There are 10 ways to get from Cowell to Melbourne by bus, plane, car ferry, train, or car
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Bus to Whyalla Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Cowell to Whyallabus
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WYA - MEL
5h 39m$432–764Bus, train via Bendigo
cheapest- Take the bus from Cowell to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Bendigo Station/Railway Plbus
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
20h 39m$94–169Bus
- Take the bus from Cowell to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus Melbourne
18h 10m$173–208Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroocarferry
- Take the bus from Wallaroo Harry's Servo Charles Tce, United to Rundle Mallbus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
18h 27m$238–489Drive 1,194.1 km
- Drive from Cowell to Melbournecar 1,194.1 km
13h 34m$227–327Bus to Port Lincoln Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Cowell to Port Lincolnbus
- Fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PLO - MEL
7h 13m$397–747Bus to Whyalla Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cowell to Whyallabus
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane WYA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
10h 44m$192–764Bus to Adelaide Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Cowell to Adelaidebus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ADL - MEL
10h 50m$201–482Bus to Port Lincoln Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cowell to Port Lincolnbus
- Fly from Port Lincoln Airport (PLO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PLO - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
10h 53m$217–797Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cowell to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain The Overland
19h 21m$223–494
Cowell to Melbourne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cowell to Melbourne is to bus and train via Bendigo which costs $90 - $170 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cowell to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $430 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Cowell to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Cowell and arriving at Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
The distance between Cowell and Melbourne is 966 km. The road distance is 1194.1 km.
The best way to get from Cowell to Melbourne without a car is to bus which takes 18h 10m and costs $170 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Cowell to Melbourne, including transfers.
Cowell to Melbourne bus services, operated by Stateliner, depart from Cowell station.
Cowell to Melbourne bus services, operated by Stateliner, arrive at Adelaide station.
Melbourne is 30 min ahead of Cowell. It is currently 7:31 AM in Cowell and 8:01 AM in Melbourne.
Yes, the driving distance between Cowell to Melbourne is 1194 km. It takes approximately 13h 34m to drive from Cowell to Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cowell, SA, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Cowell to Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Adelaide in around 18h 10m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Port Lincoln Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Cowell to Whyalla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Cowell to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Cowell to Port Lincoln
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- enquiries@ypcoaches.com.au
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Wallaroo Harry's Servo Charles Tce, United to Rundle Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Bendigo Station/Railway Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–50
- 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
- +61 8 8823 0777
- admin@spencergulfsearoad.com
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Lucky Bay to Wallaroo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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