There are 5 ways to get from Ballarat to Rosebud by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 788 bus
best- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Sixth Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus 788 / ...
4h 7m$21–24Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Sunshine Station/City Plbus Ballarat
- Take the bus from Sunshine Station/Dickson St to Mordialloc SC/Centre Waybus 903
8h 10m$20–34Bus, line 788 bus
- Take the bus from Ballarat to Melbourne Airportbus
- Take the bus from Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr to Frankstonbus
- Take the bus from Frankston to Eighth Ave/Point Nepean Rdbus 788 / ...
5h 30m$86Drive 191.1 km
- Drive from Ballarat to Rosebudcar 191.1 km
2h 18m$35–50Train, line 887 bus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Footscray Stationtrain
- Take the train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Frankston to Besgrove St/Boneo Rdbus 887
4h 29m$21–24
Ballarat to Rosebud by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballarat to Rosebud is to train and line 887 bus which costs $20 - $24 and takes 4h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ballarat to Rosebud is to drive which takes 2h 18m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballarat to Rosebud. However, there are services departing from Ballarat and arriving at Eighth Ave/Point Nepean Rd via Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr and Frankston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Ballarat and Rosebud is 195 km. The road distance is 191.1 km.
The best way to get from Ballarat to Rosebud without a car is to train and line 788 bus which takes 4h 7m and costs $20 - $24.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Ballarat to Rosebud, including transfers.
Ballarat to Rosebud bus services, operated by Ballarat Airport Shuttle Bus, depart from Ballarat station.
Ballarat to Rosebud bus services, operated by Ballarat Airport Shuttle Bus, arrive at Melbourne Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballarat to Rosebud is 191 km. It takes approximately 2h 18m to drive from Ballarat to Rosebud.
There are 1555+ hotels available in Rosebud.
What companies run services between Ballarat, VIC, Australia and Rosebud, VIC, Australia?
You can take a bus from Ballarat to Eighth Ave/Point Nepean Rd via Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr and Frankston in around 5h 30m.
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Ballarat Station to Footscray Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrotrains.com.au
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
Train from Flinders Street Station to Frankston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.metrotrains.com.au/timetables/?line=Alamein&dir=1&ts=1678780587323
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Frankston to Sixth Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Eighth Ave/Point Nepean Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Frankston to Besgrove St/Boneo Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
Bus from Sunshine Station/Dickson St to Mordialloc SC/Centre Way
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://transport.vic.gov.au/
- Daily
- $12
- 2 hour ticket
- $6
- Phone
- 03 5333 4181
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttlebus.com.au
Bus from Ballarat to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- airportshuttlebus.com.au
- Book at
- airportshuttlebus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- [email protected]
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr to Frankston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Sunshine Station/City Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
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