There are 6 ways to get from Naracoorte to Melbourne by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus Naracoorte - Horsham Via Natimuk, Goroke, Edenhope
- Take the bus from Horsham to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus Melbourne
7h 50m$105–111Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Naracoorte to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
9h 4m$43–83Bus, train via Ararat
- Take the bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus
- Take the train from Horsham Station to Ararat Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
8h 34m$63–237Drive 440.2 km
- Drive from Naracoorte to Melbournecar 440.2 km
5h 14m$81–116Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Naracoorte to Mount Gambierbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MGB - MEL
4h 52m$209–637Bus, train
- Take the bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus Naracoorte - Horsham Via Natimuk, Goroke, Edenhope
- Take the train from Horsham Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain The Overland
9h 1m$90–212
Naracoorte to Melbourne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Naracoorte to Melbourne is to bus and train which costs $40 - $85 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Naracoorte to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $200 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Naracoorte to Melbourne. However, there are services departing from McRae St/Robertson St and arriving at Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Horsham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
The distance between Naracoorte and Melbourne is 469 km. The road distance is 440.2 km.
The best way to get from Naracoorte to Melbourne without a car is to bus which takes 7h 50m and costs $100 - $115.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Naracoorte to Melbourne, including transfers.
Naracoorte to Melbourne bus services, operated by Regional Transit, depart from McRae St/Robertson St station.
Naracoorte to Melbourne bus services, operated by Regional Transit, arrive at Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave station.
Melbourne is 30 min ahead of Naracoorte. It is currently 3:00 AM in Naracoorte and 3:30 AM in Melbourne.
Yes, the driving distance between Naracoorte to Melbourne is 440 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Naracoorte to Melbourne.
What companies run services between Naracoorte, SA, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal via Horsham in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Train from Horsham Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $45–55
- Red Standard Everyday
- $45–55
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $70–85
- Red Premium Everyday
- $75–95
Train from Ararat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $55–70
- Red Standard Everyday
- $65–80
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $95–110
- Red Premium Everyday
- $110–130
Train from Horsham Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $80–95
- Red Standard Everyday
- $95–120
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Premium Everyday
- $160–200
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ararat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from McRae St/Robertson St to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Horsham to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 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 Naracoorte to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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 Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- 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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