Region guide
Interstate & Cross-State by bus
The long-distance runs that cross a state border, with indicative fares and journey times. Every guide compares the operators that actually run the corridor.
199 routes14 operators52 towns servedAll Australian bus routes
- Sydney Melbourne865 km10h 20mfrom $57
- Sydney Brisbane909 km15h 38mfrom $64
- Melbourne Adelaide726 km11h 15mfrom $32
- Brisbane Sydney908 km16h 45mfrom $62
- Melbourne Canberra652 km7h 53mfrom $69
- Sydney Gold Coast838 km14hfrom $62
- Byron Bay Brisbane166 km2h 55mfrom $26
- Adelaide Alice Springs1,531 km20h 30mfrom $224
- Adelaide Broken Hill516 km6h 45mfrom $70
- Adelaide Darwin3,022 km45h 5mfrom $527
- Adelaide Erldunda1,383 km17h 45mfrom $411
- Adelaide Katherine2,707 km39h 45mfrom $493
- Adelaide Melbourne726 km10h 31mfrom $32
- Adelaide Perth2,608 km37h 59m
- Adelaide Sydney1,374 km16h 36mfrom $129
- Adelaide Tennant Creek2,037 km30h 5mfrom $398
- Airlie Beach Byron Bay1,276 km20h 11mfrom $249
- Airlie Beach Coffs Harbour1,495 km23h 18mfrom $269
- Airlie Beach Port Macquarie1,648 km25h 39mfrom $306
- Albury Ballarat413 km4h 56mfrom $6
- Albury Melbourne314 km3h 51mfrom $6
- Alice Springs Adelaide1,531 km19h 55mfrom $224
- Alice Springs Coober Pedy687 km8h 32mfrom $236
- Alice Springs Port Augusta1,224 km15h 30mfrom $326
- Armidale Brisbane454 km9h 15mfrom $138
- Armidale Toowoomba383 km6h 55mfrom $100
- Ballarat Mount Gambier304 km4h 10mfrom $6
- Ballina Airlie Beach1,298 km27h 40mfrom $271
- Ballina Brisbane187 km4hfrom $22
- Ballina Cairns1,882 km37hfrom $355
- Ballina Gold Coast116 km2h 10mfrom $16
- Ballina Hervey Bay473 km14h 45mfrom $49
- Ballina Melbourne1,585 km28h 55mfrom $119
- Ballina Surfers Paradise116 km3h 30mfrom $15
- Ballina Townsville1,537 km31h 30mfrom $298
- Bendigo Albury312 km3h 48mfrom $6
- Brisbane Albury1,451 km29h 50mfrom $66
- Brisbane Armidale455 km9h 15mfrom $138
- Brisbane Ballina187 km4h 3mfrom $22
- Brisbane Byron Bay165 km3hfrom $22
- Brisbane Canberra1,185 km17h 36mfrom $41
- Brisbane Coffs Harbour384 km7h 45mfrom $36
- Brisbane Grafton314 km6h 40mfrom $31
- Brisbane Jindabyne1,359 km23h 55mfrom $117
- Brisbane Kempsey491 km9h 48mfrom $53
- Brisbane Melbourne1,656 km25h 53mfrom $68
- Brisbane Moree480 km6h 45mfrom $121
- Brisbane Newcastle768 km13h 50mfrom $68
- Brisbane Port Macquarie537 km10hfrom $60
- Brisbane Tamworth562 km10h 50mfrom $155
- Brisbane Taree604 km11h 33mfrom $57
- Brisbane Tenterfield265 km6h 25mfrom $103
- Broken Hill Adelaide517 km6h 30mfrom $70
- Broken Hill Mildura296 km3h 55mfrom $30
- Broome Darwin1,869 km29h 40mfrom $450
- Broome Katherine1,556 km21h 50mfrom $413
- Byron Bay Airlie Beach1,277 km27h 5mfrom $249
- Byron Bay Cairns1,861 km36h 25mfrom $343
- Byron Bay Gold Coast95 km1h 35mfrom $17
- Byron Bay Hervey Bay452 km14h 15mfrom $52
- Byron Bay Melbourne1,614 km30h 10mfrom $76
- Byron Bay Surfers Paradise94 km1h 30mfrom $10
- Byron Bay Townsville1,516 km30h 55mfrom $275
- Cairns Byron Bay1,860 km29h 51mfrom $343
- Cairns Coffs Harbour2,079 km32h 56mfrom $390
- Cairns Newcastle2,286 km36h 46mfrom $413
- Cairns Sydney2,410 km47h 30mfrom $440
- Canberra Brisbane1,184 km20h 40mfrom $48
- Canberra Gold Coast1,113 km18h 45mfrom $50
- Canberra Melbourne652 km7h 45mfrom $61
- Coffs Harbour Airlie Beach1,495 km30h 55mfrom $269
- Coffs Harbour Brisbane383 km7h 15mfrom $41
- Coffs Harbour Cairns2,079 km40h 15mfrom $390
- Coffs Harbour Gold Coast312 km5h 30mfrom $35
- Coffs Harbour Hervey Bay670 km18h 20mfrom $67
- Coffs Harbour Melbourne1,381 km26h 5mfrom $65
- Coffs Harbour Surfers Paradise312 km3h 40mfrom $33
- Coffs Harbour Townsville1,734 km34h 45mfrom $295
- Coober Pedy Alice Springs687 km8h 32mfrom $236
- Coober Pedy Darwin2,178 km33h 20mfrom $539
- Coober Pedy Erldunda539 km6hfrom $170
- Coober Pedy Katherine1,863 km28hfrom $505
- Coober Pedy Tennant Creek1,192 km18h 20mfrom $410
- Darwin Adelaide3,024 km44h 30mfrom $527
- Darwin Broome1,871 km26h 23mfrom $450
- Darwin Coober Pedy2,179 km33h 5mfrom $539
- Darwin Kununurra829 km10hfrom $224
- Darwin Port Augusta2,716 km40h 5mfrom $629
- Geelong Devonport459 km11h 34m
- Geelong Mount Gambier361 km4h 46mfrom $6
- Glen Innes Toowoomba285 km5hfrom $89
- Gold Coast Albury1,379 km27h 33mfrom $105
- Gold Coast Ballina115 km2h 20mfrom $16
- Gold Coast Byron Bay94 km1h 29mfrom $17
- Gold Coast Canberra1,113 km22h 8mfrom $39
- Gold Coast Coffs Harbour312 km5h 45mfrom $31
- Gold Coast Grafton242 km4h 40mfrom $31
- Gold Coast Kempsey419 km7h 30mfrom $43
- Gold Coast Melbourne1,692 km31h 38mfrom $70
- Gold Coast Newcastle697 km11h 50mfrom $62
- Gold Coast Port Macquarie465 km8hfrom $60
- Gold Coast Sydney837 km14h 45mfrom $62
- Gold Coast Taree532 km9h 5mfrom $60
- Grafton Airlie Beach1,425 km29h 55mfrom $297
- Grafton Brisbane314 km6h 15mfrom $32
- Grafton Cairns2,009 km39h 15mfrom $381
- Grafton Gold Coast243 km4h 25mfrom $31
- Grafton Hervey Bay600 km17h 20mfrom $59
- Grafton Melbourne1,463 km27h 10mfrom $109
- Grafton Mooloolaba413 km12h 5mfrom $51
- Grafton Townsville1,664 km33h 45mfrom $333
- Hervey Bay Byron Bay451 km7h 5mfrom $87
- Hervey Bay Coffs Harbour670 km10h 11mfrom $107
- Hervey Bay Port Macquarie823 km12h 33mfrom $144
- Hobart Melbourne797 km16h 49m
- Hobart Sydney1,657 km29h 11m
- Katherine Adelaide2,708 km38h 55mfrom $493
- Katherine Broome1,556 km18h 50mfrom $413
- Katherine Kununurra514 km5h 11mfrom $171
- Kempsey Airlie Beach1,602 km32h 40mfrom $315
- Kempsey Brisbane491 km8h 49mfrom $53
- Kempsey Cairns2,186 km42hfrom $399
- Kempsey Gold Coast419 km7h 10mfrom $43
- Kempsey Hervey Bay777 km20h 5mfrom $87
- Kempsey Melbourne1,276 km24h 25mfrom $103
- Kempsey Mooloolaba590 km14h 50mfrom $79
- Kempsey Townsville1,841 km36h 30mfrom $371
- Kununurra Darwin828 km10hfrom $224
- Kununurra Katherine514 km7h 25mfrom $171
- Launceston Melbourne619 km14h 4m
- Lightning Ridge St George214 km3h 18mfrom $40
- Melbourne Albury315 km3h 52mfrom $6
- Melbourne Ballina1,585 km33h 45mfrom $224
- Melbourne Brisbane1,655 km25h 59mfrom $229
- Melbourne Byron Bay1,614 km34h 30mfrom $220
- Melbourne Coffs Harbour1,380 km29h 55mfrom $218
- Melbourne Gold Coast1,693 km25hfrom $228
- Melbourne Grafton1,464 km31hfrom $317
- Melbourne Hobart797 km16h 50m
- Melbourne Launceston609 km14h 5m
- Melbourne Newcastle1,017 km23h 40mfrom $176
- Melbourne Port Macquarie1,241 km27h 15mfrom $210
- Melbourne Sydney865 km11hfrom $57
- Mildura Broken Hill296 km3h 34mfrom $30
- Moree Brisbane480 km7hfrom $121
- Mount Gambier Ballarat304 km4h 10mfrom $6
- Mount Gambier Geelong361 km4h 47mfrom $6
- Mount Gambier Warrnambool184 km2h 50mfrom $6
- Mount Isa Tennant Creek662 km17h 15mfrom $226
- Newcastle Airlie Beach1,759 km37h 5mfrom $307
- Newcastle Brisbane768 km13h 25mfrom $68
- Newcastle Cairns2,286 km46h 25mfrom $413
- Newcastle Gold Coast697 km11h 35mfrom $60
- Newcastle Hervey Bay1,055 km24h 30mfrom $95
- Newcastle Melbourne1,016 km20hfrom $45
- Newcastle Surfers Paradise697 km8h 26mfrom $60
- Newcastle Townsville1,943 km40h 55mfrom $333
- Perth Adelaide2,608 km38h
- Port Augusta Alice Springs1,224 km16hfrom $326
- Port Augusta Darwin2,715 km40h 35mfrom $629
- Port Augusta Erldunda1,076 km13h 15mfrom $300
- Port Augusta Katherine2,400 km35h 15mfrom $595
- Port Augusta Tennant Creek1,729 km25h 35mfrom $500
- Port Macquarie Airlie Beach1,649 km33h 10mfrom $306
- Port Macquarie Brisbane537 km9h 30mfrom $60
- Port Macquarie Cairns2,233 km35h 18mfrom $401
- Port Macquarie Gold Coast466 km7h 40mfrom $60
- Port Macquarie Hervey Bay824 km20h 35mfrom $87
- Port Macquarie Melbourne1,241 km23h 50mfrom $58
- Port Macquarie Surfers Paradise466 km5h 29mfrom $60
- Port Macquarie Townsville1,887 km37hfrom $332
- St George Lightning Ridge214 km3h 18mfrom $40
- Surfers Paradise Byron Bay92 km2h 15mfrom $11
- Sydney Adelaide1,374 km16h 37mfrom $129
- Sydney Cairns2,410 km47h 30mfrom $440
- Sydney Hervey Bay1,196 km26h 25mfrom $76
- Sydney Hobart1,656 km29h 13m
- Sydney Noosa1,051 km22h 20mfrom $57
- Sydney Surfers Paradise838 km10h 9mfrom $60
- Tamworth Brisbane562 km10h 50mfrom $155
- Tamworth Toowoomba491 km8h 30mfrom $117
- Taree Airlie Beach1,715 km34h 15mfrom $317
- Taree Brisbane604 km10h 35mfrom $57
- Taree Cairns2,299 km43h 35mfrom $401
- Taree Gold Coast533 km8h 45mfrom $60
- Taree Hervey Bay890 km21h 40mfrom $87
- Taree Mooloolaba703 km16h 25mfrom $79
- Taree Townsville1,954 km38h 5mfrom $373
- Tennant Creek Adelaide2,037 km28h 55mfrom $398
- Tenterfield Brisbane264 km6h 15mfrom $103
- Tenterfield Toowoomba193 km3h 55mfrom $65
- Toowoomba Armidale383 km6h 30mfrom $100
- Toowoomba Glen Innes285 km4h 35mfrom $89
- Toowoomba Tamworth491 km8h 5mfrom $117
- Toowoomba Tenterfield193 km3h 40mfrom $65
- Townsville Byron Bay1,515 km24h 3mfrom $265
- Townsville Coffs Harbour1,733 km27h 8mfrom $285
- Townsville Newcastle1,943 km30h 59mfrom $323
- Warrnambool Mount Gambier184 km2h 50mfrom $6
Operators in Interstate & Cross-State
- Brisbane2Byron
- Byron Bay Express
- Crisps Coaches
- Falls Creek Coach Service
- Firefly Express
- FlixBus Australia
- Greyhound Australia
- Murrays Coaches
- NSW TrainLink
- Premier Motor Service
- SkyBus
- Snoexpress
- SnowBus Australia
- V/Line
Each operator sells directly through its own booking engine. AusBus compares their published fares and sends you straight to them to book, with no fee or markup.
Traveller's tip
Making several stops across Interstate & Cross-State? A multi-stop bus pass can work out cheaper than buying each leg as a separate ticket. Compare the passes that cover this region before you book.
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