There are 8 ways to get from Ballarat to Cape Jervis by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ballarat to Adelaidebus Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervisbus To Cape Jervis
11h 55m$99–113Bus via Dundas St/Market St
cheapest- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Dundas St/Market Stbus
- Take the bus from Dundas St/Market St to 85 Franklin Stbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervisbus
13h 58m$13–77Train, bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Zone C Flinders Medical Centre to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South sidebus
12h 54m$114–297Drive 686.2 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Cape Jerviscar 686.2 km
7h 57m$123–178Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MEL - ADL
- Take the bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South sidebus
8h 41m$118–356Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Kingscote, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kingscote (KGC)plane MEL - KGC
- Take the bus from Hog Bay Rd / Elsegood Rd - North side to Penneshaw Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to Cape Jervis Ferry Terminalferry
10h 25m$398–734Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MGB - ADL
- Take the bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South sidebus
10h 29m$248–428Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Stationtrain
- Take the train from Deer Park Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane AVV - ADL
- Take the bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South sidebus
9h 24m$133–524
Ballarat to Cape Jervis by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Cape Jervis is to bus via Dundas St/Market St which costs $13 - $80 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Cape Jervis is to drive which takes 7h 57m and costs $120 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballarat to Cape Jervis. However, there are services departing from Ballarat and arriving at Cape Jervis via Adelaide. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Ballarat and Cape Jervis is 729 km. The road distance is 686.2 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Cape Jervis without a car is to bus which takes 11h 55m and costs $95 - $120.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Ballarat to Cape Jervis, including transfers.
Ballarat to Cape Jervis bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Ballarat station.
Ballarat to Cape Jervis bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Cape Jervis is 30 min behind Ballarat. It is currently 3:25 PM in Ballarat and 2:55 PM in Cape Jervis.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Cape Jervis is 686 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Ballarat to Cape Jervis.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Cape Jervis, SA, Australia?
You can take a bus from Ballarat to Cape Jervis via Adelaide in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Avalon Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adelaide Airport via Mount Gambier Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–700
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Deer Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Deer Park Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–11
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $100–130
- Red Standard Everyday
- $140–170
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $190–230
- Red Premium Everyday
- $230–280
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Ballarat to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Zone C Flinders Medical Centre to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Hog Bay Rd / Elsegood Rd - North side to Penneshaw Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
Bus from Zone C Colonnades Interchange to Flinders Dr / Ransford St - South side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Dundas St/Market St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- 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 Dundas St/Market St to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- 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 Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 311 108
- Website
- adelaidemetro.com.au
Ferry from Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes-and-schedules
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