Townsville to Auckland runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €269.18, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 17m over 3,610 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €269.18, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€269.18
- 166%Moves across the booking window
166%When it runs, leaving Townsville
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
4
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €706.96Fri25
- about €716.99Sat26
- about €575.39Sun27
- about €533.50Mon28
- about €548.25Tue29
- about €550.02Wed30
- about €445.59Thu1
- about €459.16Fri2
- about €450.90Sat3
- about €370.66Sun4
- about €424.94Mon5
- about €421.40Tue6
- about €375.97Wed7
- about €377.74Thu8
- about €319.92Fri9
- about €321.69Sat10
- about €330.54Sun11
- about €276.26Mon12
- about €269.18Tue13
- about €324.05Wed14
- about €411.96Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Auckland. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Auckland for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Townsville to Auckland
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €291.6090 days
- €265.6460 days
- €332.9045 days
- €284.5230 days
- €411.9621 days
- €377.7414 days
- €445.597 days
- €575.393 days
- €706.961 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €265.64.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 166 percent. The dearest point is €706.96, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Townsville to Auckland and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
2 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
3,610 km
3,347 km as the crow flies, 8% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
201,313 → 1,547,200
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 3,610 km against 3,347 km in a straight line, a detour of 8 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Sunshine Coast. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 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
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Auckland Railway Station
Most of the points near Auckland Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Townsville to Auckland
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 Townsville to Auckland?
The fastest journey from Townsville to Auckland takes 9h 17m door to door, of which 5h 32m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 10h 8m, 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 Townsville to Auckland?
The cheapest fare from Townsville to Auckland is €269.18, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €440.28. 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 Townsville to Auckland?
The cheapest way from Townsville to Auckland is by flight, at €269.18 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 31m 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 Townsville to Auckland?
Fares from Townsville to Auckland bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €265.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 166 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Townsville to Auckland?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Townsville to Auckland, at €370.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Townsville to Auckland?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Townsville to Auckland, at €279.21 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 Townsville to Auckland?
4 operators sell services from Townsville to Auckland across 1 mode: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air New Zealand, Bonza Airlines, 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 Townsville to Auckland?
0 percent of the services we sell from Townsville to Auckland are direct. The rest connect at Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Sunshine Coast, with about 49 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 Townsville to Auckland use?
Services from Townsville to Auckland by flight leave from Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville TSV and arrive at Auckland International Airport AKL. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Townsville to Auckland?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Townsville to Auckland 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 Townsville to Auckland on 24 September 2026: 3610 km of route against 3347 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €269.18, and 9h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Auckland a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Townsville reaches 19 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 13 to 3,347 km. Auckland reaches 72 places in 29 countries, from 114 to 14,538 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Townsville
- 19Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators
2
6Arriving in Auckland
Leaving Auckland
- 72Places you can leave for
- 29Countries
- 30Operators