There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Port Giles by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Drive from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Port Gilescar
5h 23m$153–378Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Wool Baybus
17h 2m$85–166Train, drive
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
- Drive from Adelaide Station to Port Gilescar
12h 58m$183–434Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Wool Baybus
15h 27m$169–205Drive 938.6 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Port Gilescar 938.6 km
10h 40m$170–245
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Port Giles is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $85 - $170 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Port Giles is to fly and drive which takes 5h 23m and costs $150 - $380.
The distance between Melbourne and Port Giles is 886 km. The road distance is 938.6 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Port Giles without a car is to bus which takes 15h 27m and costs $160 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Melbourne to Port Giles, including transfers.
Port Giles is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:21 AM in Melbourne and 3:51 AM in Port Giles.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Port Giles is 939 km. It takes approximately 10h 40m to drive from Melbourne to Port Giles.
There are 47+ hotels available in Port Giles.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Port Giles, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Port Giles via Adelaide, Port Wakefield, and Wool Bay in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
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
- 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 Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 08 8821 2755
- enquiries@ypcoaches.com.au
- Website
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–44
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
Bus from Port Wakefield to Wool Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- peninsulacoaches.com.au
- 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
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