There are 6 ways to get from Perth to Hamilton by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PER - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
10h 26m$309–1,009Train, bus via Mount Gambier
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Jubillee Hwy East - North East sidebus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
3d 9h$608–9,733Drive 3,081 km
- Drive from Perth to Hamiltoncar 3,081 km
32h 54m$556–803Fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane PER - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
9h 12m$359–967Fly to Avalon Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PER - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
13h 4m$453–1,443Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Ararat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ararat to Hamilton Station/Station Stbus
3d 9h$750–9,919
Perth to Hamilton by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Hamilton is to fly and train and bus which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Hamilton is to fly and bus which takes 9h 12m and costs $350 - $1,000.
The distance between Perth and Hamilton is 3012 km. The road distance is 3081 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Hamilton without a car is to train and bus via Mount Gambier which takes 3 days 9h and costs $600 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Perth to Hamilton, including transfers.
Hamilton is 3h ahead of Perth. It is currently 9:22 PM in Perth and 12:22 AM in Hamilton.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Hamilton is 3081 km. It takes approximately 32h 54m to drive from Perth to Hamilton.
There are 22+ hotels available in Hamilton.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Hamilton, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Hamilton. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the bus to Sunshine Station/Dickson St, walk to Sunshine Station, take the train to Ballarat Station, walk to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, then take the bus to Hamilton Station/Station St. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Hamilton Station/Station St via Adelaide Parklands, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - North West side, Stop D1 Grote St - North side, Adelaide Central Bus Station, Jubillee Hwy East - North East side, and Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Canberra, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Deer Park Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–10,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–5,500
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–10,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–5,500
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- sales.enquiries@journeybeyond.com
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $150–180
- Red Premium
- $250–310
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Ararat to Hamilton Station/Station St
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Jubillee Hwy East - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Adelaide Metro
- Schedules at
- Adelaide Metro
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- Stateliner
Bus from Adelaide Central Bus Station to Jubillee Hwy East - North East side
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Stateliner
- Schedules at
- Stateliner
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