There are 5 ways to get from Ouyen to Colac by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Camperdown Station/Longmore Stbus
- Take the bus from Camperdown Station/Longmore St to Colac Station/Gellibrand Stbus
10h 20m$7–62Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ouyen Community Park/Oke St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis Stbus
- Take the train from Swan Hill Station to Footscray Stationtrain
- Take the train from Footscray Station to Colac Stationtrain
10h 53m$21–46Drive 438.9 km
- Drive from Ouyen to Colaccar 438.9 km
5h 23m$81–117Bus, fly, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Mildura Station/Seventh Stbus
- Fly from Mildura Airport (MQL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MQL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
8h 12m$223–366Bus, train via Horsham
- Take the bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Avebus
- Take the train from Horsham Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
11h 57m$90–207
Ouyen to Colac by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ouyen to Colac is to bus which costs $7 - $65 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ouyen to Colac is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Ouyen station to Colac station. However, there are services departing from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy and arriving at Colac Station/Gellibrand St via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Camperdown Station/Longmore St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Ouyen and Colac is 542 km. The road distance is 438.9 km.
The best way to get from Ouyen to Colac without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs $7 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Ouyen to Colac, including transfers.
Ouyen to Colac bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy.
Ouyen to Colac bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Yes, the driving distance between Ouyen to Colac is 439 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Ouyen to Colac.
There are 22+ hotels available in Colac.
What companies run services between Ouyen, VIC, Australia and Colac, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Colac Station/Gellibrand St via Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Camperdown Station/Longmore St in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mildura Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mildura Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Swan Hill Station to Footscray Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–15
Train from Footscray Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Geelong Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Horsham Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $70–85
- Red Standard Everyday
- $80–100
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $120–140
- Red Premium Everyday
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–35
- 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 Camperdown Station/Longmore St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- 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 Camperdown Station/Longmore St to Colac Station/Gellibrand St
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- 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 Ouyen Community Park/Oke St to Swan Hill Station/Curlewis St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- 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 Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Mildura Station/Seventh St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Mildura Station/Seventh St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
Bus from Caltex Station/Calder Hwy to Coach Terminal/24 Roberts Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
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