There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 2m$197–369Bus 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$64–104Bus
- 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$89–129Fly, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane MEL - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Naracoortebus
6h 8m$267–696Train, 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$140–264
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 2m and costs $190 - $370.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Melbourne to Limestone Coast, including transfers.
Limestone Coast is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:20 AM in Melbourne and 1:50 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
- $150–310
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
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
- $30–45
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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