There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Aratula by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MEL - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
6h 35m$165–373Fly Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane MEL - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
8h 25m$135–450Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
28h 23m$157–553Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
28h 44mDrive 1,550.7 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Aratulacar 1,550.7 km
17h 24m$279–402Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane AVV - BNE
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
7h 26m$185–493Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane AVV - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Streettrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratulabus
9h 6m$140–470Bus via Cabramatta
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Liverpoolbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Aratulabus
32h 15m$242–352
Melbourne to Aratula by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Aratula is to fly and train and bus which costs $130 - $450 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Aratula is to fly and bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $160 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Aratula. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and arriving at Aratula via Central Station and Brisbane Roma Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 44m.
The distance between Melbourne and Aratula is 1506 km. The road distance is 1550.7 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Aratula without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 23m and costs $150 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Melbourne to Aratula, including transfers.
Melbourne to Aratula bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Melbourne to Aratula bus services, operated by FlixBus Australia, arrive at Central Station.
Aratula is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:17 AM in Melbourne and 1:17 AM in Aratula.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Aratula is 1551 km. It takes approximately 17h 24m to drive from Melbourne to Aratula.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Aratula, QLD, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Aratula via Central Station, Brisbane, and Brisbane Roma Street in around 28h 44m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- 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 Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- reservations@crisps.com.au
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Aratula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Aratula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $160–240
- Flexible
- $200–310
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside 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
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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