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Bundaberg to Mount Isa

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Bundaberg to Mount Isa. From €162.59, fastest 8h 8m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Bundaberg to Mount Isa runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €162.59, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 8h 8m over 1,778 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.

Checked 23 September 2026Priced for 12 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €162.59, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026

€162.59

  • 226%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Bundaberg

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €555.84Thu24
  2. about €387.54Fri25
  3. about €376.54Sat26
  4. about €303.94Sun27
  5. about €266.54Mon28
  6. about €216.49Tue29
  7. about €238.49Wed30
  8. about €242.34Thu1
  9. about €269.29Fri2
  10. about €248.94Sat3
  11. about €208.79Sun4
  12. about €203.84Mon5
  13. about €197.79Tue6
  14. about €192.84Wed7
  15. about €206.04Thu8
  16. about €222.54Fri9
  17. about €203.84Sat10
  18. about €197.79Sun11
  19. about €162.59Mon12
  20. about €184.59Tue13
  21. about €184.04Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Mount Isa. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Mount Isa for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Mount Isa railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Bundaberg to Mount Isa

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €174.6990 days
  2. €170.2960 days
  3. €176.3445 days
  4. €182.9430 days
  5. €184.0421 days
  6. €192.8414 days
  7. €238.497 days
  8. €376.543 days
  9. €555.841 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €170.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 226 percent. The dearest point is €555.84, 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.
€555.84€170.29137142130456090

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This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Bundaberg to Mount Isa and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

1,778 km

1,395 km as the crow flies, 27% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

73,74718,317

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

AustraliaBrisbaneBrisbaneGold CoastGold CoastSunshine CoastSunshine CoastTownsvilleTownsvilleCairnsCairnsToowoombaToowoombaMackayMackayRockhamptonRockhamptonAlice SpringsAlice SpringsGympieGympiePalm IslandPalm IslandBundabergBundabergMount IsaMount IsaMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 1,778 km against 1,395 km in a straight line, a detour of 27 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Townsville, Brisbane. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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

Mount Isa is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Mount Isa railway station

Most of the points near Mount Isa railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Bundaberg to Mount Isa

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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

The fastest journey from Bundaberg to Mount Isa takes 8h 8m door to door, of which 4h 48m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 9h 25m, 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

The cheapest fare from Bundaberg to Mount Isa is €162.59, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €230.52. 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

The cheapest way from Bundaberg to Mount Isa is by train, at €162.59 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 8h 20m 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

Fares from Bundaberg to Mount Isa bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €170.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 226 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bundaberg to Mount Isa, at €192.84. 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bundaberg to Mount Isa, at €135.09 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

3 operators sell services from Bundaberg to Mount Isa across 1 mode: Alliance Airlines, Queensland Rail, Regional Express. 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

0 percent of the services we sell from Bundaberg to Mount Isa are direct. The rest connect at Townsville, Brisbane, with about 50 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa use?

Services from Bundaberg to Mount Isa by train leave from Bundaberg railway station and arrive at Mount Isa Airport ISA. 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa?

1 of the 3 operators we sell from Bundaberg to Mount Isa 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 Bundaberg to Mount Isa on 23 September 2026: 1778 km of route against 1395 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €162.59, and 8h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Mount Isa is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Mount Isa and across Australia

Day trips that leave Mount Isa in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Bundaberg reaches 19 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 63 to 1,731 km. Mount Isa reaches 6 places in 1 countries, from 781 to 1,972 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Bundaberg

  • 19Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 4Operators

Arriving in Mount Isa

Leaving Mount Isa

  • 6Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 3Operators

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