If you fly with Tiger Airways, it will take 2.5 hours. This is a direct flight from Melbourne to Rockhampton.
If you fly with Qantas or Virgin Blue, it can take up to 7 hours since you have to stopover in either Sydney or Brisbane.
Tiger Airways is cheaper and it takes a lot less travel time.
About two hours.
4.5 hour flight 12 hour drive
2,270 kilometres (1,659 miles) taking HIGHWAY 1.
From Melbourne, Victoria to Rockhampton, Queensland is a distance of 1979 kilometres, travelling the inland route via Dubbo and Moree. Actual travelling time is around 24 hours, but this does not factor in rest stops and breaks. It is a trip best done over three days.
The drive from Rockhampton to Maroochydore takes 6.5 - 7 hours and covers 530km.
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City of Rockhampton was created in 1860.
According to the 2006 census, Rockhampton's population is around 65,000. The greater Rockhampton area, however, has a population of closer to 100,000.
Rockhampton Grammar School was created in 1881.