There are 7 ways to get from Robe to Pakenham by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Robe to Mount Gambierbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MGB - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Stationtrain
6h 14m$261–562Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Robe to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Pakenham Station/Railway Avebus
12h 2m$42–108Bus, train
- Take the bus from Robe to Mount Gambierbus
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Stationtrain
10h 26m$56–101Drive 576.5 km
- Drive from Robe to Pakenhamcar 576.5 km
6h 49m$106–154Bus to Adelaide Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Robe to Adelaidebus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ADL - MEL
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Stationtrain
10h 2m$200–421Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Robe to Mount Gambierbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MGB - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Stationtrain
12h 19m$241–812Bus, train via Warrnambool
- Take the bus from Robe 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 Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Stationtrain
11h 39m$57–97
Robe to Pakenham by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Robe to Pakenham is to bus and train which costs $55 - $110 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Robe to Pakenham is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs $260 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Robe to Pakenham station. However, there are services departing from Robe and arriving at Pakenham Station/Railway Ave via Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
The distance between Robe and Pakenham is 584 km. The road distance is 576.5 km.
The best way to get from Robe to Pakenham without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 26m and costs $55 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Robe to Pakenham, including transfers.
Robe to Pakenham bus services, operated by Stateliner, depart from Robe station.
Robe to Pakenham bus services, operated by Stateliner, arrive at Mount Gambier station.
Pakenham is 30 min ahead of Robe. It is currently 1:23 PM in Robe and 1:53 PM in Pakenham.
Yes, the driving distance between Robe to Pakenham is 577 km. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Robe to Pakenham.
What companies run services between Robe, SA, Australia and Pakenham, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Robe to Pakenham Station/Railway Ave via Mount Gambier, Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East, Ballarat Station/Lydiard St, and Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St in around 12h 2m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Pakenham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Warrnambool Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–14
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Robe to Mount Gambier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Robe to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- 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
- $3–23
- 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 Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Pakenham Station/Railway Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- 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
- $28
- 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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