Cheapest€58.48
- Transport for New South Wales TN850214:5020h 29m11:19Brisbane Coach TerminalMelbourne Airport
Door to door 21h 13mCO2 37.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Brisbane to Melbourne bus
Buses from Brisbane to Melbourne start at €70.58 and take 18h 48m at their fastest.
The Buses from Brisbane to Melbourne starts at €70.58 and takes 18h 48m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,375 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 18h 48mDoor to door
- 18h 4mMoving
- €70.58From
- 37.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for New South Wales | €58.48 | 18h 31m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Brisbane to Melbourne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €59.0390 days
- €46.9360 days
- €56.8345 days
- €62.3330 days
- €71.1321 days
- €75.5314 days
- €89.837 days
- €103.033 days
- €127.231 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €46.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 171 percent. The most expensive point is €127.23, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €79.38Sun
- €70.58Mon
- €71.13Tue
- €76.63Wed
- €75.53Thu
- €85.98Fri
- €90.38Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Brisbane
Bus
- Brisbane Coach Terminal
- South Bank
Melbourne
Bus
- Melbourne Airport
- Williamstown
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,375 km against 1,375 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Brisbane at 06:11 and the last at 21:11, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 23m | 2h 13m | 3h 10m | €137.02 | 348.3 kg | 28 |
| Coach | 18h 48m | 18h 4m | 44m | €70.58 | 37.1 kg | 10 |
Questions about Brisbane to Melbourne
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne take?
The Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne takes 18h 48m door to door, of which 18h 4m is spent moving. The route runs 1,375 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne cost?
The Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne starts at €70.58 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €71.96. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne?
1 operators run the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne: Transport for New South Wales. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne use?
The Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne leaves from Brisbane Coach Terminal and arrives at Melbourne Airport. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Brisbane to Melbourne?
Traveling from Brisbane to Melbourne by Flight costs €137.02 and takes 5h 23m door to door, against 18h 48m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne?
Fares for the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €46.93. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 171 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne produce?
The Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne produces about 37.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1375 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne?
Operators on the Coach from Brisbane to Melbourne publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 18h 48m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Brisbane to Melbourne on September 10, 2026: 1375 km of route against 1375 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.58, and 18h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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