Dubbo to Bathurst runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays $59.22, every fee included. Services cover 465 km and are run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at $59.22, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 20, 2026
$59.22
- 101%Moves across the booking window
101%When it runs, leaving Dubbo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%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 $118.06Mon5
- about $97.44Tue6
- about $118.06Wed7
- about $101.68Thu8
- about $96.22Fri9
- about $110.17Sat10
- about $110.79Sun11
- about $67.71Mon12
- about $72.57Tue13
- about $76.20Wed14
- about $81.66Thu15
- about $85.31Fri16
- about $81.66Sat17
- about $90.16Sun18
- about $59.83Mon19
- about $59.22Tue20
- about $59.22Wed21
- about $70.75Thu22
- about $81.05Fri23
- about $69.54Sat24
- about $67.10Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Bathurst. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Bathurst for the night the train gets in
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When to book Dubbo to Bathurst
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $71.9690 days
- $67.7160 days
- $58.6145 days
- $61.6430 days
- $67.1021 days
- $90.1614 days
- $110.797 days
- $118.063 days
- $118.061 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at $58.61.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 101 percent. The most expensive point is $118.06, 3 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Dubbo to Bathurst and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
465 km
159 km as the crow flies, 192% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
43,516 → 36,230
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 465 km against 159 km in a straight line, a detour of 192 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sydney. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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
Bathurst is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Bathurst railway station
Most of the points near Bathurst railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Dubbo to Bathurst
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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
Dubbo to Bathurst covers 465 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
The cheapest fare from Dubbo to Bathurst is $59.22, as of October 4, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $81.66. 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
The cheapest way from Dubbo to Bathurst is by train, at $59.22 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
Fares from Dubbo to Bathurst bottom out around 45 days before departure, at $58.61. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 101 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Dubbo to Bathurst, at $67.71. 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dubbo to Bathurst, at $56.19 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
2 operators sell services from Dubbo to Bathurst across 1 mode: NSW TrainLink, Regional Express. 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
0 percent of the services we sell from Dubbo to Bathurst are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, with about 67 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 Dubbo to Bathurst use?
Services from Dubbo to Bathurst by train leave from Dubbo railway station and arrive at Bathurst Airport BHS. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Dubbo to Bathurst?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Dubbo to Bathurst 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 Dubbo to Bathurst on October 4, 2026: 465 km of route against 159 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of $59.22, and 5h 50m 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 Bathurst is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Dubbo reaches 12 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 125 to 973 km. Bathurst reaches 2 places in 1 countries, from 159 to 159 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Dubbo
- 12Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
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4Arriving in Bathurst
Leaving Bathurst
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators