There are 7 ways to get from Darwin to Warrnambool by plane, shuttle, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DRW - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
11h 36m$306–850Bus
- Take the bus from Darwin to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
2d 6h$518–1,126Train
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain
- Take the train from Alice Springs to Manguritrain
- Take the train from Manguri to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
2d 17h$5,439–5,672Drive 3,609.9 km
- Drive from Darwin to Warrnamboolcar 3,609.9 km
35h 56m$648–936Fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DRW - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
16h 14m$446–1,629Fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane DRW - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
14h 19m$312–1,146Train, bus
- Take the train from Darwin to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
3d 12h$3,278–3,339
Darwin to Warrnambool by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Warrnambool is to fly and shuttle and train which costs $300 - $850 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Warrnambool is to fly and shuttle and train which takes 11h 36m and costs $300 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Darwin to Warrnambool station. However, there are services departing from Darwin and arriving at Warrnambool Station/Merri St via Alice Springs, Adelaide and Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Darwin and Warrnambool is 3429 km. The road distance is 3609.9 km.
The best way to get from Darwin to Warrnambool without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Darwin to Warrnambool, including transfers.
Darwin to Warrnambool bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, depart from Darwin station.
The best way to get from Darwin to Warrnambool is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $500 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $5,400 - $5,700 and takes 2 days 17h.
Darwin to Warrnambool bus services, operated by Greyhound Australia, arrive at Alice Springs station.
Warrnambool is 1h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 12:42 PM in Darwin and 2:12 PM in Warrnambool.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Warrnambool, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Darwin to Warrnambool Station/Merri St via Alice Springs, Adelaide, Mount Gambier, and Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East in around 2d 6h. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Darwin to Warrnambool Station via Darwin, Alice Springs, Manguri, Adelaide Station, North Shore Station, and Geelong Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Alice Springs, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Alice Springs, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–11
Train from Southern Cross Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,222
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,222
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,340
Train from Alice Springs to Manguri
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,430
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,430
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,506
Train from Manguri to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,608
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,608
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,693
Train from Darwin to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,159
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $3,159
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $3,326
Train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Standard Everyday
- $180–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $240–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $290–350
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $340–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
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
- 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/
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