The bus between Melbourne and Darwin City takes 2d 9h. The bus runs, on average, 5 times per week from Melbourne to Darwin City. 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 5 times a week between Melbourne and Darwin City. The service departs Melbourne at 7:15 AM in the morning, which arrives into Darwin City at 15:05:00. All services require a transfer at Adelaide and take an average of 2d 9h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Darwin City. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station and arriving at Darwin station via Adelaide station and Alice Springs station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
Melbourne to Darwin City bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Darwin City bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Darwin station.
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The distance between Melbourne and Darwin City is 3148.1 km. The road distance is 3734 km.
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Darwin via Adelaide and Alice Springs in around 2d 6h.
