Cheapest€58.48
- Transport for New South Wales TN483014:5019h 33m10:23Melbourne AirportBrisbane Coach Terminal
Door to door 20h 17mCO2 37.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Melbourne to Brisbane bus
Buses from Melbourne to Brisbane start at €70.58 and take 18h 47m at their fastest.
The Buses from Melbourne to Brisbane starts at €70.58 and takes 18h 47m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,375 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 18h 47mDoor to door
- 18h 3mMoving
- €70.58From
- 37.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for New South Wales | €58.48 | 18h 32m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Brisbane is not something we sell.
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When to book Melbourne to Brisbane
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €59.0390 days
- €46.9360 days
- €56.8345 days
- €62.3330 days
- €71.1321 days
- €90.3814 days
- €111.837 days
- €126.683 days
- €147.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €46.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 213 percent. The dearest point is €147.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €79.38Sun
- €70.58Mon
- €71.13Tue
- €76.63Wed
- €90.38Thu
- €85.98Fri
- €90.38Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Melbourne
Coach
- Melbourne Airport
- Williamstown
Brisbane
Coach
- Brisbane Coach Terminal
- South Bank
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,375 km against 1,375 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Melbourne at 06:11 and the last at 21:11, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 21m | 2h 11m | 3h 10m | €137.02 | 348.3 kg | 28 |
| Coach | 18h 47m | 18h 3m | 44m | €70.58 | 37.1 kg | 10 |
Questions about Melbourne to Brisbane
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane take?
The Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane takes 18h 47m door to door, of which 18h 3m is spent moving. The route runs 1,375 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane cost?
The Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane starts at €70.58 for one passenger, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare is €71.96. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane?
1 operators run the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane: Transport for New South Wales. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane use?
The Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane leaves from Melbourne Airport and arrives at Brisbane Coach Terminal. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Melbourne to Brisbane?
Travelling from Melbourne to Brisbane by Flight costs €137.02 and takes 5h 21m door to door, against 18h 47m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane?
Fares for the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €46.93. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 213 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane produce?
The Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane produces about 37.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1375 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane?
Operators on the Coach from Melbourne to Brisbane publish Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 18h 47m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Melbourne to Brisbane on 10 September 2026: 1375 km of route against 1375 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.58, and 18h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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