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The Sunlander 

 
 
 
The Sunlander

Take the rail journey voted Australias best and enjoy the breathtaking scenery between Brisbane and Cairns onboard The Sunlander. Travel Queenslander Class for a premium rail experience.


Seats & Berths Facilities Dining Northbound
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Fares Taking Your Car

The Sunlander has been chosen as one of the Worlds Top 25 Rail Journeys by the Society of International Railway Travellers.

See the Queensland coastline unfold as you relish the comfort of a traditional train service, offering overnight sleepers, dining, lounge and club cars.

Our guests tell us The Sunlander is the highlight of their holiday, with the social onboard atmosphere onboard ensuring you meet plenty of new friends along the way.

Dining Options

  • Club Car
    The Club Car has a friendly atmosphere and offers continuous service for light refreshments, drinks and confectionery except for some periods of night travel. A restricted liquor service is also available in the Club Car.

  • Buffet Car
    A licensed Buffet Car is available for passengers to purchase a range of Australian style meals and beverages, all set against a backdrop of an ever changing view.

  • Drinking Fountains
    Drinking fountains provided at the leading end of most cars.

Buffet car menu

Breakfast

Lunch

Continental Breakfast (gf option available)
Cereal, toast with preserves, fresh fruit salad served with tea, coffee or juice

$12

Warm Beef Salad (gf)
Tender rib fillet slices served on a Traveltrain garden salad finished with a house dressing

$13

Cane Cutter's Breakfast (gf option available)
2 eggs cooked to your liking, bacon, grilled tomato, breakfast sausages, hash brown and toast served with tea, coffee or juice

$15

Vegetarian Lasagne (v)
Vegetarian lasagne served with napolitana sauce and a Traveltrain garden salad with a house dressing

$15

Children's Breakfast (under 12s only)
Bacon and egg served with toast, glass of milk, Milo or fruit juice

$8

Steak & Bacon Burger (gf option available)
Minute steak & bacon burger with all the trimmings

$7.50

Juice
Orange, apple and blackcurrent, tomato

$2.50

Beef Burger (gf option available)
Traditional hamburger with all the trimmings

$6.50

Chicken Burger (gf option available)
Crumbed chicken fillet served with all the trimmings

$6.50

Hot Dog
Class Hot Dog with cheese & tomato sauce

$6

Hot Roast Roll (gf option available)
Thinly sliced roast meat served with gravy (Ask our staff for the roast of the day option)

$6

 

Dinner

Children's meals (under 12s only)

Rib Fillet (gf)
Tender rib fillet topped with your choice of gravy, mushroom, pepper or chilli sauce

$20.50

Minute Steak and Chips

$8

Barramundi Fillet (gf option available)
Oven baked barramundi fillet dusted in lemon pepper and finished with a citrus butter

$20

Chicken Nuggets and Chips

$8

Roast of the Day (gf option available)
Roast of the day served with gravy (Ask our staff for the roast of the day option)

$16

Desserts

Chicken Schnitzel
Crumbed chicken schnitzel served with napolitana sauce

$17

Chef's selection of daily desserts
with a coffee or tea add

$7

Vegetarian Lasagne (v)
Vegetarian lasagne served with napolitana sauce

$15

Ask our staff for today's dessert selection

$1

All main meals are served with your choice of salad or vegetables and chips or mashed potato

(v) vegetarian (gf) gluten free

We apologise in advance if your preferred menu item is not available. All prices include GST.

Special Dietary Menu

All requests for special dietary meals must be finalised with Traveltrain reservations and paid for no later than four (4) days prior to departure.

All breakfast (B), lunch (L) and dinner (D) packages consist of a main course meal with diced fruit and accompaniment. Accompaniment depends on specific dietary requirements. Your Traveltrain consultant will advise you from which car your meal will be available.

Coeliac (Gluten free) meals are now provided on all services at all meal periods.

Please call 1300 131 722 to arrange your special dietary meal.

Meal

Type

Dietary Requirements

Ingredients

Accompanyment

Dessert

Price
Adult / Child

Fish fillet with steamed vegetables

L, D

Bland
Coeliac
Gluten Free
Low Calorie
Hindu
Low Fat
Low Sodium (no added salt)
Steamed FISH with separate steamed carrots, broccoli and potato Gluten free bread or standard roll with butter. Fresh Fruit Salad

$19.80 /
$13.20

Breakfast omelette with sautéed vegetables

B

Bland
Coeliac
Gluten Free
Low Calorie
Hindu
Low Fat
Low Sodium (no added salt)
Tomato omelette, Roma tomato, asparagus, mushroom Gluten Free bread with butter Fresh Fruit Salad

$19.80 /
$13.20

Sautéed vegetables and baked beans

B

Lacto Ova (No milk, no eggs) Asparagus, mushrooms, Roma tomato, baked beans Standard bread roll with Margarine Fresh Fruit Salad

$19.80 /
$13.20

Vegetable stir fry

L, D

Lacto Ova and Vegetarian Rice noodles stir fried with red and green capsicum, mushrooms, Asian greens and finished with an Asian dressing Standard bread roll with Margarine Fresh Fruit Salad

$19.80 /
$13.20

Contact Us

For more information please call:

P:

1800 TRAINS (872 467)
(7am - 7pm EST; 7 days)

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