Gladstone to Sunshine Coast

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast. From €44.89, fastest 3h 38m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast costs €44.89 at the cheapest and takes 3h 38m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 416 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
416 km
Fastest
3h 38m
Average
3h 51m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€44.89
CO2 per passenger
13.7 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train3h 58m3h 14m44m€54.7913.7 kg5
  • 3h 58mFastest, by Train
  • €54.79Cheapest, by Train
  • 13.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 416 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€44.89
  1. Queensland Rail QR757906:123h 14m09:26Gladstone railway stationEudlo railway station

Door to door 3h 58mCO2 13.7 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gladstone to Sunshine Coast
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gladstone to Sunshine CoastMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Train€96.04€80.64€71.84€89.44€85.04€102.64€61.94€59.19€54.79€57.54€94.94€72.39€79.54€71.29

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €44.89

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Sunshine Coast. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Eudlo railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Gladstone to Sunshine Coast

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €66.3490 days
  2. €44.8960 days
  3. €49.8445 days
  4. €45.4430 days
  5. €56.9921 days
  6. €71.2914 days
  7. €61.947 days
  8. €71.843 days
  9. €96.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €44.89.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 114 percent. The most expensive point is €96.04, 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.
€96.04€44.891371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €61.94Sun
  2. €59.19Mon
  3. €54.79Tue
  4. €57.54Wed
  5. €89.44Thu
  6. €72.39Fri
  7. €79.54Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €80.64Sep
  2. €58.64Oct
  3. €46.54Nov
  4. €43.24Dec
  5. €41.04Jan
  6. €41.59Feb

The route

GladstoneGladstoneSunshine CoastSunshine Coast
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 416 km against 362 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Bundaberg, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Hervey Bay. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Gladstone at 06:12 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Gladstone

Rail
  • Gladstone railway station
Bus
  • Bus Station
Air
  • GLT
Ferry
  • GLNG
  • QCLNG

Sunshine Coast

Rail
  • Eudlo railway station
  • Nambour railway station
  • Woombye railway station
Bus
  • USC station
  • SCUH station
Air
  • MCY
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Queensland Rail€44.893h 38m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Queensland Rail
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€39.0087%
Taxes€3.909%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€44.89100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Eudlo railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Gladstone to Sunshine Coast

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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

The fastest journey from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast takes 3h 38m door to door, of which 3h 14m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 51m, 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

The cheapest fare from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast is €44.89, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €70.19. 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

The cheapest way from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast is by train, at €54.79 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 58m 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.

When should I book Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

Fares from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €44.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 114 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast, at €54.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast, at €41.04 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

1 operators sell services from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast across 1 mode: Queensland Rail. 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

20 percent of the services we sell from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast are direct. The rest connect at Bundaberg, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Hervey Bay, with about 51 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast use?

Services from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast by train leave from Gladstone railway station and arrive at Eudlo railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Gladstone to Sunshine Coast?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Gladstone to Sunshine Coast 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Gladstone to Sunshine Coast on September 13, 2026: 416 km of route against 362 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €44.89, and 3h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Sunshine Coast and elsewhere in Australia. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Sunshine Coast before you go

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Sunshine Coast, with free cancellation on most of it.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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