There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Unley by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Stop C3 King William St - East side to Stop 3 Unley Rd - East sidebus
3h 54m$138–378Bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
cheapest- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to 85 Franklin Stbus Coach
12h 18m$16–63Bus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaidebus Adelaide
10h 44m$100–104Train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain The Overland
11h 7m$153–384Drive 719.1 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Unleycar 719.1 km
8h 7m$136–197
Melbourne to Unley by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Unley is to bus via Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St which costs $16 - $65 and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Unley is to fly and bus which takes 3h 54m and costs $130 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Melbourne to Unley. However, there are services departing from Southern Cross Coach Terminal and arriving at Stop 3 Unley Rd - East side via Stop F1 King William St - North East side. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
The distance between Melbourne and Unley is 674 km. The road distance is 719.1 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Unley without a car is to bus which takes 10h 44m and costs $100 - $104.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Melbourne to Unley, including transfers.
Melbourne to Unley bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Unley is to bus which takes 10h 44m and costs $100 - $104. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $390 and takes 11h 7m.
Melbourne to Unley bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Unley is 30 min behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:00 AM in Melbourne and 1:30 AM in Unley.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Unley, SA, Australia?
Firefly Express operates a bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Adelaide twice daily. Tickets cost $95–99 and the journey takes 10h 15m. Alternatively, Journey Beyond - The Overland operates a train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station twice a week. Tickets cost $140–380 and the journey takes 10h 25m.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
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 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Stop C3 King William St - East side to Stop 3 Unley Rd - East side
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- 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
- 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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Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Unley is 719 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Melbourne to Unley.
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