There are 8 ways to get from Ingham to Melbourne by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Ingham to Proserpine
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)PPP - MEL
9h 45m$247–2,001Train to Cairns, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ingham to Cairns Central Station
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CNS - MEL
10h 47m$160–1,284Train via Sydney
- Take the train from Ingham to Roma Street
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Station32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Cross623 / ...
47h 57m$210–5,804Bus
- Take the bus from Ingham to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
2d 7hDrive 2,546.2 km
- Drive from Ingham to Melbourne2,546.2 km
29h 42m$482–696Train, bus, bus to Townsville Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Ingham to Townsville
- Take the bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Take the bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airport
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)TSV - MEL
12h 8m$234–968Train to Cairns, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ingham to Cairns Central Station
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)CNS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
14h 12m$270–1,684Train
- Take the train from Ingham to Roma StreetSpirit of Queensland
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
3d 1h$3,376–9,805
Ingham to Melbourne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ingham to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $160 - $1,300 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ingham to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 9h 45m and costs $240 - $2,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ingham to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Ingham and arriving at Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St via Brisbane and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Ingham to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from Ingham and arriving at Southern Cross via Roma Street Station and Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 57m.
The distance between Ingham and Melbourne is 2336 km. The road distance is 2546.2 km.
The best way to get from Ingham to Melbourne without a car is to train via Sydney which takes 47h 57m and costs $210 - $6,000.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Ingham to Melbourne, including transfers.
Ingham to Melbourne bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, depart from Ingham station.
Ingham to Melbourne train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, depart from Ingham station.
The best way to get from Ingham to Melbourne is to train via Sydney which takes 47h 57m and costs $210 - $6,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Ingham, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from Ingham to Southern Cross via Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 47h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ingham to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St via Brisbane Roma Street, Brisbane, and Central Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Townsville Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Townsville Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Ingham to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–1,333
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–210
- AChoice
- $18–85
- Gold Class
- $1,065
- Heritage Class
- $1,333
Train from Ingham to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–5,305
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–360
- AChoice
- $75–340
- Gold Class
- $4,235
- Heritage Class
- $5,305
Train from Ingham to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–867
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–190
- AChoice
- $12–55
- Gold Class
- $692
- Heritage Class
- $867
Train from Ingham to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–401
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–170
- AChoice
- $5–26
- Gold Class
- $320
- Heritage Class
- $401
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,365–4,455
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $4,455
- Gold
- $3,365
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Ingham to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–330
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Townsville station to Blue Care Community Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Blue Care Community Centre to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- 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
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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More Questions & Answers
Ingham to Melbourne bus services, operated by Premier Motor Service, arrive at Brisbane Roma Street station.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Ingham. It is currently 7:40 PM in Ingham and 8:40 PM in Melbourne.
Ingham to Melbourne train services, operated by Queensland Rail Travel, arrive at Roma Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ingham to Melbourne is 2546 km. It takes approximately 29h 42m to drive from Ingham to Melbourne.
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