Getting There

From To Travel Time (by road) Kms Travelled
Brisbane Bundaberg 4 hours 40 mins 368kms
Brisbane Gladstone 6 hours 45 mins 531kms
Brisbane Rockhampton 7 hours 50 mins 632kms
Brisbane Emerald 1 hour 25 mins (by air) 656kms
Bundaberg Agnes Water/1770 1 hour 45 mins 122kms
Gladstone Agnes Water/1770 1 hour 45 mins 125kms
Gladstone Rockhampton 1 hour 25 mins 108kms
Rockhampton Emerald 3 hours 15 mins 270kms
Emerald Carnarvon Gorge 3 hours 50 mins 288kms
Carnarvon Gorge Cania Gorge 5 hours 15 mins 398kms
Cania Gorge Agnes Water/1770 3 hours 15 mins 181kms

 

Southern Great Barrier Reef Temperature Guide

Summer Dec – Feb 21 – 38°
Autumn Mar – May 12 – 35°
Winter Jun – Aug 8 – 27°
Spring Sep – Oct 12 – 30°

*Temperature ranges are approximate averages only.

 

Air

QantasLink
flies from Brisbane to Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, and Emerald.
Visit www.qantas.com.au

Virgin Blue
flies from Brisbane to Rockhampton and also offers direct non-stop flights between Sydney and Rockhampton and Townsville and Rockhampton.
Visit www.virginblue.com.au

Tiger Airways
offers services from Brisbane and Melbourne to Rockhampton.
Visit www.tigerairways.com.au

 

Rail

Sunlander
departs Brisbane northbound 3 times weekly for Bundaberg, Gladstone and Rockhampton.

Tilt Train
departs Brisbane (northbound) Sunday to Friday each week for Bundaberg, Gladstone and Rockhampton.

Spirit of the Outback
departs Brisbane twice weekly for Longreach (via Rockhampton).
Visit www.traveltrain.com.au or phone +61 7 3235 7322

 

Bus

Greyhound Australia Coaches
offers a range of flexible itinerary options to suit all travel preferences.
Visit www.greyhound.com.au or phone +61 7 3868 0937

Oz Experience
provides a range of flexible hop-on hop-off bus touring passes for the independent traveller.
Visit www.ozexperience.com.au or phone +61 7 9213 1766

 

Rental Vehicles

Avis Australia
visit www.avis.com.au or phone +61 2 9353 9000

Budget
visit www.budget.com.au or phone +61 2 9353 939

Europcar
visit www.europcar.com or phone +61 3 9330 6160

Thrifty
visit www.thrifty.com.au or phone +61 2 8337 2700

Apollo
visit www.apollocamper.com.au or phone +61 7 3265 9200

Britz Australia
visit www.britz.com.au or phone 00 800 200 808 01 (international toll free)

Wicked Campers
visit www.wickedcampers.com.au or phone +61 7 3634 9000

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