Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Qantaslink fly daily to Roma.
By car
[edit]The Warrego Highway heads west from Brisbane through the Lockyer Valley, up the range to Toowoomba, through the rich pastoral lands of the Darling Downs onwards to Roma. From Roma your journey can continue west to Charleville, north to Emerald and Mackay or south into New South Wales.
By train
[edit]Queensland Rail runs its Westlander service between Brisbane and Charleville two times a week. 1 Roma railway station is located at 41 Station St.
Get around
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See
[edit]- 1 The Big Rig, 2 Riggers Rd, ☏ +61 7 4622 2325. The town's major tourist attraction pays tribute to its oil and gas industry from the early 1900s. It is located on an old oil derrick on the outskirts of the town, and is part of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network.
- 2 Up The Creek Garage, 14 George St E, ☏ +61 417 744 839. M-Sa 9AM-5PM. Historic car and cattle museum.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Rex Coffee + food, 5/104 McDowall St. M-F 5:30AM-10PM.
- 2 Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 60/62 McDowall St, ☏ +61 7 4622 1717. Su-Th 5:30-9PM F Sa 5:30-9:30PM.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Roma Explorers Inn, 44778 Warrego Hwy, ☏ +61 7 4620 1400. Four star dining and accommodation.
Go next
[edit]West on the Warrego Highway, onwards to Charleville, then to Quilpie, Cunnamulla, or onwards to the Outback. North on the Carnavon Highway to Emerald, Mackay and the Far North Queensland. South on the Carnovan Highway following the Balonne River through Surat, St George and on into New South Wales.
| Longreach ← Morven ← | W A2 E | → Miles → Brisbane |
| END ← | N A55 S | → St George → Walgett |
| Emerald ← Injune ← | N A7 S | → END |