There are 10 ways to get from Geelong to Mataranka by shuttle, plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Katherine, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Katherine (KTR)plane MEL - KTR
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
13h 42m$1,093–2,119Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Mac Arthur River, drive
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mac Arthur River (MCV)plane MEL - MCV
- Drive from Mac Arthur River (MCV) to Matarankacar
14h 15m$339–1,029Train, bus via Murray Bridge
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Murray Bridge station to Adelaide City Currie Street Stop W2bus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Matarankabus
2d$485–1,224Train, bus
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Matarankabus
2d 5h$2,275–2,707Drive 3,291.5 km
- Drive from Geelong to Matarankacar 3,291.5 km
33h 12m$611–883Fly Avalon Airport to Katherine, bus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Katherine (KTR)plane AVV - KTR
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
20h 27m$803–2,838Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MEL - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
15h 8m$383–979Fly Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport, bus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane AVV - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
18h 33m$453–1,498Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly to Kununurra, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kununurra (KNX)plane MEL - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
- Take the bus from Katherine to Matarankabus
19h 4m$807–1,567Bus
- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Matarankabus
2d$446–973
Geelong to Mataranka by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Mataranka is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $380 - $1,000 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Mataranka is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 13h 42m and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Geelong station to Mataranka. However, there are services departing from Geelong Station/Railway Tce and arriving at Mataranka via Ballarat, Adelaide and Alice Springs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Geelong and Mataranka is 3053 km. The road distance is 3291.5 km.
The best way to get from Geelong to Mataranka without a car is to train and bus via Murray Bridge which takes 2 days 0h and costs $480 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Geelong to Mataranka, including transfers.
Geelong to Mataranka bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Geelong Station/Railway Tce.
Geelong to Mataranka bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Mataranka is 1h 30m behind Geelong. It is currently 7:11 PM in Geelong and 5:41 PM in Mataranka.
Yes, the driving distance between Geelong to Mataranka is 3291 km. It takes approximately 33h 12m to drive from Geelong to Mataranka.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Mataranka, NT, Australia?
You can take a bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Mataranka via Ballarat, Adelaide, and Alice Springs in around 2d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Katherine via Gold Coast, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mac Arthur River via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mac Arthur River via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mac Arthur River via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
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
Train from North Shore Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- 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
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Katherine to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $27–40
- Flexible
- $24–40
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–300
- Advantage
- $250–380
- Flexible
- $330–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Mataranka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $150–220
- Advantage
- $180–270
- Flexible
- $230–360
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Murray Bridge station to Adelaide City Currie Street Stop W2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- 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 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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