There are 4 ways to get from Ballarat to Perth by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MEL - PER
7h 59m$252–567Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain Adl-Per 2026
3d 5h$700–8,104Drive 3,196.9 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Perthcar 3,196.9 km
34h 16m$565–817Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Perth Airport (PER)plane AVV - PER
11h 52m$387–835
Ballarat to Perth by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Perth is to train and fly which costs $250 - $600 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Perth is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $250 - $600.
The distance between Ballarat and Perth is 2827 km. The road distance is 3196.9 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Perth without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $700 - $8,500.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Ballarat to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 2h behind Ballarat. It is currently 5:10 PM in Ballarat and 3:10 PM in Perth.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Perth is 3197 km. It takes approximately 34h 16m to drive from Ballarat to Perth.
There are 1551+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Ballarat to Perth. However, you can take the train to Melton Station, walk to Melton, take the bus to Melbourne Airport, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ballarat to Perth via Adelaide, Stop W2 Grote St - South side, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - South East side, and Adelaide Parklands in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Deer Park Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,800
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,000–5,000
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Ballarat to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
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