Queensland Explorer Pass
Explore Australia's sunshine state - from $351
The Queensland Explorer Pass gives you three or six months' unlimited Economy Class travel on most Queensland Rail services.
Make your way along the Coral Sea coast aboard the state-of-the-art Tilt Train or the stately Sunlander. Journey deep into outback Queensland aboard the Inlander, Westlander or Spirit of the Outback.
Pricing
Buy your Queensland Explorer Pass from your nearest CountryLink agent before you arrive in Australia and you'll save around 10%.
| Purchased | 3 months | 6 months |
| Outside Australia | $351 | $495 |
| Within Australia | $390 | $550 |
This product is not available to residents of Australia.
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Queensland Explorer Passes are available from your nearest CountryLink Travel Centre or agent.
Using your pass
To book travel on a train service using your pass, call Queensland Rail on 1300 131 722.
Queensland Rail services
The Sunlander
Seaplane tour, Cairns. Photo: Greg Primmer / Tourism Australia
Watch the Queensland coastline unfold aboard Queensland Rail's Sunlander, voted Australia's best railway journey by the Society of International Railway Travellers. Enjoy the traditional service and social atmosphere on board while taking in the rainforests, beaches, tropical islands and course the world-famous Great Barrier Reef.
- Find out more about Brisbane and Queensland's islands and beaches
- Find out more about The Sunlander at the Queensland Rail website.
Tilt Train
Queensland Rail's innovative high-speed Tilt Trains connect destinations along the Queensland coast: Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
- Find out more about Brisbane and Queensland's islands and beaches
- Find out more about the Tilt Train at the Queensland Rail website.
The Inlander
If taking the track less travelled appeals to your adventurous spirit, then why not choose the remarkable journey offered by The Inlander? The Inlander operates between the popular tourist destination of Townsville and the mining centre of Mount Isa, where so much of Queensland's mineral wealth is found.
- Find out more about destinations in Queensland's Townsville region and Outback
- Find out more about The Inlander at the Queensland Rail website.
The Spirit of the Outback
Shearing shed, Longreach. Photo: Susan Wright / Tourism Australia
The Spirit of the Outback takes you on a fascinating journey between Brisbane and Longreach, providing a unique insight into the history of outback Queensland.
Enjoy 24 hours of relaxed pleasure that transports you over 1,300 kilometres from Brisbane to Longreach, gateway to the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, the Qantas Founders Museum and the Outback Heritage Centre.
- Find out more about destinations in Queensland's Capricorn region and Outback
- Find out more about The Spirit of the Outback at the Queensland Rail website.
The Westlander
Find your pioneering spirit and follow in the path of Queensland's famed explorers when you travel westward on The Westlander.
From Brisbane, The Westlander takes you across the towering mountains of the Great Dividing Range through the lush green countryside of the Darling Downs, and out to historic Charleville in the heart of mulga country.
- Find out more about destinations in Queensland's Golden West and Outback
- Find out more about The Westlander at the Queensland Rail website.
Travel pass conditions
- The passes are issued to and accepted by the person named on the ticket, subject to the railways acts, by-laws, regulations and General Conditions of Carriage in force in each railway system to which the travel applies.
- The passes are valid for use on specified rail and coach services operated by the following railway systems:
- CountryLink (Economy seats)
- Great Southern Rail (Red Service Day/Nighter seats)
- Queensland Rail (Economy Class seats).
- Travel must commence and the pass validated within six months of the date of purchase.
- Travel must be completed within the stipulated length of time (that is either three or six months) from the date of validation endorsed on the pass at the initial departure point.
- The holder may upgrade to travel in First Class, Business Class or Red Premium Service seats and sleeping berths on payment of the applicable upgrade amount.
- A reservation is essential prior to the use of the pass and entitles the passenger to only one allocation on any service. The travel pass is a receipt only and does not guarantee travel. A reservation for each individual sector of travel is necessary to obtain a valid travel ticket.
- The passes must be presented with the passport of the holder at the ticket office of the departure point of the initial journey for validation and endorsing of the total period of availability on the pass document. The passport with ticket is to be produced by the holder for all subsequent journeys at either the ticket office or to onboard staff for verification.
- For full Conditions of Carriage and important travel tips please refer to the information provided on each operator's website:
- Pass product is available at the published rate and no further concessions apply.
- The pass may be subject to a fuel price surcharge per sector booked on The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland.
- Passes are not transferable. One passenger per pass only.
- No refund is payable on passes that have been validated, nor are refunds allowed on lost or stolen passes. Applications for refund on passes not yet validated must be submitted to the issuing office within 12 months of the date of issue. For passes purchased overseas, refunds cannot be obtained in Australia.
- Passes lost, stolen or misplaced will not be available for replacement.
