Spirit of the Outback Timetable

Eastbound
Westbound

Eastbound

Longreach to Brisbane

Train number P986
Departing Mon, Thu
Longreach ☑ 10.00am
Ilfracombe ^ 10.32am
Barcaldine ^ arrive 12.07pm
Barcaldine ^ 12.27pm
Jericho ^ 2.03pm
Alpha ^ arrive 3.08pm
Alpha ^ 3.18pm
Anakie ^ 6.30pm
Emerald arrive 7.23pm
Emerald 7.43pm
Blackwater ^ 9.20pm
Bluff ^ 9.39pm
Duaringa ^ 10.45pm
Departing Tue, Fri
Rockhampton arrive 1.15am
Rockhampton 1.25am
Mount Larcom ^ 2.20am
Gladstone arrive 2.53am
Gladstone 3.03am
Miriam Vale ^ 3.54am
Bundaberg 5.27am
Maryborough West 6.36am
Gympie North arrive 8.20am
Gympie North 8.30am
Cooroy^ 9.15am
Nambour 9.40am
Caboolture 10.42am
Brisbane (Roma Street) arrive 11.50am

RailBus connections

Winton to Longreach railway station#

Departing Mon, Thu
Winton – Waltzing Matilda Centre 6.45am
Morella Intersection 8.10am
Longreach railway station, Sir Hudson Fysh Drive arrive 8.55am

# Please call Outback Aussie Tours on 0488 583 000 the day prior to travel between 12pm to 9pm and leave a message with your name, phone number and pick up location.

Maryborough Transit Centre to Maryborough West railway station

Departing Tue, Fri
Old Maryborough railway station 6.11am
Maryborough West railway station arrive 6.21am

Maryborough West railway station to Hervey Bay

Departing Tue, Fri
Maryborough West railway station 6.45am
Old Maryborough railway station 6.55am
Pialba – Hervey Bay transit centre arrive 7.35am

Gympie North railway station to Gympie town

Departing Tue, Fri
Gympie North railway station 8.34am
Gympie – Sovereign Cinema arrive 8.44am
  • Station will only be stopped at if reservations have been pre-booked.
  • RailBus connections are available at selected stations as displayed. For more information on transfers and connections visit the website.

Note: Short sector booking restrictions may apply.

Times are subject to change. For updated information, please check.

Effective for travel from 2 September 2024

Westbound

Brisbane to Longreach

Train number PW57 1 PW57 2
Departing Tue Sat
Brisbane (Roma Street) 6.10pm 2.40pm
Caboolture 7.06pm 3.38pm
Nambour 8.11pm 4.49pm
Cooroy ^ 8.37pm 5.15pm
Gympie North arrive 9.23pm 6.01pm
Gympie North ☑ 9.33pm 6.11pm
Maryborough West ☑ 10.53pm 7.50pm
Departing Wed
Bundaberg 12.01am 8.58pm
Miriam Vale ^ 1.32am 10.29pm
Gladstone arrive 2.24am 11.21pm
Gladstone 2.34am 11.31pm
Departing Sun
Mount Larcom ^ 3.07am 12.04am
Rockhampton arrive 4.54am 1.50am
Rockhampton 5.04am 2.00am
Duaringa ^ 6.35am 3.31am
Bluff ^ 7.36am 4.32am
Blackwater ^ 7.56am 4.52am
Emerald arrive 9.36am 6.32am
Emerald 9.56am 6.52am
Anakie ^ 10.46am 7.41am
Alpha ^ arrive 2.00pm 10.42am
Alpha ^ 2.20pm 11.02am
Jericho ^ 3.29pm 12.11pm
Barcaldine ^ arrive 5.05pm 1.46pm
Barcaldine ^ 5.25pm 2.06pm
Ilfracombe ^ 7.03pm 3.44pm
Longreach arrive ☑ 7.50pm 4.30pm
Arriving Wed Sun
  • Station will only be stopped at if reservations have been pre-booked.
  • RailBus connections are available at selected stations as displayed. For more information on transfers and connections visit the website.

Note: Short sector booking restrictions may apply.

Times are subject to change. For updated information, please check.

RailBus connection

Gympie town to Gympie North railway station

Departing Tue Sat
Gympie – Sovereign Cinema 8.58pm 5.21pm
Gympie North railway station arrive 9.08pm 5.31pm

Gympie North railway station to Gympie town

Departing Tue Sat
Gympie North railway station 9.38pm 6.26pm
Gympie – Sovereign Cinema arrive 9.48pm 6.36pm

Hervey Bay to Maryborough West railway station

Departing Tue Sat
Pialba – Hervey Bay transit centre 9.43pm 6.28pm
Old Maryborough railway station 10.28pm 7.13pm
Maryborough West railway station arrive 10.38pm 7.23pm

Maryborough West railway station to Hervey Bay

Departing Tue Sat
Maryborough West railway station 11.03pm 8.01pm
Old Maryborough railway station 11.13pm 8.11pm
Pialba – Hervey Bay transit centre 8.51pm

Longreach railway station to Winton*

Departing Wed Sun
Longreach railway station, Sir Hudson Fysh Drive 7.55pm 4.35pm
Morella Intersection 8.40pm 5.20pm
Winton – Waltzing Matilda Centre arrive 9.55pm 6.35pm

* Please note this service is operated by TransLink.

Effective for travel from 2 September 2024