Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €93.29, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 24m over 835 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €93.29, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€93.29
- 263%Moves across the booking window
263%When it runs, leaving Coffs Harbour
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%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
- about €312.74Thu24
- about €237.39Fri25
- about €267.09Sat26
- about €209.34Sun27
- about €164.24Mon28
- about €149.39Tue29
- about €159.29Wed30
- about €137.84Thu1
- about €148.29Fri2
- about €144.44Sat3
- about €132.89Sun4
- about €111.44Mon5
- about €132.89Tue6
- about €129.59Wed7
- about €115.84Thu8
- about €115.84Fri9
- about €127.94Sat10
- about €134.54Sun11
- about €93.84Mon12
- about €93.29Tue13
- about €98.79Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Rockhampton for the night the train gets in
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When to book Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €99.3490 days
- €86.1460 days
- €98.2445 days
- €104.8430 days
- €98.7921 days
- €129.5914 days
- €159.297 days
- €267.093 days
- €312.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €86.14.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 263 percent. The dearest point is €312.74, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton 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
835 km
811 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
78,759 → 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 835 km against 811 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Brisbane. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
The fastest journey from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton takes 7h 24m door to door, of which 5h 50m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 7h 43m, 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
The cheapest fare from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton is €93.29, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €134.54. 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
The cheapest way from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton is by train, at €93.29 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 29m 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
Fares from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €86.14. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 263 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton, at €111.44. 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton, at €79.54 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
2 operators sell services from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton across 1 mode: NSW TrainLink, Queensland Rail. 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
0 percent of the services we sell from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton are direct. The rest connect at Brisbane, with about 55 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton use?
Services from Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton by train leave from Coffs Harbour railway station and arrive at Rockhampton railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour to Rockhampton on 23 September 2026: 835 km of route against 811 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €93.29, and 7h 24m 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 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
Coffs Harbour reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 71 to 1,381 km. Rockhampton reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 93 to 3,526 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Coffs Harbour
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
1
4Arriving in Rockhampton
Leaving Rockhampton
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators