Brisbane to Dubbo runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between $98.05 and $148.52, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 1,098 km and are 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 20, 2026
$98.05 to $148.52
- 140%Moves across the booking window
140%When it runs, leaving Brisbane
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
Buying this trip
Pick a departure for Brisbane to Dubbo and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.
The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $235.14Mon5
- about $192.07Tue6
- about $226.65Wed7
- about $207.84Thu8
- about $184.79Fri9
- about $215.12Sat10
- about $225.44Sun11
- about $125.95Mon12
- about $128.38Tue13
- about $145.97Wed14
- about $156.89Thu15
- about $159.31Fri16
- about $153.25Sat17
- about $169.02Sun18
- about $99.26Mon19
- about $98.05Tue20
- about $98.05Wed21
- about $135.65Thu22
- about $145.97Fri23
- about $124.12Sat24
- about $122.91Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Dubbo. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Dubbo for the night the train gets in
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When to book Brisbane to Dubbo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $130.2090 days
- $119.2760 days
- $98.0545 days
- $99.8730 days
- $122.9121 days
- $169.0214 days
- $225.447 days
- $226.653 days
- $235.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at $98.05.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 140 percent. The most expensive point is $235.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Brisbane to Dubbo and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,098 km
681 km as the crow flies, 61% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
2,780,063 → 43,516
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 1,098 km against 681 km in a straight line, a detour of 61 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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
Dubbo is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Dubbo railway station
Most of the points near Dubbo railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Brisbane to Dubbo
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 Dubbo?
Brisbane to Dubbo covers 1,098 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Brisbane to Dubbo?
The cheapest fare from Brisbane to Dubbo is $98.05, as of October 4, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $170.23. 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 Dubbo?
The cheapest way from Brisbane to Dubbo is by train, at $98.05 for one passenger on October 20, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Brisbane to Dubbo?
Fares from Brisbane to Dubbo bottom out around 45 days before departure, at $98.05. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 140 percent, measured on October 4, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Brisbane to Dubbo?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Brisbane to Dubbo, at $125.95. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 4, 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 Dubbo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Brisbane to Dubbo, at $93.79 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 Dubbo?
3 operators sell services from Brisbane to Dubbo across 2 modes: Fly Pelican, NSW TrainLink, 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 Brisbane to Dubbo?
0 percent of the services we sell from Brisbane to Dubbo are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, with about 76 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 Dubbo produce?
Traveling from Brisbane to Dubbo by train produces about 60.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 276.9 kg, roughly 5 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Brisbane to Dubbo use?
Services from Brisbane to Dubbo by flight leave from Brisbane International Airport BNE and arrive at Dubbo City Regional Airport DBO. 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 Dubbo?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Brisbane to Dubbo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. 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 Dubbo on October 4, 2026: 1098 km of route against 681 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of $98.05, 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 Dubbo is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Dubbo and across Australia
Day trips that leave Dubbo 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. Dubbo reaches 12 places in 1 countries, from 125 to 973 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Brisbane
- 80Places you can leave for
- 26Countries
- 35Operators
26
35Arriving in Dubbo
Leaving Dubbo
- 12Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators