There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Emu Ridge by plane, bus, car ferry, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC)plane MEL - KGC
5h 24m$438–753Bus, car ferry, taxi via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Emu Ridgetaxi
17h 49m$85–484Bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Emu Ridgetaxi
16h 14m$169–523Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Emu Ridgetaxi
16h 53m$217–798Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Melbourne to Cape Jerviscar
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshawcarferry
- Drive from Penneshaw to Emu Ridgecar
10h 36m$154–554Bus to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Kingscote (KGC)plane AVV - KGC
14h 15m$208–853
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Emu Ridge is to bus and car ferry and taxi via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $85 - $490 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Emu Ridge is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $430 - $800.
The distance between Melbourne and Emu Ridge is 722 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Emu Ridge without a car is to bus and car ferry and taxi which takes 16h 14m and costs $160 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Melbourne to Emu Ridge, including transfers.
Emu Ridge is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:29 PM in Melbourne and 1:59 PM in Emu Ridge.
There are 89+ hotels available in Emu Ridge.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Emu Ridge, SA, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Kingscote via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
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 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
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- 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
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- 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/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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