Dubbo to Brisbane train

Trains from Dubbo to Brisbane start at $118.67.

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The Trains from Dubbo to Brisbane starts at $118.67, run by 1 operator over 1,035 km. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.

Checked October 4, 2026Priced for October 21, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 9h 45mDoor to door
  • 7h 49mMoving
  • $161.13 to $278.22From
  • 07:30 to 07:30First and last departure
  • 1Per day
  • 34.2 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 21, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

$161.13 to $278.22 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.

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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

  1. about $278.22Mon5
  2. about $252.74Tue6
  3. about $264.27Wed7
  4. about $240.00Thu8
  5. about $255.16Fri9
  6. about $272.75Sat10
  7. about $235.14Sun11
  8. about $172.66Mon12
  9. about $178.12Tue13
  10. about $161.13Wed14
  11. about $207.84Thu15
  12. about $186.01Fri16
  13. about $215.12Sat17
  14. about $208.46Sun18

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on October 21, 2026

Lowest CO2$118.67
  1. NSW TrainLink NS840207:302h 10m09:40Dubbo railway stationNorth Sydney railway station
  2. NSW TrainLink NS204310:525h 39m15:31North Sydney railway stationSouth Brisbane railway station

Changes at Sydney, with 72 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 9h 45mCO2 34.2 kgChanges 1Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

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
NSW TrainLinkNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi

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A hotel room

A room in Brisbane for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Dubbo to Brisbane

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

  1. $125.7590 days
  2. $145.2760 days
  3. $105.5845 days
  4. $101.6730 days
  5. $150.4821 days
  6. $176.5114 days
  7. $196.687 days
  8. $232.473 days
  9. $255.901 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at $101.67.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 152 percent. The most expensive point is $255.90, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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. $176.51Sun
  2. $134.86Mon
  3. $156.34Tue
  4. $145.27Wed
  5. $196.03Thu
  6. $173.90Fri
  7. $188.22Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Dubbo

Rail
  • Dubbo railway station
  • Minore railway station

Brisbane

Rail
  • South Brisbane railway station
  • Alderley
  • RBWH busway station
The journey

What the journey looks like

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 1,035 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 Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 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 Dubbo at 07:30 and the last at 07:30, across 1 departure The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

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
Flight6h 45m2h 37m4h 8m$110.13181.7 kg2
Train9h 45m7h 49m1h 56m$118.6734.2 kg1

Questions about Dubbo to Brisbane

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 the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane take?

The Train from Dubbo to Brisbane covers 1,035 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 the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane cost?

The Train from Dubbo to Brisbane starts at $118.67 for one passenger, as of October 4, 2026. A typical fare is $118.67. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane?

One operator runs the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane: NSW TrainLink. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane use?

The Train from Dubbo to Brisbane leaves from Dubbo railway station and arrives at South Brisbane railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

Is the Train the best way from Dubbo to Brisbane?

Traveling from Dubbo to Brisbane by Flight costs $110.13, against $118.67 by Train. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane?

Fares for the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane bottom out around 30 days ahead, at $101.67. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 152 percent, measured on October 4, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane produce?

The Train from Dubbo to Brisbane produces about 34.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1035 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane?

Operators on the Train from Dubbo to Brisbane publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Dubbo to Brisbane on October 4, 2026: 1035 km of route against 681 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of $118.67, and 9h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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