There are 5 ways to get from Southern Cross Station to Colac by train, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Train to Perth Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perthtrain
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PER - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
12h 43m$302–752Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer Stbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Stationtrain
4d 13h$952–11,202Drive 2,972.6 km
- Drive from Southern Cross Station to Colaccar 2,972.6 km
31h 45m$533–770Train to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlietrain
- Fly from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KGI - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Colac Stationtrain
13h 50m$628–1,939Train to Perth Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perthtrain
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PER - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Colac Stationtrain
17h 51m$611–931
Perth Airport (PER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern Cross Station to Colac is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $300 - $750 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Southern Cross Station to Colac is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 12h 43m and costs $300 - $750.
The distance between Southern Cross Station and Colac is 3282 km. The road distance is 2972.6 km.
The best way to get from Southern Cross Station to Colac without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 13h and costs $950 - $12,000.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from Southern Cross Station to Colac, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern Cross Station to Colac is 2973 km. It takes approximately 31h 45m to drive from Southern Cross Station to Colac.
There are 22+ hotels available in Colac.
What companies run services between Southern Cross Station, WA, Australia and Colac, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Southern Cross Station to Colac. However, you can take the taxi to Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross, take the train to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth, take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport, take the shuttle to Geelong station, walk to Geelong Station, then take the train to Colac Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Southern Cross Station to Colac Station via Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross, East Perth Stn Platform 1, Perth Stn Platform 7, Perth, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1, Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St, and Southern Cross Station in around 4d 13h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- info@transwa.wa.gov.au
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to East Perth Stn Transwa East Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
Train from Southern Cross Stn Transwa Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie Stn Transwa Kalgoorlie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- 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 Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–11,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,000–5,500
- PLATINUM
- $7,000–11,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,000–7,000
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1 to Southern Cross Coach Terminal, Spencer St
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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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