There are 9 ways to get from Ballarat to Katherine by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, or car
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Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Katherine
best- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Katherine (KTR)plane MEL - KTR
12h 18m$1,443–2,356Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MEL - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
14h 38m$403–1,071Bus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
47h 15m$485–999Train, bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ararat Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Katherinebus
2d 6h$2,267–2,680Drive 3,310.3 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Katherinecar 3,310.3 km
33h 8m$596–861Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Katherine
- 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 Katherine (KTR)plane AVV - KTR
21h 16m$1,058–3,074Bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Katherine
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Katherine (KTR)plane MGB - KTR
22h 14m$658–2,098Train to Melbourne Airport, fly to Kununurra, bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Melton Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kununurra (KNX)plane MEL - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Katherinebus
17h 29m$857–1,909Train, train to Avalon Airport, fly to Darwin International 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 Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane AVV - DRW
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Katherinebus
19h 11m$538–1,539
Ballarat to Katherine by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Katherine is to train and fly and bus which costs $400 - $1,100 and takes 14h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Katherine is to train and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs $1,400 - $2,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballarat to Katherine. However, there are services departing from Ballarat and arriving at Katherine via Adelaide and Alice Springs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 15m.
The distance between Ballarat and Katherine is 2980 km. The road distance is 3310.3 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Katherine without a car is to bus which takes 47h 15m and costs $480 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Ballarat to Katherine, including transfers.
Ballarat to Katherine bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Ballarat station.
Ballarat to Katherine bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Adelaide station.
Katherine is 30 min behind Ballarat. It is currently 5:53 PM in Ballarat and 5:23 PM in Katherine.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Katherine is 3310 km. It takes approximately 33h 8m to drive from Ballarat to Katherine.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Katherine, NT, Australia?
You can take a bus from Ballarat to Katherine via Adelaide and Alice Springs in around 47h 15m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–3,000
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Katherine via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Katherine via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Katherine via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Katherine via Melbourne Airport, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Katherine via Adelaide, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kununurra via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Ararat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- 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
- 45 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 3m
- 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
Train from Ballarat Station to Melton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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 3m
- 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
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,988
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $1,988
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,093
- 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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Advantage
- $270–400
- Flexible
- $350–500
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Alice Springs to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–400
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
Bus from Kununurra to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $120–180
Bus from Palmerston to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $55–80
- Advantage
- $60–90
- Flexible
- $70–110
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
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
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