[Linux-aus] Getting to Everything Open in Gladstone

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Gladstone is 15 hours drive from here on the Central Coast. I would look at going up the A3 to visit 
the Bunya Mountains National Park and back down on the A5 to visit Guluguba on the way back.

6 days of travel. 5 hours drive + 3 hours bush walk each day.

Of course, anyone who has already visited Kroombit Tops National Park and similar might just fly.

Perhaps a local could recommend the best spots to do stuff on the way into Gladstone from those 
other roads.

On 15/10/23 14:46, Simon Lyall via linux-aus wrote:
> 
> I was looking at various options. Thought I'd share what I've found so far.
> 
> Gladstone is around 500km North of Brisbane. Driving distance 530km.
> 
> Flying
> ======
> 
> $100 - Bonza from Gold Coast and Melbourne (twice a week roughly)
> $200 - $300 each way to Brisbane, several times per day on Qantas or
>          Virgin. Flight time around 1h 10m
> 
> Some indication there are not a lot of seats at the above rate on Qantas/Virgin.
> 
> Some information on Bonza flights below. They are a new airline so adding
> and removing routes regularly. You need to get their app since that is
> the only place where they publish the routes and timetable.
> 
> https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/how-to-book-bonza-flights/
> 
> Train
> =====
> 
> https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
> 
> $90 - $140 each way. Roughly 2 per day taking around 6 hours.
> 
> However there appears to be track work scheduled during April 2024 so
> highly likely that this will not be available. If you book this you will
> end up on a Bus. There exact days track work is happening is still to be
> published.
> 
> Scheduled Bus
> =============
> 
> Greyhound appears to be the only scheduled service
> 
> https://www.greyhound.com.au/buses/brisbane-to-gladstone
> 
> $79
> 
> Buses at 12pm and 2pm. Taking around 12 hours (ie arrive around midnight)
> 
> There might be an option for a chartered bus that would take closer to the
> driving time (say 7 hours). This would need some research and a group of
> interested people.
> 
> 
> Driving
> =======
> 
> Around 6 hours from Brisbane.
> 
> 
> Conclusion
> ==========
> 
> Flying or Driving seem the only realistic options.
> 
> * Flying seems to be the default option. Book early to lock in cheap fares
> * Driving seems to be viable, especially if you can share driving duties
> * Scheduled Buses slow and at inconvenience times
> * The Train is probably not available due to track work
>