Travel to Townsville
Every way to reach Townsville: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Townsville is reachable from 11 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €38.49 and the fastest takes 2h 53m door to door. The nearest origin is 283 km away.
How people reach Townsville
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 16 | €44.34 | 2h 53m | 1,111 km | 1 |
| Flight | 12 | €38.49 | 3h 57m | 1,681 km | 5 |
- €38.49 to €44.34Fare range
- 11Places you can arrive from
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
€38.49 to €44.34 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on 8 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Townsville. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Townsville for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 29% | Cairns, 283 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 18 | 64% | Gladstone, 687 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 7% | Sydney, 1681 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 28 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Townsville
Townsville
- Townsville railway station
- Old Townsville Railway Station
- Townsville City Stop A
- Townsville City Stop B
- TSV
- Magnetic Island Ferries
- Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal
- TOWNSVILLE
The cheapest journeys into Townsville
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns to Townsville flight | €38.49 | 3h 57m | 283 km |
| Cairns to Townsville train | €44.34 | 2h 53m | 283 km |
| Mackay to Townsville train | €61.39 | 3h 19m | 324 km |
| Rockhampton to Townsville train | €109.24 | 5h 31m | 597 km |
| Mount Isa to Townsville flight | €109.29 | 4h 40m | 781 km |
| Sunshine Coast to Townsville flight | €110.47 | 4h 58m | 1,043 km |
| Gladstone to Townsville train | €114.19 | 6h 7m | 687 km |
| Brisbane to Townsville train | €120.79 | 5h 30m | 1,111 km |
| Brisbane to Townsville flight | €122.86 | 5h 9m | 1,111 km |
| Gold Coast to Townsville flight | €123.45 | 5h 21m | 1,182 km |
| Bundaberg to Townsville train | €140.59 | 7h 44m | 845 km |
| Hervey Bay to Townsville train | €146.64 | 8h 8m | 908 km |
| Sunshine Coast to Townsville train | €173.04 | 8h 5m | 1,043 km |
| Sydney to Townsville flight | €181.27 | 6h 2m | 1,681 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Townsville railway station
Most of the points near Townsville railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Townsville
Common questions about Travel to Townsville
How can I get to Townsville?
Townsville is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 11 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Townsville?
The cheapest way into Townsville is by flight, from €38.49 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 11 origins we sell into Townsville over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Townsville?
The fastest journey into Townsville is by train, at 2h 53m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 283 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Townsville have?
Townsville has 8 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Townsville railway station, Old Townsville Railway Station, TSV. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Townsville in Australia?
Townsville connects to 11 places on our network across 1 country the furthest of them 1,681 km away in a straight line. Australia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in Australia
The wider region
Being on the water gives Townsville a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Townsville and across Australia
Day trips that leave Townsville in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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