There are 3 ways to get from Singleton to Thursday Island by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Newcastle Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Singleton Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Horn Island Airport (HID)plane NTL - HID
- Take the ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Islandferry
12h 42m$262–883Train to Sydney International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Singleton Station to Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Horn Island Airport (HID)plane SYD - HID
- Take the ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Islandferry
11h 31m$264–884Train to Tamworth, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Singleton Station to Tamworth Stationtrain
- Fly from Tamworth (TMW) to Horn Island Airport (HID)plane TMW - HID
- Take the ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Islandferry
13h 43m$390–1,253
Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Horn Island Airport (HID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Singleton to Thursday Island is to train and fly and ferry which costs $260 - $900 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Singleton to Thursday Island is to train and fly and ferry which takes 11h 31m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Singleton and Thursday Island is 2765 km.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Singleton to Thursday Island, including transfers.
Thursday Island is 1h behind Singleton. It is currently 3:48 PM in Singleton and 2:48 PM in Thursday Island.
There are four+ hotels available in Thursday Island.
What companies run services between Singleton, NSW, Australia and Thursday Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Singleton to Thursday Island. However, you can take the train to Hamilton Station, walk to Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St, take the bus to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown Dr, walk to Newcastle Airport (NTL) airport, fly to Horn Island Airport (HID), take the taxi to Horn Island, then take the ferry to Thursday Island. Alternatively, you can take the train to Central Station, take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Horn Island Airport (HID), take the taxi to Horn Island, then take the ferry to Thursday Island.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Horn Island Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Horn Island Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Horn Island Airport via Gold Coast, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Horn Island Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Horn Island Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Horn Island Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Horn Island Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Tamworth to Horn Island Airport via Sydney International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
Flights from Tamworth to Horn Island Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Singleton Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Singleton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $40–65
Train from Singleton Station to Tamworth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 07 4069 1586
- Website
- rebeltours.com.au
Ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–34
- Schedules at
- rebeltours.com.au
- Adult
- $34
- Child
- $17
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