There are 10 ways to get from Melbourne to Pimba by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Olympic Dam Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)plane MEL - OLP
- Take the taxi from Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Pimbataxi
6h 23m$548–878Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus Coach
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimbabus Alice Springs
19h 35m$91–230Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimbabus Alice Springs
18h$175–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimbabus Alice Springs
18h 34m$228–549Drive 1,186.6 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Pimbacar 1,186.6 km
13h 30m$213–307Fly Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane MEL - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Augustabus
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Pimbabus
9h 54m$439–944Fly Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Pimbabus
11h 14m$208–533Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Olympic Dam Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)plane AVV - OLP
- Take the taxi from Olympic Dam Airport (OLP) to Pimbataxi
14h 21m$314–967Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Whyalla Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane AVV - WYA
- Take the bus from Whyalla to Port Augustabus
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Pimbabus
15h 52m$225–833Fly Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane MEL - PLO
- Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augustabus
- Take the bus from Port Augusta to Pimbabus
13h 46m$499–914
Melbourne to Pimba by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Pimba is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $90 - $230 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Pimba is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 23m and costs $550 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Pimba. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Pimba via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
The distance between Melbourne and Pimba is 1197 km. The road distance is 1186.6 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Pimba without a car is to bus which takes 18h and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Melbourne to Pimba, including transfers.
Melbourne to Pimba bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Melbourne to Pimba bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Pimba is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:55 AM in Melbourne and 1:25 AM in Pimba.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Pimba is 1187 km. It takes approximately 13h 30m to drive from Melbourne to Pimba.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Pimba, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Pimba via Adelaide in around 18h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Whyalla Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Newcastle, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Mount Gambier, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Sydney, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Olympic Dam Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Lincoln Airport via Mount Gambier, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- 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
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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 473946
- sales@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Port Augusta to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Port Augusta to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
Bus from Port Augusta to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–60
- Flexible
- $45–65
Bus from Adelaide to Pimba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Whyalla to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Roxby Taxi
- Phone
- +61 8 8671 0400
- Website
- 131008.com
Roxby Taxi
- Phone
- +61 8 8671 0400
- Website
- 131008.com
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