There are 6 ways to get from Parkes to Cranbourne by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Drive from Parkes to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OAG - MEL
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Cranbourne Stationtrain
5h$354–753Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2bus 792
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Koo Wee Rup Bus Interchange/Rossiter Rdbus
14h 27m$55–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2bus 792
- Take the train from Cootamundra Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Cranbourne Stationtrain
10h 49m$69–226Bus via Gundagai
- Take the bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2bus 792
- Take the bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 to Gundagai Visitor Information Centre, Sheridan Stbus 723
- Take the bus from Gundagai to Campbellfieldbus
- Take the bus from Sydney Rd/Mahoneys Rd to Springvale Station/Springvale Rdbus 902
14h 25m$137–153Drive 736.2 km
- Drive from Parkes to Cranbournecar 736.2 km
8h 22m$133–192Drive, fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Drive from Parkes to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OAG - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Cranbourne Stationtrain
9h 19m$194–803
Parkes to Cranbourne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parkes to Cranbourne is to bus which costs $55 - $110 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Parkes to Cranbourne is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h and costs $350 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Parkes station to Cranbourne. However, there are services departing from Parkes Station, Coach Stop and arriving at Cranbourne Park SC/High St via Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1, Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St and Koo Wee Rup Bus Interchange/Rossiter Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
The distance between Parkes and Cranbourne is 796 km. The road distance is 736.2 km.
The best way to get from Parkes to Cranbourne without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 49m and costs $65 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Parkes to Cranbourne, including transfers.
Parkes to Cranbourne bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, depart from Parkes Station, Coach Stop.
Parkes to Cranbourne bus services, operated by NSW TrainLink, arrive at Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2.
Yes, the driving distance between Parkes to Cranbourne is 736 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Parkes to Cranbourne.
There are 397+ hotels available in Cranbourne.
What companies run services between Parkes, NSW, Australia and Cranbourne, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Codrington St/Sladen St via Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1, Gundagai, Campbellfield, Sydney Rd/Mahoneys Rd, Springvale Station/Springvale Rd, Springvale Station, Cranbourne Station, and Cranbourne Station/Station St in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Orange Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Orange Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.feedback@metrotrains.com.au
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Flinders Street Station to Cranbourne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Cootamundra Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $45–65
- First
- $65–90
- Sleeper
- $170–190
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Parkes Station, Coach Stop to Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 to Gundagai Visitor Information Centre, Sheridan St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Cootamundra Station, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Gundagai to Campbellfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Sydney Rd/Mahoneys Rd to Springvale Station/Springvale Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- 2 hour ticket
- $5
- Daily
- $9
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Koo Wee Rup Bus Interchange/Rossiter Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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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