Adelaide to Rockhampton runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €198.97, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 8h 48m over 2,155 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €198.97, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€198.97
- 233%Moves across the booking window
233%When it runs, leaving Adelaide
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €657.99Thu24
- about €458.57Fri25
- about €555.33Sat26
- about €442.64Sun27
- about €339.39Mon28
- about €325.23Tue29
- about €359.45Wed30
- about €288.06Thu1
- about €324.05Fri2
- about €302.22Sat3
- about €276.85Sun4
- about €248.53Mon5
- about €279.21Tue6
- about €250.30Wed7
- about €270.36Thu8
- about €270.95Fri9
- about €246.76Sat10
- about €288.06Sun11
- about €214.31Mon12
- about €198.97Tue13
- about €198.97Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Rockhampton. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Rockhampton for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Adelaide to Rockhampton
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €210.1890 days
- €207.2360 days
- €197.7945 days
- €230.2430 days
- €198.9721 days
- €250.3014 days
- €359.457 days
- €555.333 days
- €657.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €197.79.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 233 percent. The dearest point is €657.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Adelaide to Rockhampton and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
0.5 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
2,155 km
1,725 km as the crow flies, 25% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
1,469,163 → 81,021
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,155 km against 1,725 km in a straight line, a detour of 25 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sunshine Coast. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Rockhampton is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Rockhampton railway station
Most of the points near Rockhampton railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Adelaide to Rockhampton
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 it take to get from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
The fastest journey from Adelaide to Rockhampton takes 8h 48m door to door, of which 5h 57m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 6m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
The cheapest fare from Adelaide to Rockhampton is €198.97, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €288.06. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
The cheapest way from Adelaide to Rockhampton is by flight, at €198.97 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 1m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Adelaide to Rockhampton?
Fares from Adelaide to Rockhampton bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €197.79. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 233 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Adelaide to Rockhampton?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Adelaide to Rockhampton, at €248.53. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Adelaide to Rockhampton?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Adelaide to Rockhampton, at €184.81 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
2 operators sell services from Adelaide to Rockhampton across 1 mode: Queensland Rail, Virgin Australia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
0 percent of the services we sell from Adelaide to Rockhampton are direct. The rest connect at Sunshine Coast, with about 67 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Adelaide to Rockhampton use?
Services from Adelaide to Rockhampton by flight leave from Adelaide International Airport ADL and arrive at Rockhampton railway station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Adelaide to Rockhampton?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Adelaide to Rockhampton allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Adelaide to Rockhampton on 23 September 2026: 2155 km of route against 1725 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €198.97, and 8h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Rockhampton is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Rockhampton and across Australia
Day trips that leave Rockhampton in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Adelaide reaches 42 places in 10 countries on services we hold, over distances from 231 to 11,334 km. Rockhampton reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 93 to 3,526 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Adelaide
- 42Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 14Operators
10
14Arriving in Rockhampton
Leaving Rockhampton
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators