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Ballarat to Batesford by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Batesford is to bus which costs $1 - $15 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Batesford is to drive which takes 58 min and costs $13 - $20.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St station and arriving at River St/Midland Hwy. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 10m.
The distance between Ballarat and Batesford is 79 km. The road distance is 76.2 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Batesford without a car is to bus which takes 1h 10m and costs $1 - $15.
The bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to River St/Midland Hwy takes 1h 10m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Ballarat to Batesford bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Ballarat to Batesford bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at River St/Midland Hwy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Batesford is 76 km. It takes approximately 58 min to drive from Ballarat to Batesford.
There are 832+ hotels available in Batesford.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Batesford, VIC, Australia?
V-Line Buses operates a bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to River St/Midland Hwy 3 times a day. Tickets cost $1–15 and the journey takes 1h 10m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to River St/Midland Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- 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
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