There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain Geelong
- Take the bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty Stbus Coach
6h 20m$9–27Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
- Take the bus from Hamilton Station/Station St to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty Stbus
7h 30m$5–50Drive 355.3 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rdcar 355.3 km
4h 16m$68–98Fly, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane MEL - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty Stbus
5h 30m$188–607
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd is to train and bus which costs $9 - $27 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd is to drive which takes 4h 16m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and arriving at Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty St via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Hamilton Station/Station St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Melbourne and Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd is 375 km. The road distance is 355.3 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 20m and costs $9 - $27.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd, including transfers.
Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St station.
Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd is 355 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Melbourne to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd.
There are 70+ hotels available in Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Portland RSL/Cape Nelson Rd via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, Hamilton Station/Station St, and Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty St in around 7h 30m.
- 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 Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Warrnambool Station/Merri St to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- 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 Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- 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 Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- 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 Hamilton Station/Station St to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- 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 Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Henty Street Bus Interchange/Henty St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- 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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