There are 4 ways to get from Colac to Karoonda by train, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Colac Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce to Karoondabus
11h 33m$137–332Train, bus via Mount Gambier
cheapest- Take the train from Colac Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Tailem Bendbus
- Take the bus from Tailem Bend to Karoondabus
13h 38m$90–145Drive 580.2 km
- Drive from Colac to Karoondacar 580.2 km
6h 43m$105–151Train, shuttle, fly, bus
- Take the train from Colac Station to Geelong Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Murray Bridgebus
- Take the bus from Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce to Karoondabus
9h 30m$183–386
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colac to Karoonda is to train and bus via Mount Gambier which costs $85 - $150 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Colac to Karoonda is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs $100 - $160.
The distance between Colac and Karoonda is 809 km. The road distance is 580.2 km.
The best way to get from Colac to Karoonda without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $130 - $340.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Colac to Karoonda, including transfers.
Karoonda is 30 min behind Colac. It is currently 1:20 PM in Colac and 12:50 PM in Karoonda.
Yes, the driving distance between Colac to Karoonda is 580 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Colac to Karoonda.
What companies run services between Colac, VIC, Australia and Karoonda, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Colac to Karoonda. However, you can take the train to North Shore Station, take the train to Murray Bridge Station, walk to Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce, then take the bus to Karoonda. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colac Station to Karoonda via Warrnambool Station, Warrnambool Station/Merri St, Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East, Mount Gambier, Tailem Bend, and Tailem Bend in around 13h 38m.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–480
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Colac Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Colac Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Colac Station to Geelong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from North Shore Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $120–140
- Red Standard Everyday
- $160–190
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $210–260
- Red Premium Everyday
- $260–310
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce to Karoonda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Tailem Bend to Karoonda
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Mount Gambier to Tailem Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Murray Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
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