There are 5 ways to get from Lara to Casterton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Wathen St/Henty Stbus
6h 11m$19–48Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geelong Station/Railway Tce to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus Coach
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Wathen St/Henty Stbus Coach
7h$12–51Train, bus via Warrnambool
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Wathen St/Henty Stbus Coach
7h 12m$19–44Drive 303.8 km
- Drive from Lara to Castertoncar 303.8 km
3h 49m$54–78Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lara Station to Sunshine Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane MEL - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Casterton Memorial Hospital/Russell Stbus
5h 36m$216–516
Lara to Casterton by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lara to Casterton is to train and bus via Warrnambool which costs $18 - $45 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Lara to Casterton is to drive which takes 3h 49m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Lara and Casterton is 387 km. The road distance is 303.8 km.
The best way to get from Lara to Casterton without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 11m and costs $19 - $50.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Lara to Casterton, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lara to Casterton is 304 km. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Lara to Casterton.
What companies run services between Lara, VIC, Australia and Casterton, VIC, Australia?
You can take a train from Lara Station to Wathen St/Henty St via Geelong Station, Geelong Station/Railway Tce, and Ballarat Station/Lydiard St in around 7h.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Gambier Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
Train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Lara Station to Sunshine Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Wathen St/Henty St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- 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
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Wathen St/Henty St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- 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
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Casterton Memorial Hospital/Russell St
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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
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
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