There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Loveday by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Mildura Airport, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mildura Airport (MQL)plane MEL - MQL
- Drive from Mildura-Airport-MQL to Lovedaycar
4h 44m$228–363Train, bus via Swan Hill
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Swan Hill Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St to Parilla Store/Mallee Hwybus
- Take the bus from Parilla to South Berribus
13h 22m$51–94Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide station to Gawler Central stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gawler to Kingston-on-Murraybus
15h 7m$223–477Drive 692.7 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Lovedaycar 692.7 km
7h 49m$126–182Fly to Adelaide Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the train from Adelaide station to Gawler Central stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gawler to Cobdoglabus
8h 7m$187–395Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Ouyen Community Park/Oke Stbus
- Take the bus from Ouyen Community Park/Oke St to BP Roadhouse/Homburg Tcebus
- Take the bus from Pinnaroo to South Berribus
13h 52m$58–105Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cobdoglabus
14h 50m$154–181Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce to Swan Reachbus
- Take the bus from Swan Reach to Barmerabus
15h 9m$158–383
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mildura Airport (MQL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Loveday is to train and bus via Swan Hill which costs $50 - $95 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Loveday is to fly and drive which takes 4h 44m and costs $220 - $370.
The distance between Melbourne and Loveday is 646 km. The road distance is 692.7 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Loveday without a car is to train and bus via Swan Hill which takes 13h 22m and costs $50 - $95.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Melbourne to Loveday, including transfers.
Loveday is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:34 PM in Melbourne and 2:04 PM in Loveday.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Loveday is 693 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Melbourne to Loveday.
There are 21+ hotels available in Loveday.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Loveday, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Loveday via Adelaide and Cobdogla in around 14h 50m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mildura Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mildura Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Swan Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–15
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
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
Train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–150
- Red Standard Everyday
- $170–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $230–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $280–340
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Train from Adelaide station to Gawler Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St to Parilla Store/Mallee Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- 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
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Ouyen Community Park/Oke St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times 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
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Parilla to South Berri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Pinnaroo to South Berri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Murray Bridge Information Centre/South Tce to Swan Reach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Swan Reach to Barmera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Gawler to Kingston-on-Murray
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Gawler to Cobdogla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Cobdogla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Ouyen Community Park/Oke St to BP Roadhouse/Homburg Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.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
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