There are 5 ways to get from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Carpenter Rocks to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)taxi
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MGB - MEL
2h 14m$245–587Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus Coach
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus Ballarat / ...
7h 6m$61–113Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus Coach
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain Ballarat
6h 29m$68–107Drive 451.3 km
- Drive from Carpenter Rocks to Melbournecar 451.3 km
5h 19m$82–118Bus, train via Warrnambool
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus Coach
- Take the train from Warrnambool Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain Geelong
7h 42m$69–103
Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne is to bus and train which costs $65 - $110 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 14m and costs $240 - $600.
The distance between Carpenter Rocks and Melbourne is 427 km. The road distance is 451.3 km.
The best way to get from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 29m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 30 min ahead of Carpenter Rocks. It is currently 10:21 AM in Carpenter Rocks and 10:51 AM in Melbourne.
Yes, the driving distance between Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne is 451 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Carpenter Rocks to Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Carpenter Rocks, SA, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a vehicle from Carpenter Rocks to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St via Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East and Ballarat Station/Lydiard St in around 7h 6m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Warrnambool Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–14
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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