There are 7 ways to get from Port Pirie to Colac by car, plane, shuttle, train, or bus
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Drive to Whyalla Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
best- Drive from Port Pirie to Whyalla Airport (WYA)car
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WYA - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
7h 57m$437–694Bus, train via Mount Gambier
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Pirie to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri Stbus
- Take the train from Warrnambool Station to Colac Stationtrain
17h 49m$127–201Bus, train
- Take the bus from Port Pirie to Adelaidebus
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
17h 20m$190–433Bus
- Take the bus from Port Pirie to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Ballaratbus
- 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
17h 32m$139–187Drive 875.9 km
- Drive from Port Pirie to Colaccar 875.9 km
10h 19m$159–230Bus to Adelaide Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Port Pirie to Adelaidebus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ADL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
9h 32m$188–403Drive to Whyalla Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Drive from Port Pirie to Whyalla Airport (WYA)car
- Fly from Whyalla Airport (WYA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane WYA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Stationtrain
13h 30m$216–823
Port Pirie to Colac by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Pirie to Colac is to bus which costs $130 - $190 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Port Pirie to Colac is to drive and fly and shuttle and train which takes 7h 57m and costs $430 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Pirie to Colac station. However, there are services departing from Port Pirie and arriving at Colac Station/Gellibrand St via Adelaide, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Camperdown Station/Longmore St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Port Pirie and Colac is 1175 km. The road distance is 875.9 km.
The best way to get from Port Pirie to Colac without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 20m and costs $190 - $440.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Port Pirie to Colac, including transfers.
Port Pirie to Colac bus services, operated by Stateliner, depart from Port Pirie station.
Port Pirie to Colac bus services, operated by Stateliner, arrive at Adelaide station.
Colac is 30 min ahead of Port Pirie. It is currently 12:45 PM in Port Pirie and 1:15 PM in Colac.
Yes, the driving distance between Port Pirie to Colac is 876 km. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Port Pirie to Colac.
What companies run services between Port Pirie, SA, Australia and Colac, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Port Pirie to Colac Station/Gellibrand St via Adelaide, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, and Camperdown Station/Longmore St in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–340
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Whyalla Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Warrnambool Station to Colac Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Standard Everyday
- $180–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $240–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $290–350
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Port Pirie to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Adelaide to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Ballarat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Camperdown Station/Longmore St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–17
- 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 Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Warrnambool Station/Merri St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–22
- 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
- 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/
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