Sunshine Coast to Newcastle

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle. From €44.73, fastest 4h 30m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle costs €44.73 at the cheapest and takes 4h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 730 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
730 km
Fastest
4h 30m
Average
4h 35m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€44.73
CO2 per passenger
179.6 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 October 2, 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
Flight4h 31m1h 21m3h 10m€80.97179.6 kg1
  • 4h 31mFastest, by Flight
  • €80.97Cheapest, by Flight
  • 179.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 730 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on October 2, 2026

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

Cheapest€44.73
  1. Translink SEQ TS285407:302h 36m10:06USC stationAirport Transit Centre
  2. Transport for New South Wales TN729611:218h 54m20:15Airport Transit CentreNewcastle Interchange

Changes at Gold Coast, with 75 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 13h 29mCO2 22.5 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€78.61
  1. Bonza Airlines BA555906:131h 21m07:34Sunshine Coast MCYNewcastle NTL

Door to door 4h 31mCO2 179.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sunshine Coast to NewcastleSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Coach€95.88€80.48€87.63€75.53€84.88€68.93€72.23€63.98€49.13€58.48€46.38€63.98€57.93€73.33
Flight€175.37€161.80€113.42€109.29€141.74€128.76€132.89€91.00€88.05€83.33€80.97€108.11€119.32€104.57
Train€213.19€177.44€160.39€144.44€193.39€166.99€194.49€137.84€102.09€97.69€138.39€174.69€131.24€130.14

Cheapest day: 2026-10-02 · €44.73

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

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Newcastle Interchange

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

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Booking window

When to book Sunshine Coast to Newcastle

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

  1. €54.0890 days
  2. €40.8860 days
  3. €34.2745 days
  4. €38.6830 days
  5. €54.6321 days
  6. €73.3314 days
  7. €72.237 days
  8. €87.633 days
  9. €95.881 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €34.27.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 180 percent. The most expensive point is €95.88, 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.
€95.88€34.271371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 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. €63.98Sun
  2. €52.43Mon
  3. €58.48Tue
  4. €46.38Wed
  5. €63.98Thu
  6. €57.93Fri
  7. €72.23Sat
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. €87.63Sep
  2. €50.23Oct
  3. €44.73Nov
  4. €36.48Dec
  5. €45.28Jan
  6. €38.67Feb

The route

Sunshine CoastSunshine CoastNewcastleNewcastle
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 730 km against 709 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan City, Toowoomba. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Sunshine Coast at 06:13 and the last at 06:13, across 1 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.

Sunshine Coast

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

Newcastle

Rail
  • Newcastle Interchange
  • Newcastle railway station
  • Civic railway station
Bus
  • Newcastle Interchange
  • Main Rd after Taylor St
Air
  • NTL
Ferry
  • Muloobinba / Queens Wharf
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
Bonza Airlines€67.994h 30m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-10-02, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€37.5084%
Taxes€3.758%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€44.73100%

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

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Newcastle Interchange

Most of the points near Newcastle Interchange open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Sunshine Coast to Newcastle

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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

The fastest journey from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle takes 4h 30m door to door, of which 1h 21m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 35m, 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

The cheapest fare from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle is €44.73, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €98.67. 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

The cheapest way from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle is by flight, at €80.97 for one passenger on October 2, 2026. That journey takes 4h 31m 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

Fares from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €34.27. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 180 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle, at €46.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle, at €36.48 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

1 operators sell services from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle across 1 mode: Bonza Airlines. 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

20 percent of the services we sell from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle are direct. The rest connect at Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan City, Toowoomba, with about 60 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle use?

Services from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle by flight leave from Sunshine Coast MCY and arrive at Newcastle NTL. 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 Sunshine Coast to Newcastle?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Sunshine Coast to Newcastle 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

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Sunshine Coast to Newcastle on September 12, 2026: 730 km of route against 709 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €44.73, and 4h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Newcastle a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

What to book in Newcastle before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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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