There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Paringa by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mildura Airport (MQL)MEL - MQL
- Drive from Mildura-Airport-MQL to Paringa
4h 7m$192–378Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Mill St/McLennan St
- Take the bus from Mill St/Midland Hwy to Parilla Store/Mallee Hwy
- Take the bus from Parilla to Berri Vaughn Tce
19h 18m$44–183Train, bus via Post Office/Railway Tce
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Murray Bridge Station
- Take the bus from Information Centre/South Tce to Post Office/Railway Tce
- Take the bus from Lameroo to South Berri
14h 41m$175–483Bus via Adelaide
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to AdelaideAdelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Renmark
15h 29m$149–176Drive 658.8 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Paringa658.8 km
7h 21m$125–181Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide StationThe Overland
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Renmark
15h 57m$202–456
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mildura Airport (MQL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Paringa is to bus which costs $40 - $190 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Paringa is to fly and drive which takes 4h 7m and costs $190 - $380.
The distance between Melbourne and Paringa is 608 km. The road distance is 658.8 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Paringa without a car is to train and bus via Post Office/Railway Tce which takes 14h 41m and costs $170 - $490.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Melbourne to Paringa, including transfers.
Paringa is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:30 AM in Melbourne and 2:00 AM in Paringa.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Paringa is 659 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Melbourne to Paringa.
There are 30+ hotels available in Paringa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Paringa, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Paringa via Adelaide and Renmark in around 15h 29m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mildura Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mildura Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–2,200
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
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
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Information Centre/South Tce to Post Office/Railway Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–17
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Mill St/McLennan St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
Bus from Mill St/Midland Hwy to Parilla Store/Mallee Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)8 8562 1999
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Lameroo to South Berri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–85
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Parilla to Berri Vaughn Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–80
- Schedules at
- linksa.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
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Renmark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
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