The average bus between Frankston and Essendon takes 3h 6m and the fastest bus takes 2h 41m. There is a bus service every few hours from Frankston to Essendon. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Frankston and Essendon. The earliest departure is at 4:35 AM at night, and the last departure from Frankston is at 5:35 PM which arrives into Essendon at 8:23 PM. All services require a transfer at Melbourne Airport T4 Skybus/Service Rd and take an average of 3h 6m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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3h 16m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Frankston to Essendon. However, there are services departing from Frankston station and arriving at Essendon station via Melbourne Airport T4 Skybus/Service Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 6m.
Frankston to Essendon bus services, operated by SkyBus, depart from Frankston station.
Frankston to Essendon bus services, operated by SkyBus, arrive at Melbourne Airport T4 Skybus/Service Rd station.
The distance between Frankston and Essendon is 47.7 km. The road distance is 79 km.
SkyBus operates a bus from Frankston to Melbourne Airport T4 Skybus/Service Rd hourly. Tickets cost $28 and the journey takes 1h 55m.