There are 3 ways to get from Ballarat to Great Western by bus, train, or car
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Ballarat to Great Western by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Great Western is to bus which costs $1 - $17 and takes 1h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Great Western is to drive which takes 1h 19m and costs $19 - $28.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St station and arriving at Cuibitt St/Western Hwy. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Ballarat station to Great Western station. However, there are services departing from Ballarat Station and arriving at Ararat Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 12m.
The distance between Ballarat and Great Western is 110 km. The road distance is 108 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Great Western without a car is to bus which takes 1h 30m and costs $1 - $17.
The bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Cuibitt St/Western Hwy takes 1h 30m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Ballarat to Great Western bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, depart from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St.
Ballarat to Great Western train services, operated by V/Line, depart from Ballarat Station.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Great Western is to bus which takes 1h 30m and costs $1 - $17. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $9 - $23 and takes 2h 12m.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Great Western, VIC, Australia?
V-Line Buses operates a bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Cuibitt St/Western Hwy twice daily. Tickets cost $1–17 and the journey takes 1h 30m. Regional Transit also services this route once a week. Alternatively, V/Line operates a train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Station 5 times a day. Tickets cost $8–12 and the journey takes 58 min.
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Cuibitt St/Western Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Cuibitt St/Western Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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More Questions & Answers
Ballarat to Great Western bus services, operated by V-Line Buses, arrive at Cuibitt St/Western Hwy station.
Ballarat to Great Western train services, operated by V/Line, arrive at Ararat Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Great Western is 108 km. It takes approximately 1h 19m to drive from Ballarat to Great Western.
There are 43+ hotels available in Great Western.