Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west.

[7] The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s.

[11][12][5] Green Ridge State School opened on 22 April 1912 and closed in August 1960.

[11][12][5] On 23 February 2022, freight train Y279, operated by Aurizon derailed at approximately 3:30am due to flash flooding during that 2022 eastern Australia floods that had resulted in a track washout at the 149.020 km point just south of Traveston.

It raises money for community charities as well as for Sudden infant death syndrome.