There are 10 ways to get from Brisbane to Cowell by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane BNE - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
8h 54m$302–837Bus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Albury stationbus
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
2d 1h$330–668Train, bus via Sydney
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
2d 2h$565–4,968Drive 2,005.1 km
- Drive from Brisbane to Cowellcar 2,005.1 km
21h 59m$417–602Fly Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane BNE - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cowellbus
9h 41m$494–1,441Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane OOL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cowellbus
10h 11m$644–1,290Fly Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BNE - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
13h 4m$309–801Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OOL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
14h 41m$302–854Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West sidebus
- Take the carferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Baycarferry
2d 22h$2,957–4,210Train, bus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain Great Southern Rail
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cowellbus
4d 6h$3,375–17,610
Brisbane to Cowell by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Cowell is to bus which costs $330 - $700 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Cowell is to fly and bus which takes 8h 54m and costs $300 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Brisbane to Cowell. However, there are services departing from Brisbane and arriving at Cowell via Central Station, Albury Station/Hume Hwy and Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Brisbane and Cowell is 1742 km. The road distance is 2005.1 km.
The best way to get from Brisbane to Cowell without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Brisbane to Cowell, including transfers.
Brisbane to Cowell bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Brisbane station.
Brisbane to Cowell bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Cowell is 30 min ahead of Brisbane. It is currently 9:44 AM in Brisbane and 10:14 AM in Cowell.
Yes, the driving distance between Brisbane to Cowell is 2005 km. It takes approximately 21h 59m to drive from Brisbane to Cowell.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Cowell, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Brisbane to Cowell via Central Station, Albury Station/Hume Hwy, and Adelaide in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whyalla Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Whyalla Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–4,600
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,200–2,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,100–2,000
- PLATINUM
- $3,000–4,600
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,500–2,600
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Whyalla to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide to Cowell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $150–220
- Flexible
- $180–350
Bus from Central Station to Albury station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Flexible
- $110–200
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Central Station to Albury station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Central Station to Albury station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- [email protected]
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Charles Tce / Irwine St - South West side
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- [email protected]
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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