There are 7 ways to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide 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 from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
best- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane WTB - ADL
5h 13m$416–1,189Bus, train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
8h 10m$194–735Bus
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridgebus
- Take the bus from Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3bus 516 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Blende St After Bromide Stbus 589
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tcebus 583
33h 10m$243–354Train
- Take the train from Toowoomba to Corindatrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
42h 59m$402–1,516Drive 1,794.9 km
- Drive from Toowoomba to Adelaidecar 1,794.9 km
19h 42m$326–470Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNE - ADL
6h 42m$251–683Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
44h 35m$502–4,902
Toowoomba to Adelaide by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide is to bus which costs $240 - $360 and takes 33h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $410 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Toowoomba to Adelaide. However, there are services departing from Toowoomba and arriving at Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tce via Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office, Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 and Blende St After Bromide St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Toowoomba to Adelaide station. However, there are services departing from Toowoomba and arriving at Adelaide Station via Corinda station, platform 4, Roma Street Station, Central Station and Southern Cross Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 59m.
The distance between Toowoomba and Adelaide is 1530 km. The road distance is 1794.9 km.
The best way to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide without a car is to bus which takes 33h 10m and costs $240 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide, including transfers.
Toowoomba to Adelaide bus services, operated by Murrays Coaches, depart from Toowoomba station.
Toowoomba to Adelaide train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Toowoomba station.
The best way to get from Toowoomba to Adelaide is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $410 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $360 and takes 33h 10m, you could also train, which costs $400 - $1,600 and takes 42h 59m.
What companies run services between Toowoomba, QLD, Australia and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
Qantas, Regional Express, and Virgin Australia fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toowoomba to Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tce via Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office, Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1, and Blende St After Bromide St in around 33h 10m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Toowoomba to Corinda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–562
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $27–50
- AChoice
- $28–40
- Gold Class
- $449
- Heritage Class
- $562
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–140
- Sleeper
- $220–240
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
Train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Morilla St Opp Lightning Ridge Post Office to Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Dubbo Station, Coach Bay 1 to Blende St After Bromide St
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- NSW TrainLink
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- sales@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
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Booking & Getting There
Toowoomba to Adelaide bus services, operated by Murrays Coaches, arrive at Lightning Ridge station.
Adelaide is 30 min ahead of Toowoomba. It is currently 11:29 PM in Toowoomba and 11:59 PM in Adelaide.
Toowoomba to Adelaide train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Corinda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toowoomba to Adelaide is 1795 km. It takes approximately 19h 42m to drive from Toowoomba to Adelaide.
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