There are 9 ways to get from Melbourne to Cleve by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)MEL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cleve
8h 6m$426–774Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin StCoach
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cleve
20h 36m$91–178Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to AdelaideAdelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cleve
19h 1m$175–219Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide StationThe Overland
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cleve
19h 28m$228–499Drive 1,236.2 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Cleve1,236.2 km
13h 57m$234–338Fly Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)MEL - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Cleve
7h 20m$399–739Fly Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cleve
12h 9m$213–503Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)AVV - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Cleve
13h 57m$336–1,274Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Harry's Servo Charles Tce, United
- Take the car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Take the bus from Cowell to Cleve
19h 38m$253–505
Melbourne to Cleve by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cleve is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $90 - $180 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cleve is to fly and bus which takes 7h 20m and costs $390 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Cleve. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Cleve via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
The distance between Melbourne and Cleve is 1008 km. The road distance is 1236.2 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Cleve without a car is to bus which takes 19h 1m and costs $170 - $220.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Melbourne to Cleve, including transfers.
Melbourne to Cleve bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Cleve bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Cleve is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:46 AM in Melbourne and 8:16 AM in Cleve.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Cleve is 1236 km. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Melbourne to Cleve.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cleve, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Cleve via Adelaide in around 19h 1m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–650
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Cleve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cleve
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Lincoln to Cleve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Cowell to Cleve
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- 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
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- enquiries@ypcoaches.com.au
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Wallaroo Harry's Servo Charles Tce, United
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 8 8823 0777
- admin@spencergulfsearoad.com
- Website
- spencergulfsearoad.com
Car ferry from Wallaroo to Lucky Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Book at
- spencergulfsearoad.com
- Passenger
- $44
- Car & 4WD's up to 5.5m
- $198
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