Trains to Brisbane

32 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

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32 places connect to Brisbane by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 71 km away to 1,111 km, with a median of 481 km.

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

Fares

Arriving in Brisbane

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Brisbane, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Gold Coast to Brisbane train€11.881h 28m71 km
Sunshine Coast to Brisbane train€12.441h 31m90 km
Toowoomba to Brisbane train€14.641h 41m106 km
Hervey Bay to Brisbane train€30.592h 48m244 km
Bundaberg to Brisbane train€31.692h 50m297 km
Coffs Harbour to Brisbane train€39.393h 38m315 km
Gladstone to Brisbane train€46.544h 6m440 km
Rockhampton to Brisbane train€54.244h 21m520 km
Port Macquarie to Brisbane train€56.444h441 km
Maitland to Brisbane train€70.745h 27m602 km
Newcastle to Brisbane train€74.044h 59m619 km
Sydney to Brisbane train€81.745h 42m733 km
Central Coast to Brisbane train€82.846h 21m682 km
Mackay to Brisbane train€82.846h 19m804 km
Pittwater to Brisbane train€86.146h 40m709 km
Townsville to Brisbane train€114.198h 11m1,111 km
  • 32Places you can arrive from
  • 32Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Brisbane is not something we sell.

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Looking for somewhere to stay in Brisbane?

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

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km619%Gold Coast, 71 km
200 to 600 km1238%Hervey Bay, 244 km
600 to 1,500 km1444%Maitland, 602 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Brisbane that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Australia32100%
Carriers

Rail operators

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

  • Queensland Rail
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Brisbane

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

Brisbane

Rail
  • South Brisbane railway station
  • Alderley
  • RBWH busway station
Leaving

Leaving Brisbane

Common questions about Trains to Brisbane

Where can I travel to Brisbane by Trains from?

32 places connect to Brisbane by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 71 km away in a straight line and the furthest 1,111 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Brisbane cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Brisbane is €11.88 for one passenger, across 32 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 481 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Brisbane take?

The fastest Trains journey into Brisbane is 1h 28m door to door. The median origin sits 481 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Brisbane?

2 operators run Trains services into Brisbane on our network: NSW TrainLink, Queensland Rail. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Brisbane use?

Trains services into Brisbane use 3 named terminals, among them South Brisbane railway station, Alderley, RBWH busway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Brisbane

A day in Brisbane hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near South Brisbane railway station

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

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