[Linux-aus] Getting to Everything Open in Gladstone

[Simon Lyall]

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
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$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
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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
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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
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Around 6 hours from Brisbane.


Conclusion
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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

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