Brisbane to Broken Hill runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €163.69 and €201.33, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 8h 19m over 1,890 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€163.69 to €201.33
- 156%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Brisbane
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services 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
- about €382.59Fri25
- about €412.55Sat26
- about €327.59Sun27
- about €262.14Mon28
- about €214.84Tue29
- about €280.84Wed30
- about €280.29Thu1
- about €244.54Fri2
- about €266.23Sat3
- about €248.39Sun4
- about €206.59Mon5
- about €179.09Tue6
- about €224.74Wed7
- about €214.29Thu8
- about €203.84Fri9
- about €213.72Sat10
- about €216.49Sun11
- about €163.69Mon12
- about €170.29Tue13
- about €186.79Wed14
- about €201.09Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Broken Hill for the night the train gets in
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When to book Brisbane to Broken Hill
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €187.8990 days
- €149.3960 days
- €173.0145 days
- €160.9430 days
- €201.0921 days
- €214.2914 days
- €280.297 days
- €327.593 days
- €382.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €149.39.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 156 percent. The most expensive point is €382.59, 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
0.5 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
1,890 km
1,224 km as the crow flies, 54% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
2,780,063 → 17,456
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 1,890 km against 1,224 km in a straight line, a detour of 54 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sydney, Adelaide. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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
Broken Hill is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Baggage storage near Broken Hill railway station
Most of the points near Broken Hill railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Brisbane to Broken Hill
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 it take to get from Brisbane to Broken Hill?
The fastest journey from Brisbane to Broken Hill takes 8h 19m door to door, of which 3h 48m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 20m, 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill?
The cheapest fare from Brisbane to Broken Hill is €163.69, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €237.10. 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill?
The cheapest way from Brisbane to Broken Hill is by train, at €163.69 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 10h 32m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Brisbane to Broken Hill?
The fastest way from Brisbane to Broken Hill is by flight, at 8h 40m door to door. Only 3h 48m of that is spent moving; the remaining 4h 52m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €201.33.
When should I book Brisbane to Broken Hill?
Fares from Brisbane to Broken Hill bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €149.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 156 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Brisbane to Broken Hill?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Brisbane to Broken Hill, at €179.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Brisbane to Broken Hill?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Brisbane to Broken Hill, at €134.54 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 service from Brisbane to Broken Hill?
3 operators sell services from Brisbane to Broken Hill across 2 modes: NSW TrainLink, Regional Express, Tiger Airways 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill?
0 percent of the services we sell from Brisbane to Broken Hill are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, Adelaide, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Brisbane to Broken Hill produce?
Traveling from Brisbane to Broken Hill by train produces about 225.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 435.6 kg, roughly 2 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Brisbane to Broken Hill use?
Services from Brisbane to Broken Hill by flight leave from Brisbane International Airport BNE and arrive at Broken Hill Airport BHQ. 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Brisbane to Broken Hill 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 labeled 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 Brisbane to Broken Hill on September 24, 2026: 1890 km of route against 1224 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €163.69, and 8h 19m 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 Broken Hill is somebody else's catalog.

Day trips out of Broken Hill and across Australia
Day trips that leave Broken Hill in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Brisbane reaches 80 places in 26 countries on services we hold, over distances from 58 to 15,725 km. Broken Hill reaches 7 places in 1 countries, from 256 to 2,408 km.
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Arriving in Broken Hill
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