There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from North Shore Station to Bordertown Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Bordertown Station to Limestone Coasttaxi
8h 3m$198–371Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus Coach
- Take the bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to McRae St/Robertson Stbus Naracoorte - Horsham Via Natimuk, Goroke, Edenhope
9h 33m$64–105Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Horshambus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to McRae St/Robertson Stbus Naracoorte - Horsham Via Natimuk, Goroke, Edenhope
8h 33m$154–171Drive 469 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Limestone Coastcar 469 km
5h 25m$87–126Fly from Melbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane MEL - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Naracoortebus
6h 8m$302–616Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Horsham Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to McRae St/Robertson Stbus Naracoorte - Horsham Via Natimuk, Goroke, Edenhope
8h 56m$140–264Bus to Avalon Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane AVV - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Naracoortebus
15h 14m$312–1,016
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $60 - $110 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast is to drive which takes 5h 25m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between Melbourne and Limestone Coast is 603 km. The road distance is 469 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 3m and costs $190 - $380.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast, including transfers.
Limestone Coast is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:16 AM in Melbourne and 10:46 AM in Limestone Coast.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Limestone Coast is 469 km. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Melbourne to Limestone Coast.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Limestone Coast, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Limestone Coast via Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave and McRae St/Robertson St in around 8h 33m.
- 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
- $170–390
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from North Shore Station to Bordertown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $90–110
- Red Standard Everyday
- $110–140
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $160–190
- Red Premium Everyday
- $190–230
Train from Southern Cross Station to Horsham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $80–95
- Red Standard Everyday
- $95–120
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Premium Everyday
- $160–200
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave to McRae St/Robertson St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Mount Gambier to Naracoorte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–35
- 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
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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