There are 5 ways to get from Perth to Penola by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)PER - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Penola
11h 35m$284–855Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide ParklandsPer-Adl 2025
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Penola
2d 3h$668–7,890Drive 2,967.5 km
- Drive from Perth to Penola2,967.5 km
31h 3m$562–812Fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)PER - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Penola
8h 48m$648–1,368Fly to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)PER - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Penola
14h 37m$318–851
Perth to Penola by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Penola is to fly and bus which costs $280 - $900 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Penola is to fly and bus which takes 8h 48m and costs $650 - $1,400.
The distance between Perth and Penola is 2543 km. The road distance is 2967.5 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Penola without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $650 - $8,000.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Perth to Penola, including transfers.
Penola is 2h 30m ahead of Perth. It is currently 4:30 PM in Perth and 7:00 PM in Penola.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Penola is 2968 km. It takes approximately 31h 3m to drive from Perth to Penola.
There are 26+ hotels available in Penola.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Penola, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Penola. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Adelaide Airport (ADL), walk to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, take the bus to Stop C1 Currie St - North side, walk to Adelaide, then take the bus to Penola. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Penola via Adelaide Parklands, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - North West side, Stop D1 Grote St - North side, and Adelaide in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- 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
- $2,200–3,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,900–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,600–4,600
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Penola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Mount Gambier to Penola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- stateliner.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
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