There are 6 ways to get from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers by plane, car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Gold Coast Airport, drive
best- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane OOL - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Charters Towerscar
7h 47m$306–640Train, bus via Townsville
cheapest- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Townsvilletrain
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centrebus
24h 55m$102–4,956Bus
- Take the bus from Tweed Heads to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls Schoolbus
29h 35m$234–344Drive 1,434.1 km
- Drive from Tweed Heads to Charters Towerscar 1,434.1 km
16h 16m$272–393Train to Brisbane Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 1 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BNE - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Charters Towerscar
7h 29m$188–500Train, bus
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Townsvillebus
- Take the bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls Schoolbus
30h 5m$232–542
Tweed Heads to Charters Towers by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers is to bus which costs $230 - $350 and takes 29h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers is to train and fly and drive which takes 7h 29m and costs $180 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers. However, there are services departing from Tweed Heads and arriving at Charters Towers All Souls School via Brisbane Roma Street and Townsville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 35m.
The distance between Tweed Heads and Charters Towers is 1346 km. The road distance is 1434.1 km.
The best way to get from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers without a car is to train and bus via Townsville which takes 24h 55m and costs $100 - $5,000.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers, including transfers.
Tweed Heads to Charters Towers bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Tweed Heads station.
Tweed Heads to Charters Towers bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Brisbane station.
Charters Towers is 1h behind Tweed Heads. It is currently 11:11 PM in Tweed Heads and 10:11 PM in Charters Towers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tweed Heads to Charters Towers is 1434 km. It takes approximately 16h 16m to drive from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers.
What companies run services between Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia and Charters Towers, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Tweed Heads to Charters Towers All Souls School via Brisbane, Brisbane Roma Street, and Townsville in around 29h 35m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 1 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–4,904
- 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
- $85–350
- AChoice
- $65–310
- Gold Class
- $3,916
- Heritage Class
- $4,904
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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 Tweed Heads to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Charters Towers All Souls School
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Brisbane to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–290
- Advantage
- $250–370
- Flexible
- $320–490
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