There are 3 ways to get from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Footscray Stationtrain Ballarat
- Take the bus from Footscray Station/Irving St to Exhibition Building/Rathdowne Stbus 402
1h 57m$12Bus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminalbus Melbourne
2h$69–72Drive 111 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Melbourne Museumcar 111 km
1h 21m$21–30
Ballarat to Melbourne Museum by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum is to train and bus which costs $12 and takes 1h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum is to drive which takes 1h 21m and costs $20 - $30.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum. However, there are services departing from Ballarat and arriving at Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St via Bourke St/Queen St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h.
The distance between Ballarat and Melbourne Museum is 121 km. The road distance is 111 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum without a car is to train and bus which takes 1h 57m and costs $12.
It takes approximately 1h 57m to get from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum, including transfers.
Ballarat to Melbourne Museum bus services, operated by Firefly Express, depart from Ballarat station.
Ballarat to Melbourne Museum bus services, operated by Firefly Express, arrive at Southern Cross Coach Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Melbourne Museum is 111 km. It takes approximately 1h 21m to drive from Ballarat to Melbourne Museum.
There are 5364+ hotels available in Melbourne Museum.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Melbourne Museum, VIC, Australia?
Firefly Express operates a bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminal once daily. Tickets cost $63–66 and the journey takes 1h 35m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Ballarat Station to Footscray Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Website
- Public Transport Victoria
Bus from Footscray Station/Irving St to Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- Public Transport Victoria
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- Transport Victoria
Bus from Footscray Station/Irving St to Exhibition Building/Rathdowne St
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Transport Victoria
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- Firefly Express
Bus from Ballarat to Southern Cross Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $63–66
- Website
- Firefly Express
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