport (BKQ) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)BKQ - ASP
2d 4h$840–2,211Fly from Quilpie
- Fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)ULP - ASP
25h 19m$705–1,947Railbus, bus to Longreach, fly
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Take the bus from Charleville to Longreach
- Fly from Longreach (LRE) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)LRE - ASP
30h 52m$1,161–3,271Railbus, bus to Barcaldine Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Take the bus from Charleville to Barcaldine
- Fly from Barcaldine Airport (BCI) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)BCI - ASP
32h 24m$833–2,225
Quilpie to Alice Springs by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quilpie to Alice Springs is to drive which costs $310 - $460 and takes 36h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Quilpie to Alice Springs is to fly which takes 25h 19m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Quilpie and Alice Springs is 1514 km. The road distance is 1640.3 km.
The best way to get from Quilpie to Alice Springs without a car is to Railbus and train and bus which takes 3 days 23h and costs $2,500 - $9,000.
It takes approximately 26h 30m to get from Quilpie to Alice Springs, including transfers.
Alice Springs is 30 min behind Quilpie. It is currently 11:06 PM in Quilpie and 10:36 PM in Alice Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Quilpie to Alice Springs is 1640 km. It takes approximately 36h 36m to drive from Quilpie to Alice Springs.
There are 23+ hotels available in Alice Springs.
What companies run services between Quilpie, QLD, Australia and Alice Springs, NT, Australia?
Regional Express and Qantas fly from Quilpie (ULP) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) once a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Charleville Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Charleville Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Charleville Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Blackall Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Blackall Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Blackall Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Blackall Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Quilpie to Alice Springs Airport via Charleville Airport, Roma, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Longreach to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Longreach to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Longreach to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Longreach to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Longreach to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Charleville to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–2,900
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–270
- AChoice
- $40–190
- Gold Class
- $2,315
- Heritage Class
- $2,900
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- 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
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Bus from Quilpie to Charleville station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–300
- Advantage
- $250–380
- Flexible
- $330–500
Bus from Charleville to Blackall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–90
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Charleville to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Charleville to Barcaldine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $65–95
- Advantage
- $75–120
- Flexible
- $85–140
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