Toowoomba to Roma by Train and return to Toowoomba by bus – 3 Days 2 nights
Toowoomba to Roma by Train and return to Toowoomba by bus – 3 Days 2 nights
Adult (Twin Share/Double) $ 1100.00
Adult Single $1150.00
Toowoomba to Roma return by bus
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Toowoomba to Roma return via train is a 3 day 2 night tour which includes your heritage rail tour to Roma and return plus, meals, transfers and accommodation for 2 nights. YOU WON’T FIND A CHEAPER HERITAGE RAIL PACKAGE TOUR ANYWHERE!
Itinerary:
Day 1 – Friday 13th June
08:30 Arrive at Toowoomba Railway Station, Railway Street Toowoomba QLD. Parking is available. (Wilsons Undercover Parking – Toowoomba Bus Interchange, 27 Neil Street, Toowoomba). Ensure your luggage is labeled with your name and mobile phone number. You will be allocated a railway carriage and seat. Toilets are available on the platform.
09:30 Depart Toowoomba Railway Station
12:15 Stop at Dalby Railway Station for lunch (on the platform). A BBQ lunch with salad will be provided on this heritage station that was the hub of the area in days gone by.
16:45 Arrive Chinchilla, collect your luggage and load onto buses waiting. The bus will transfer you to your motel.
Dinner will be at “The Palms” restaurant in Chinchilla where you can get to know your fellow travelers over a 2 course dinner.
Day 2 – Saturday 14th June
07:00 Breakfast this morning is a buffet at “the Palms” Restaurant
08:15 Depart Chinchilla to Miles and Roma.
There is a short break at Miles station to replenish the train. You can stretch your legs and briefly have a look at the station and the small park nearby.
A boxed lunch will be served once on board again and heading to Roma.
15:30 Arrive Roma, collect your bags from the train and load on buses waiting for you to transfer you to your motel.
Dinner is to be at “The Big Rig Tourist Centre” in Roma. Following dinner, a stargazing session will be undertaken. Experience the Under the Stars night show at the Big Rig tourist centre where you will see “The Southern Cross”, “The Saucepan” and other constellations.
Following the show you will be taken back to your motel for a good night’s sleep.
Day 3 – Sunday 15th June
06:30 Breakfast
Tour of the Big Rig Tourist Park complex, followed by a bus tour around Roma
10:30 Depart Roma Station by bus for Toowoomba, arriving mid afternoon
End of tour
*Please note – These times may change due to Queensland Rail timetable.*
Parking Suggestions
$8.00/day undercover parking is available at the Neil Street Toowoomba Bus Terminal Wilsons Carpark.
We recommend you drop your passengers and baggage at the station, and then travel to the carpark and walk back. It is 2 city blocks away (approx. 10 minute walk).
Please note
Please plan to arrive at the Toowoomba Railway Station, Railway Street, Toowoomba at least 30 minutes before departure.
Relevant Travel Details:
• A kiosk selling tea, coffee and alcoholic beverages and snacks is available on the train. Although we have EFTPOS available, we do pass through some black spots. Please have cash available for this if necessary.
We make every endeavor to ensure that the tour will operate as advertised. Unfortunately, this may not always be possible owing to unforeseen circumstances such as total fire bans or mechanical failures. In such events we reserve the right to make whatever changes are necessary, without compensation. However, any changes made will only be after we have exhausted all reasonable efforts to provide the tour as advertised.
• Where steam is unavailable, SDSR will replace it with the Heritage Diesel Locomotive.
• Some services may cancel at short notice. You will be notified by email and refunded automatically (in most cases).
• Times shown on brochures are subject to approval of the relevant authorities and could differ on the day. Correct times will be advised on your tickets or by special email.